blue

1. COLOR Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day. 藍(lán)色的; 天藍(lán)色的

There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky. 燕子在無云的藍(lán)天上飛翔。

She fixed her pale blue eyes on her father's. 她用那蔚藍(lán)色的雙眼盯著父親的眼睛。

2. N-PLURAL The blues is a type of music which was developed by African American musicians in the southern United States. It is characterized by a slow tempo and a strong rhythm. 藍(lán)調(diào)音樂

Can white girls sing the blues?

白人女孩會(huì)唱藍(lán)調(diào)嗎？

3. ADJ If you are feeling blue, you are feeling sad or depressed, often when there is no particular reason. 心情低落的[非正式] [v-link ADJ]

There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue. 我完全沒有理由感到如此低落。

4. ADJ If a U.S. state is described as blue, it means that the majority of its residents vote for the Democratic Party in elections, especially in the presidential elections. 藍(lán)色陣營(yíng)的 (美國(guó)總統(tǒng)大選時(shí)民主黨的主要選區(qū))

This issue could drive an even bigger wedge between the red and blue states. 這個(gè)問題可能會(huì)進(jìn)一步造成紅色選區(qū)和藍(lán)色選區(qū)之間的不和。