1、between the devil and the deep blue sea
having?only?two?very?unpleasant?choices?between?a?rock?and?a?hard?place
只能在兩個非常討厭的選項中選擇，進(jìn)退兩難。
Their?country?is?caught?between?the?devil?and?the?deep?blue?sea?- their?leaders?cause?great?suffering,?but?an?invasion?aimed?at?overthrowing?them?would?bring?many?other?problems.
他們的國家陷入了兩難的選項中，他們的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人帶來了巨大的痛苦，但是想要推翻領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人而發(fā)動襲擊則會帶來許多其他的問題。
For?most?people?a?visit?to?the?dentist?is?the?result?of?a?choice?between?the?devil?and?the?deep?blue?sea?-?if?you?go?you?suffer,?and?if?you?don't?go?you?suffer.
對于大多數(shù)人來說去看牙醫(yī)是左右為難后選出的結(jié)果，如果你去，那么受罪，而如果你不去，你還是受罪。
2、blue and white
?a?police?car;?the?police.?(Used?in?cities?where?the?police?cars?are?painted?blue?and?white.)?
警車??；警察。（在警車用藍(lán)色和白色噴漆的城市里使用）
A?blue?and?white?suddenly?appeared,?and?I?knew?we?were?finished.
一輛警車突然出現(xiàn)后，我知道我們完了。
3、blue boys
the?police.?(see?also?men in blue.)?
警察。（同見men in blue）
Four?blue?boys?held?me?while?a?fifth?slipped?the?cuffs?on?me.
四位警察按著我的時候第五位給我戴上手銬。
The?men?in?blue?are?hammering?at?my?door.?I’m?going?out?the?back?way.?
警察正敲打我的門。我要從后門走了。
You?can?depend?on?the?boys?in?blue?to?clean?things?up?in?this?town.
你們可以靠警察來整頓這個鎮(zhèn)子。
4、blue code of silence
An?unspoken?policy?of?concealment?by?police?regarding?the?wrongdoing?or?illicit?activity?of?other?officers. Primarily?heard?in?US,?South?Africa.
由于警方有關(guān)不當(dāng)行為或其他官員的違法活動而藏匿事實的一種沉默政策。主要在美國和南非使用。
I?respect?the?need?for?the?police,?but?it's?hard?to?trust?them?completely?when?so?many?stories?of?the?blue?code?of?silence?come?to?light.
我尊重對警察的需要，但當(dāng)這么多警方保持沉默的真相曝光后，很難再去完全信任他們了。
5、a bolt from the blue
Something?unexpected?or?surprising.?
一些預(yù)料外、令人驚訝的事情。
His sudden death came as?a?bolt?from?the?blue.?
他的突然去世猶如晴天霹靂。
The?news?that?they?had?got?married?was?a?bolt?from?the?blue.?
他們已經(jīng)結(jié)婚的消息讓我目瞪口呆。
He?seemed?to?be?very?happy?in?his?job,?so?his?resignation?came?as?a?bolt?out?of?the?blue.
他看起來在他的工作中很開心啊，所以他的辭職實在是出乎意料。
6、black and blue
if?a?person?or?part?of?their?body?is?black?and?blue,?their?skin?is?covered?with?bruises?(=?black?marks?caused?by?being?hit)
如果一個人或身體的部分是black and blue，他們的皮膚上就是有些淤青了（=由于被打而產(chǎn)生的黑色印記）
He?was?beaten?black?and?blue?at?boarding?school.
他在寄宿學(xué)校被打得青一塊紫一塊。
I’m?still?black?and?blue?from?my?divorce.
我依然因為離婚而傷痕累累。
7、blue blood
the?blood?[heredity]?of?a?noble?family;?aristocratic?ancestry.?
貴族家庭遺傳的血液；貴族血統(tǒng)。
The?earl?refuses?to?allow?anyone?who?is?not?of?blue?blood?to?marry?his?son.
這位伯爵拒絕任何非貴族血統(tǒng)的人嫁給他兒子。
Although?Mary's?family?is?poor,?she?has?blue?blood?in?her?veins.
雖然Mary的家庭貧窮，但她仍流淌著貴族的血液。
8、turn the air blue
To speak a?stream?of?bad language; to?curse?and?swear.?To?use?profane?language,?especially?with?great?rapidity?and?intensity.?
說一連串不好的話；詛咒和發(fā)誓。使用褻瀆的語言，特別是說得極速很強(qiáng)烈。
My?dad?turned?the?air?blue?after?he?found?out?I'd?put?a?dent?in?his?car.
我爸發(fā)現(xiàn)我把他的車撞了一個坑后，破口大罵
9、true blue
Loyal,?faithful.?
忠誠的，忠實的。
You?can?count?on?her?support;?she's?true?blue.?
你可以依靠她；她值得信賴。
10、have the blues
Also,?feel blue?. Feel depressed or sad
也用作feel blue。感到沮喪或難過。“無精打采，情緒低落”
I?don't?know?what?it?is,?but?I?find?I?always?have?the?blues?on?Sundays.
我不知道怎么了，但我在星期天的時候情緒總是很低落。
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