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单词 black and blue
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Definition of black and blue in English:

black and blue

adjective
  • Covered in livid bruises.

    he earnt good money being beaten black and blue as a prize fighter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He said: ‘A young girl was subjected to a prolonged beating until she was literally black and blue.’
    • So anyway, he was black and blue too, but his injury was all covered by hair.
    • True, I had been black and blue from the beating he had given me, and he had nearly drowned me, but what I had done was no better.
    • ‘He is black and blue and bruised all over from bails bouncing off every part of his body,’ a friend once remarked.
    • I am black and blue, scraped up, swollen and covered in bug bites.
    • ‘I am black and blue and it is still very painful when I move,’ she said.
    • An 80-year-old woman has been left black and blue after crashing to the ground four times on pavements near her home.
    • Physically it had torn her up, broken her, left her with bruises with weeks, everywhere, black and blue.
    • She suffered a badly cut leg and was black and blue with bruising.
    • It's been a really long time since I snowboarded, and even at my best I was totally black and blue from crashing so often, but miraculously I am pretty good at it this time.
    Synonyms
    purplish, bluish, dark, discoloured, purple, greyish-blue
 
 

Definition of black and blue in US English:

black and blue

adjective
  • 1Discolored by bruising.

    a black-and-blue mark on his arm
    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘I have had so many blood tests that my arms are black and blue, but I'm still waiting for my operation,’ she said.
    • ‘I got fouled definitely, and my legs are black and blue to prove it,’ he said.
    • She was gingerly fingering the black and blue bruise under her eye that showed up as a shadow in spite of the diligent make up.
    • My elbows were black and blue from where I had been digging them into the witness box.
    • She moved her shirt down even more, exposing the bandages that still did not cover several patches of black and blue welts of skin.
    • The operation itself was very painful and my legs were black and blue all over for about three weeks.
    • Both of my knees were black and blue and it was very painful to climb the steps.
    • Her face and hands and any other skin that was visible was black and blue with bruises.
    • Adam would have smiled at the compliment but the black and blue discolorations on his cheeks halted him from doing so.
    • There was already a black and blue bruise starting under his left eye and he was bleeding from his mouth.
    1. 1.1 (of a person) covered in bruises.
      they were both black and blue the day after the accident
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Physically it had torn her up, broken her, left her with bruises with weeks, everywhere, black and blue.
      • ‘I am black and blue and it is still very painful when I move,’ she said.
      • True, I had been black and blue from the beating he had given me, and he had nearly drowned me, but what I had done was no better.
      • An 80-year-old woman has been left black and blue after crashing to the ground four times on pavements near her home.
      • It's been a really long time since I snowboarded, and even at my best I was totally black and blue from crashing so often, but miraculously I am pretty good at it this time.
      • I am black and blue, scraped up, swollen and covered in bug bites.
      • So anyway, he was black and blue too, but his injury was all covered by hair.
      • He said: ‘A young girl was subjected to a prolonged beating until she was literally black and blue.’
      • She suffered a badly cut leg and was black and blue with bruising.
      • ‘He is black and blue and bruised all over from bails bouncing off every part of his body,’ a friend once remarked.
      Synonyms
      purplish, bluish, dark, discoloured, purple, greyish-blue
 
 
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