blue

adjective

/bluː/

Idioms

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having the colour of a clear sky or the sea on a clear day
- piercing blue eyes
- The sun shone brilliantly in the clear blue sky.
- His eyes were dark blue.
- She wanted to dye her hair blue.
- a blue shirt
- a navy blue jumper
- her vivid blue eyes
Homophones blew | blue
blew blue
/bluː/

/bluː/
- blew verb (past tense of blow)
  The wind blew the door shut.
- blue adjective
  Both candidates wore blue jeans.
- blue noun
  They chose an intense blue for the walls.
Topics Colours and Shapesa1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- aqua
- azure
- baby
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(of a person or part of the body) looking slightly blue in colour because the person is cold or cannot breathe easily
- His lips were turning blue.
- blue with something Her hands were blue with cold.
(informal) sad synonym depressed
- He'd been feeling blue all week.
Topics Feelingsc2
films, jokes or stories that are blue are about sex
- a blue movie
(politics) (of an area in the US) having more people who vote for the Democratic candidate than the Republican one
- blue states/counties
opposite red

blue

noun

/bluː/

单词	blue
释义	blue adjective /bluː/ /bluː/ Idioms jump to other results having the colour of a clear sky or the sea on a clear day piercing blue eyes The sun shone brilliantly in the clear blue sky. His eyes were dark blue. She wanted to dye her hair blue. a blue shirt a navy blue jumper her vivid blue eyes Homophones blew \| blueblew blue /bluː/ /bluː/ blew verb (past tense of blow) The wind blew the door shut. blue adjective Both candidates wore blue jeans. blue noun They chose an intense blue for the walls. Topics Colours and Shapesa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective aqua azure baby … See full entry (of a person or part of the body) looking slightly blue in colour because the person is cold or cannot breathe easily His lips were turning blue. blue with something Her hands were blue with cold. (informal) sad synonym depressed He'd been feeling blue all week. Topics Feelingsc2 films, jokes or stories that are blue are about sex a blue movie (politics) (of an area in the US) having more people who vote for the Democratic candidate than the Republican one blue states/counties opposite red see also true-blue Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French bleu, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English blǣwen ‘blue’ and Old Norse blár ‘dark blue’. Idioms between the devil and the deep blue sea in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices Topics Preferences and decisionsc2 (beat somebody) black and blue (to hit somebody until they are) covered with bruises (= blue, brown or purple marks on the body) More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms belt and braces black and blue born and bred chalk and cheese chop and change done and dusted down and dirty in dribs and drabs eat somebody out of house and home facts and figures fast and furious first and foremost forgive and forget hale and hearty hem and haw kith and kin mix and match part and parcel puff and pant to rack and ruin rant and rave risk life and limb short and sweet signed and sealed spic and span through thick and thin this and that top and tail tried and tested wax and wane clear blue water (between A and B) a complete difference or division between two people or groups Voters want to see clear blue water between the main parties. They failed to put clear blue water between themselves and their competitors. do something till you are blue in the face (informal) to try to do something as hard and as long as you possibly can but without success You can argue till you're blue in the face, but you won't change my mind. Topics Difficulty and failurec2 once in a blue moon (informal) very rarely scream blue murder (British English) (North American English scream bloody murder) to scream loudly and for a long time, especially in order to protest about something blue noun /bluː/ /bluː/ see also bluesIdioms jump to other results [countable, uncountable] the colour of a clear sky or the sea on a clear day bright/dark/light/pale/deep blue The room was decorated in vibrant blues and yellows. She was dressed in blue. the deep blue of the night sky The walls are a light shade of blue. Homophones blew \| blueblew blue /bluː/ /bluː/ blew verb (past tense of blow) The wind blew the door shut. blue adjective Both candidates wore blue jeans. blue noun They chose an intense blue for the walls. see also navy blueTopics Colours and Shapesa1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective aqua azure baby … See full entry [countable] (British English) a person who has played a particular sport for Oxford or Cambridge University; a title given to them He’s an Oxford rugby blue. She won a blue for rowing. [countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) a mistake [countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) a name for a person with red hair [countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) a fight Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French bleu, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English blǣwen ‘blue’ and Old Norse blár ‘dark blue’. Idioms a bolt from the blue an event or a piece of news which is sudden and unexpected; a complete surprise Her dismissal came as a bolt from the blue. the boys in blue (informal) the policeTopics Law and justicec2 out of the blue unexpectedly; without warning The decision came out of the blue.
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