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a shade of blue
The sky was a beautiful shade of blue.
天空是一种美丽的蓝色。
蓝色；蓝色染料；蓝色颜料
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
蓝色；蓝色染料；蓝色颜料
The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea; blue, or a blue dye/pigment.
The sky was a beautiful shade of blue.
天空是一种美丽的蓝色。
晴空或深海的颜色；可见光谱中介于绿色和紫色之间的颜色,也是三原色之一
The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea; the colour midway between green and violet in the visible spectrum and one of the primary additive colours.
牛津或剑桥大学运动代表队员
A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge.
蓝色或蓝色颜料；像白天晴空般的颜色
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
蓝色的物品,尤其用于区分仅颜色不同的类似物品
Anything coloured blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in colour.
I prefer the blue of the ocean to the green of the forest.
相比森林的绿色，我更喜欢海洋的蓝色。
AI contextual example
The artist mixed a deep blue to paint the sky.
艺术家调了一种深蓝色来画天空。
AI contextual example
Blue is often associated with calmness and tranquility.
蓝色常与平静和安宁联系在一起。
AI contextual example
he had eyes of bright blue
他有一双明亮的蓝眼睛
WordNet
The sky was a beautiful shade of blue.
天空是一种美丽的蓝色。
表示使用蓝色颜料或颜色
The painting is done mainly in blue.
这幅画主要用蓝色完成。
Not this
I like blue color.
Use this
I like blue.
在英语中，直接使用颜色名称即可，无需再加“color”。中文的“蓝色”包含“色”字，直译易导致冗余。
Not this
The blue is my favorite.
Use this
Blue is my favorite.
当泛指颜色本身时，不要加定冠词“the”。“the blue”通常特指某种蓝色或蓝色物体，而此处是泛指。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
浅蓝色
She painted the walls a light blue.
她把墙壁刷成了浅蓝色。
深蓝色
He wore a dark blue suit to the interview.
他穿了一套深蓝色西装去面试。
天蓝色
The sky blue of the ocean was breathtaking.
海洋的天蓝色令人叹为观止。
海军蓝
Navy blue is a popular color for school uniforms.
海军蓝是校服中很流行的颜色。
各种蓝色
The artist used many shades of blue in the painting.
这位艺术家在画中用了多种蓝色。
深蓝色
The deep blue of the night sky was mesmerizing.
夜空的深蓝色令人着迷。
难得一次，极其罕见
He only visits us once in a blue moon.
他难得来看我们一次。
突然地，出乎意料
The news came out of the blue.
这个消息来得突然。
感到忧郁，心情低落
She's been feeling blue since her dog died.
自从她的狗死了，她一直心情低落。
我是蓝色的滴吧滴吧滴
When he is happy, he sings 'I'm blue da ba dee da ba daa' just like the Eiffel 65 song.
当他高兴时，他会像Eiffel 65的歌那样唱'I'm blue da ba dee da ba daa'。
是Blue寄来的！
The child exclaimed 'It's from Blue!' while watching Blue's Clues.
孩子在看《蓝色线索》时喊道'是Blue寄来的！'
Use blue naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象蓝天（blue sky）和蓝海（blue sea），这两种自然景象都是蓝色的，记住 blue 就代表蓝色。
通常用于描述颜色，在口语和书面语中均常见，无特定语域限制。
All listed words share the /uː/ sound and the 'ue' spelling, making them true rhymes with 'blue'. No common lookalikes that sound different were identified for this set.
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