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，他們的領導人帶來了巨大的痛苦，但是想要推翻領導人而發(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.
由于警方有關不當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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