| 单词 | out of the blue |
| 释义 | out of the blue (once / 16281 pages) adjadv When something happens out of the blue, it is a complete surprise. If you get a phone call out of the blue from an old friend, it's utterly unexpected. Use the phrase out of the blue when you need a casual way to describe something that surprises you and possibly seems to come from nowhere. Your parents might announce, out of the blue, that they're moving to Mexico, for example. Another way to say out of the blue is from the clear blue sky. Both raise the image of something solid emerging magically from the sky. WORD FAMILYout of the blue USAGE EXAMPLESReally out of the blue, Heinz tells Nathalie he has become involved with another woman and is leaving their home to move in with her. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) It’s not “out of the blue” because increased emotional intimacy should be the goal of every healthy relationship. Slate(Nov 30, 2016) The people I see do not just wake up one day and out of the blue behave in horrible ways. BBC(Nov 29, 2016) 1adj not anticipated like a bolt out of the blue Syn unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-for unexpected not expected or anticipated 2adv in a way that was not expected her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue Syn unexpectedly |
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