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talk a blue streak American English informal to talk very quickly without stopping — blueness noun [uncountable] → black and blue, skin that is black and blue has bruises = dark marks on[r]

BLUE /bluː/ adjective having the colour of the sky or the sea on a fine day → navy, navy blue (màu xanh nước biển, xanh dương): - the blue waters of the lake dark/light/pale/bright blue - a dark blue raincoat [not before noun] informal sad and without hope = depressed: - I’ve been feeling kind of blue [buồn thiu] informal blue jokes, stories, etc are about sex, in a way that might offend some people → blue movie a film that shows a lot of sexual activity blue /bluː/ [adjective] informal films, jokes, etc that are blue are about sex and usually use offensive language: - I found the kids watching a blue movie on the video last night - Her jokes are too blue for most audiences argue/talk, etc till you’re blue in the face informal to argue, talk, etc about something a lot, but without achieving what you want: - You can tell them till you’re blue in the face, but they’ll still what they want blue with cold especially British English someone who is blue with cold looks extremely cold go blue British English if someone goes blue, their skin becomes blue because they are cold or cannot breathe properly talk a blue streak American English informal to talk very quickly without stopping — blueness noun [uncountable] → black and blue, skin that is black and blue has bruises (= dark marks) on it as a result of being hit: [bầm tím, bầm đen] - If you that again, I’ll beat you black and blue → once in a blue moon = very rarely: - It only happens like this once in a blue moon → scream blue murder = scream very loudly - She began to scream blue murder BLACK /blæk/ adjective (comparative blacker, superlative blackest) COLOUR having the darkest colour, like coal or night: - a black evening dress jet/inky black (= very dark) - jet black hair NO LIGHT very dark because there is no light: - It was still pitch black (= very dark) out PEOPLE (also Black) [người da đen] a) belonging to the race of people who originally came from Africa and who have dark brown skin → white: - Over half the students are black b) [only before noun] relating to black people: - politics from a black perspective - Black and Asian music Ngân Phương Vy ~ August 12th, 2014 WORDS OF COLOURS DRINK [only before noun] black coffee or tea does not have milk in it ≠ white: - Black coffee, no sugar, please DIRTY informal very dirty be black with soot/dirt/age, etc WITHOUT HOPE sad and without hope for the future: - the blackest period of European history - a mood of black despair - It’s been another black day for the car industry, with more job losses announced HUMOUR making jokes about serious subjects, especially death: a very black joke ANGRY [ only before noun ] full of feelings of anger or hate → blackly: - Denise gave me a black look a black mark (against somebody) if there is a black mark against you, someone has a bad opinion of you because of something you have done 10 not be as black as you are painted not to be as bad as people say you are 11 BAD literary very bad: black deeds — blackness noun be in the black /biː ɪn ðəˈblæk/ [verb phrase] if someone is in the black, they have earned more than they owe or have spent: - The newly reorganized company is now in the black - Our oil and gas operations are comfortably in the black get something into the black - We have to get our account into the black otherwise the bank will never give us a mortgage GREEN /ɡriːn/ adjective COLOUR having the colour of grass or leaves: - beautiful green eyes - Raw coffee beans are green in colour dark/light/pale/bright green - a dark green dress GRASSY covered with grass, trees, bushes,, etc.: - green fields FRUIT/PLANT not yet ready to be eaten, or very young: - The bananas are still green - tiny green shoots of new grass ENVIRONMENT a) (also Green) [only before noun] connected with the environment or its protection: - green issues such as the greenhouse effect and global warming - He was an early champion of green politics b) harming the environment as little as possible: - We need to develop greener cleaning products - The industry has promised to go green (= change so that it harms the environment less) WITHOUT EXPERIENCE informal young and lacking experience = naive: - I was pretty green then; I had a lot of things to learn ILL informal looking pale and unhealthy because you are ill: - George looked a bit green the next morning look green about/around the gills (= look pale and ill) green with envy wishing very much that you had something that someone else has the green-eyed monster literary jealousy – often used humorously Ngân Phương Vy ~ August 12th, 2014 WORDS OF COLOURS have green fingers British English, have a green thumb American English to be good at making plants grow 10 the green stuff American English informal money — greenness noun [uncountable] THESAURUS environmentally friendly not harmful to the environment: - Cycling is very environmentally friendly - environmentally friendly holidays - Is there such a thing as an environmentally friendly car? eco-friendly [usually before noun] not harmful to the environment – used especially about products: - We always try to use eco-friendly cleaning products - eco-friendly coffins made from newspapers green [usually before noun] not harmful to the environment – used especially in the following phrases: - green products - green technology - green energy - It was voted the greenest building in Britain clean [usually before noun] clean fuels or forms of energy not release any harmful substances into the atmosphere: - We need cleaner fuels for cars and other road vehicles - clean energy sources such as solar panels and wind turbines renewable renewable energy comes from sources that can be easily replaced naturally, so that there is always more available: - The building is heated using renewable energy from the sun - The government needs to invest more in renewable energy sources - Wind power is renewable and produces no greenhouse gases during operation sustainable using the earth’s resources, without causing damage to the environment – used especially about farming, ways of living, and development: - The flowers are produced to high environmental standards using sustainable farming methods - Many people want to lead more sustainable lifestyles and to conserve the planet’s resources - sustainable use of the world’s resources carbon-neutral balancing the amount of carbon gases that you put into the earth’s atmosphere with other activities that will effectively reduce the amount of carbon gases, for example by planting trees: - a carbon-neutral company - Stirling is aiming to become the UK’s first carbon neutral city - All new homes will be carbon-neutral low-carbon [usually before noun] producing only a small amount of carbon: - Research is being done into the development of low-carbon electricity - We will need to have a low-carbon economy low-energy [usually before noun] low-energy buildings and lightbulbs use very little energy: - Position is a key factor in the design of a low-energy house green /griːn/ [adjective usually before noun] green methods, products, practices, etc are intended not to cause damage to the environment Green political groups are concerned with the protection of the environment: - A government committee is considering a proposal for a green energy policy - More money needs to be invested in developing greener fuel sources - a conference attended by representatives of all the Green parties of Europe RED / red / adjective (comparative redder, superlative reddest) COLOUR having the colour of blood: - We painted the door bright red a red balloon → blood-red → cherry red at cherry = màu đỏ anh đào → scarlet /skɑlət, skɑlɪt ~ -ɑr-/ adjective bright red = màu đỏ tươi British English if you go scarlet, your face becomes red, usually because you are embarrassed or angry = blush = đỏ mặt vì bối rối / tức giận - go/turn/flush/blush scarlet - Eileen blushed scarlet at the joke Ngân Phương Vy ~ August 12th, 2014 WORDS OF COLOURS — scarlet noun [uncountable] HAIR hair that is red has an orange-brown colour FACE if you go red, your face becomes a bright pink colour, especially because you are embarrassed or angry go/turn red - Every time you mention his name, she goes bright red WINE red wine is a red or purple colour → white like a red rag to a bull British English (also like waving a red flag in front of a bull American English) very likely to make someone angry or upset: - Just mentioning his ex-wife’s name was like a red rag to a bull roll out the red carpet/give somebody the red carpet treatment to give special treatment to an important visitor not one red cent American English informal used to emphasize that you mean no money at all: - I wouldn’t give him one red cent for that car POLITICS informal communist or extremely left-wing political views – used to show disapproval — redness noun [uncountable] → paint the town red informal to go out to bars, clubs,, etc to enjoy yourself = vui chơi quán xá when your face goes red because you are embarrassed blush/turn red also go red especially British /blʌʃ, ˌtɜːʳn ˈred, ˌgəʊ ˈred/ [transitive verb/verb phrase] if you blush or turn red, your face becomes red because you are embarrassed: - As soon as Mark came into the room, she blushed and looked away - David’s really shy - he always turns red when the teacher asks him a question go/turn as red as a beetroot British become very red - I can’t wait to see his face when you tell him - he’ll go as red as a beetroot YELLOW /ˈjeləʊ ~ -loʊ/ adjective having the colour of butter or the middle part of an egg: - yellow flowers → chrome yellow vàng tươi, vàng óng, → lemon yellow màu vàng chanh → primrose yellow vàng nhạt not polite an offensive way of describing the skin colour of people from parts of Asia (also yellow-bellied) informal not brave = cowardly = hèn nhát / nhát gan PINK/ pɪŋk/ adjective pale red: - bright pink lipstick - Hannah’s face went pink → shocking pink = very bright pink (hồng tươi) [only before noun] British English relating to people who are homosexual [đồng tính] → be tickled pink = be very pleased or amused Ngân Phương Vy ~ August 12th, 2014 WORDS OF COLOURS GREY British English, gray American English /ɡreɪ/ adjective COLOUR having the colour of dark clouds, neither black nor white: - an old lady with grey hair - a grey sky dark/light grey dark grey trousers → màu xám sẩm (vỏ tàu thủy / sắt thép) → slate grey màu xám đá / xám xịt HAIR having grey hair go/turn grey - She was a tall thin woman who had gone grey early FACE looking pale because you are tired, frightened, or ill grey with - As he listened, his face went grey with shock BORING boring and unattractive ≠ colourful: the grey anonymous men in government offices visions of a grey and empty world WEATHER if the weather is grey, the sky is full of clouds and the sun is not bright ≠ bright: - a grey day OF OLD PEOPLE [only before noun] British English connected with old people: - the grey vote grey area used to talk about a situation in which something is not clearly a particular thing, so that people are not sure how to deal with it: - people in the grey area between loyalty and opposition to the government — greyness noun [uncountable] grey /greɪ/ [adjective only before noun] British used about the political or economic power of old people as a group: - the grey power movement in Britain - Conservatives have started to realize that they cannot take the grey vote for granted Ngân Phương Vy ~ August 12th, 2014 WORDS OF COLOURS CRIMSON /ˈkrɪmzən/ adjective deep red in colour: - The leaves turn crimson in autumn - a crimson dress if you go crimson, your face becomes red because you are very angry or embarrassed go/turn/flush/blush crimson - The boy blushed crimson crimson with - Her face was crimson with embarrassment — crimson noun [uncountable] PURPLE /ˈpɜːpəl ~ ˈpɜːr-/ noun [uncountable] tím = a dark colour that is a mixture of red and blue ORANGE [uncountable ] a colour that is between red and yellow: - a bright shade of orange — orange adjective: - an orange shirt OLIVE [uncountable] (also olive green) a deep yellowish green colour = màu ô-liu Click And Listen: 'The Color Of Love' Ngân Phương Vy ~ August 12th, 2014 WORDS OF COLOURS