与色彩有关的习语，你知道吗？（六）

与色彩有关的习语，你知道吗？（六）  

,SILVER IDIOMS,,79. The silver screen,A term for the cinema,指代影院,Do you fancy going to watch that movie on the silver screen tonight?,,80. Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth,Meaning born into a rich family,出生于富裕家庭,I don’t think Kelly has ever had a job. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.,, begiven something on a silver plate/platter,When something is offered to someone whole-heartedly,真心实意将某物交与某人,I offered my heart to him on a silver platter, and he turned it down.,,WHITE IDIOMS,,82. As white as a sheet,When someone is in a state of great fear or anxiety,某人处于极度恐惧或焦虑,You’re as white as a sheet, what’s the matter?,,83. Raise a white flag,This indicates that one has accepted defeat and surrenders to the other party,表示某人愿意承认战败，主动投降,There was such a heated debate going on in the conference room, they wouldn’t back down! I just raised my white flag in the end.,,84. Whitewash something,To cover up or gloss over faults or wrongdoings,掩饰或掩盖错误或坏事,The government was accused of trying to whitewash the scandal over charity pay-outs.,,85. White elephant,A term used for a useless possession, something that is of no use,无用的事物、累赘物,My mum bought a new CD player for me, but it’s a white elephant. I don’t need it, I don’t even have any CDs!,,86. White as a ghost,Used to describe someone who is very pale because of pain, fear, shock or illness,描述某人因忍受疼痛、恐惧、震惊或疾病而面色惨白,I didn’t think the movie was that scary, but my sister was as white as a ghost!,,87. A white lie,A ‘little’or ‘harmless’lie told in order to be polite and avoid hurting someone’s feelings,为避免伤害某人，所做的“小”谎或“没有恶意”的谎言,I just wanted to get out of work so I told my boss a little white lie, and said I had a doctor’s appointment.,,88. White collar,A term used for office workers that wear white shirts with a collar.,用来描述穿白衬衫的办公室人员。,We have a lot of vacancies forwhite-collar workers at the moment, but hardly anyone is applying for them!,,YELLOW IDIOMS,,89. Yellow-bellied,Someone who is seen as a coward or extremely timid,形容某人及其胆小,There is no point in asking him what to do. He is a yellow-belliedcoward, and won’t stand up for what is right!,,90. A yellow streak,Someone who has cowardice in their character,某人天性懦弱,He has always had abigyellow streak, don’t expect him to change now!