【green 绿色】
green thumb (绿色大拇指) 园艺技巧精湛
Julien has a green thumb; he has planted lots of beautiful flowers in his yard.
Julien 有很棒的园艺技巧，他总是在庭院里种植很多漂亮的花。
greenhorn (绿色犄角) 新手
I will never go to that greenhorn dentist anymore!
我再也不会去找那位新手牙医了！
be green with envy 极度嫉妒
Alice was green with envy when she saw lots of fans shaking hands with her idol.
当 Alice 看到很多粉丝与她的偶像握手时，她感到非常嫉妒。
【blue 蓝色】
once in the blue moon (蓝色月亮) 非常罕见
He only goes to the club once in the blue moon.
他很少会去夜店。
blue blood (蓝色血液) 贵族血统；富豪人家
This is a district where blue bloods love to gather.
这里是富豪人家喜爱聚集的区域。
【white 白色】
white lie (白色谎言) 善意的谎言
After considering his feeling, we decided to conceal the truth and tell him a white lie.
在考虑到他的感受后，我们决定告诉他一个善意的谎言并隐瞒事实。
golden opportunity (金色机会) 绝佳的机会
Come on! It's a golden opportunity for us to win the prize!
加油！这是我们的一个绝佳机会赢得奖项！
white elephant (白色大象) 昂贵但无用的东西
The vintage car in the garage is a white elephant. It costs a lot for maintenance, so no one dares drive it on the streets.
车库里的老爷车是一台昂贵但无用的东西，他的维修费相当高，因此没人敢开着它上街。
【black 黑色】
black sheep (黑羊) 不合群的人；害群之马
She was the black sheep of the class. While everyone was trying hard to concentrate on the lecture, she was taking a nap and snoring loudly.
她是班上的的害群之马，当大家都很认真地听课时，她却在睡觉而且大声地打鼾。
black out 晕眩；失去意识
He drank too much last night at the bar and ultimately blacked out.
他昨晚在酒馆喝太多了，最后失去了意识。
【silver 银色】
silver screen 银幕；电影业
This theater is equipped with the largest silver screen in the world which also cost a lot to install.
这间电影院装有全世界最大的银幕，不过也花了许多钱安装。
【gray/grey 灰色】
gray/grey area (灰色地带) 模糊不清、模稜两可
There is a gray/grey area in this law. Everyone interprets it in different ways.
这条法律有模糊不清之处，每个人对它都有不同诠释。
【red 红色】
roll out the red carpet (铺上红地毯) 盛情款待
We must roll out the red carpet for our guests.
我们必须盛情款待我们的客人。
paint the town red (把城市漆红) 出门狂欢
To celebrate Amy's birthday, we're gonna go paint the town red tonight!
为了庆祝Amy的生日，我们今晚要出门狂欢！
to catch sb. red-handed 当场逮住某人(在做坏事)
to see red (看到红色) 感到极为愤怒
When Alex caught the pocket picker red-handed, he saw red.
当Alex当场抓到扒手，他感到极为愤怒。
【pink 粉红色】
pink slip (粉红通知单) 解僱通知
Emma received the pink slip last week so she had no choice but to look for a new job.
Emma 在上周收到解僱通知，她只好努力寻找新工作。
【yellow 黄色】
yellow-bellied (黄色肚皮) 懦夫的、胆小鬼的
Ryan is yellow-bellied and never tries to defend his opinions.
Ryan 是个懦夫，他从来不试着捍卫自己的意见。
二、特别的颜色
olive 橄榄绿
plum 紫红色
lime 青柠绿
indigo 靛色
teal 蓝绿色
azure 蔚蓝色
lavender 薰衣草紫
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