这些与色彩有关的习语，你知道吗？（三）

这些与色彩有关的习语，你知道吗？（三）  

,COLOURLESS IDIOMS,,31. To be colorless,Used to describe someone who lacks personality, and is really boring,用来描述人缺乏个性，相当无趣,It’s really hard to make conversation with her. She’s just really dull and colorless.,,32. off color,When someone is not feeling their best, quite ill or uneasy,某人状态不佳，生病或不舒服,He’s been really off color for the past few days, I think I might have to take him to the doctor.,,33. To give/lend color to,To help make a story or an explanation more credible and easier to believe,使故事或理由更具说服力,The broken window and missing items lent color to her story that someone had robbed her house.,,34. Sail under false colors,To pretend to be something that one is not,名不副实,Our team leader seems to be sailing under false colors, I don’t think he really understands what he’ s supposed to be doing!”,,35. Local color,Used to describe the traditional features of a place that gives it its own character,用来描述某地独具特色的传统特征,The weekend vegetable market added much local color to the small town.,,36. A highly colored report,Refers to a report that is exaggerated or has a biased view,夸张的或带有偏见的报告,The highlycoloredburglaryreporthad to be rewritten when they found out that the police officer who wrote it was a relative of the family.,,37. See someone’s true colors,To understand someone’s actual character, often for the first time,首次见识某人的真面目,I thought I knew her so well, but it was only until I asked her for the money she owed me that I saw her true colors.,,39. See the color of someone’s money,To prove that someone has enough money for something,证明某人有经济实力做某事,The antiques dealer wouldn’t let me touch the item, until he saw the color of my money.,,40. Chase rainbows,When someone tries to get or achieve something that is difficult or impossible,用来形容难以实现或达成的目标,My brother doesn’t think realistically. He’ll never get a decent job if he just chases rainbows all the time.,,41. To show one’s true colors,To reveal one’s true nature,揭示人的本质,When he got so angry at her in front of everybody, he showed his true colors.,,42. With flying colors,To plete something with great distinction,出色完成某项任务,I didn’t think she would do so well in the final exam, but she passed it with flying colors!,,43. Dyed-in-the-wool,Used to describe someone or something that is permanent (like wool that is dyed a certain color),用来描述某人或某事不可更改（就像已染色的毛线）,My father has always been a dyed-in-the-woolconservative, and I know he will never change.,,44. To paint in bright colors,To describe something in a flattering (bright) way,谄媚（乐观）地描述某事,John was struggling financially after moving home, but he painted everything in the brightest colors, and made it look like he was absolutely fine!,,45. To be kept in the dark,Keeping a secret from someone, shielding the truth,对某人隐瞒真相,He kept everyone in the dark about the true extent of his illness.