英语中各种颜色不仅仅是用来表达颜色，还可以表达各种各样的特殊含义，green hand估计外企的朋友经常能够听到的。一起来看看英语中颜色的特殊含义。

green （绿色）


green hand 新手


例：He is a green hand in business management.


在业务管理方面，他是个新手。


We are green hands, so we must learn from the old workers.
作为新人，我们一定要向老工人学习。

The new trainees are still very green.

这些受培训的新学员还很不成熟。

He was a young lad, very green, very immature.

他还是个毛头小子，幼稚得很，一点都不成熟。

He is still green at this job.

他做这件工作还太嫩。

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green 面带病容


例：


It was a rough crossing and most of the passengers looked distinctly green.

渡海时风浪很大，多数乘客看上去脸色发青。


What's wrong with you? You are looking green.
你怎么了？脸色看起来很苍白。


green 嫉妒


例：I was absolutely green (with envy) when I saw his splendid new car.
我看到他那辆漂亮的新汽车就非常眼红。


I'm green with envy when I go to Bristol and see their facilities.

我去布里斯托尔见到他们的设施，真羡慕极了。

Wait till you see my new skirt. You're going to be absolutely green with envy.

你等着看我的新裙子吧，准叫你羡慕得不可了。

The other boys were green with envy when Joe bought a second-hand car!

男孩们看到乔买了一辆二手货的车，心中满怀嫉妒。


I feel green with envy when I see you in your new dress.


每当我看到你穿新衣服，就感到嫉妒。


green fingers 有园艺技能


例：I know that his father was green fingers.
我知道他爸爸很有园艺技能。


green环境保护的；赞成环境保护的

green politics

主张环境保护的政见

Try to adopt a greener lifestyle.

尽量采取更有利于保护环境的生活方式。

green蔬菜


Eat your greens.


把青菜吃掉。

white （白色）


white coffee 加牛奶或奶油的咖啡


例：I want two white coffees.我要两杯加牛奶的咖啡。


white lie 无恶意的谎言


例：Tom sometimes tells a white lie.
汤姆有时会撒一些无伤大雅的谎。


white elephant 无用而又累赘的东西（尤指大而昂贵之物）


例：That would be a white elephant to me.
那东西对我来说又贵又没用。

black （黑色）


a black look 恶狠狠的瞪


例：He gave me a black look.
他恶狠狠地瞪了我一眼。


in black and white 以书面的形式


例：I want this agreement in black and white.
我要求以书面的形式把这项协议写出来。


black sheep 败家子，害群之马


例：Tom is the black sheep of the family.
汤姆是个败家子。

blue （蓝色）


once in a blue moon 难得


例：She visits us once in a blue moon.
她难得来看我们一次。


blue 黄色的，有伤风化的


例：The blue film was banned by the censor.
那部黄色电影被当局禁了。


blue 忧郁、沮丧


例：He looks blue today.
他今天看起来很忧郁。


blue blood 贵族血统，名门出身


例：He is proud of his blue blood.
他为自己的贵族血统骄傲。

red （红色）


in/into/out of the red 有/没有亏损


例：The company has been in the red until he took over.
在他接手之前，公司一直都亏损。


see red 大怒，生气


例：Her criticisms were enough to make anyone see red.
她那些批评任谁都得火冒三丈。


catch somebody red-handed 当场发现某人正在做坏事或犯罪


例：The policeman caught the thief red-handed.
警察当场抓住了小偷。