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Special usage of English color words

1, black and black

English often has the meanings of "bad", "bad" and "evil".

For example:

Black money: black money (refers to money from improper sources and not paying taxes to the government)

Black market: black market trading or black market (refers to the secret trading of goods or foreign exchange prohibited by the government, or illegal speculation in the market); Black market price is derived from this: black market price.

2. Brown brown

The English verb phrase to be browned off means dissatisfied and angry. For example:

He was angry with his boss because he didn't get a raise. He was angry with his boss because he didn't get a raise.

I asked him to think about the problem in meditation. In Brown's research, this means "meditation". I asked him to think about it and think it over.

There is a saying in English that all trees and leaves turn brown in August. Of course, this is a British phenomenon. Due to the different geographical location, August in China is a season with strong greenery.

3, blue blue

In English, it usually means unhappiness and melancholy. For example:

Melancholy: Depressed

Feel blue: I feel unhappy

It is also often used to indicate high social status, power, or birth to a noble or royal family. For example:

noble family

He is a real aristocrat. He is a real aristocrat. )

Blue in economic vocabulary has many different meanings. For example:

Blue book: blue book

Blue sky market: open-air market

4, gray gray

White hair or gray head refers to the elderly, which comes from the fact that when people get old, their beards turn gray.

Because gray is between black and white. It often means "neutral". For example:

When they never make mistakes, he tries to stand in the gray. Whenever they gossip, he always sticks to neutrality.

5, pink pink

Pink is usually associated with women. In English, pink means health.

Polite pink: very polite

Full of energy: cheer up

6, white white

The meaning sometimes expressed by white in English has nothing to do with "white" in Chinese.

For example:

White War: A war without smoke often refers to "economic competition".

White goods: refers to household appliances with large volume and high unit price. These objects are often painted white, hence the name.

In English, white is often associated with innocence.

For example:

A white lie

White soul: a pure heart

In Chinese, some phrases with the word "white" actually have nothing to do with the color represented by English white, but express other meanings.

For example:

plain boiled water

Chinese cabbage: Chinese cabbage