blues

英 [bluːz]

美 [bluːz]

n.  布鲁斯音乐， 蓝调 (源于美国南部黑人，节奏感强、缓慢忧郁); 布鲁斯歌曲; 蓝调歌曲; 忧郁; 悲伤; 沮丧
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牛津词典

noun

• 布鲁斯音乐， 蓝调 （源于美国南部黑人，节奏感强、缓慢忧郁）
  a type of slow sad music with strong rhythms, developed by African American musicians in the southern US
  1. a blues band/singer
     布鲁斯乐队 / 歌手
• 布鲁斯歌曲； 蓝调歌曲
  a blues song
• 忧郁；悲伤；沮丧
  feelings of sadness
  1. the Monday morning blues
     星期一早晨的郁闷情绪

柯林斯词典

• COLOUR 蓝色；天蓝色
  Something that isblueis the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
  1. There were swallows in the cloudless blue sky...
     燕子在万里无云的蓝天飞翔。
  2. She fixed her pale blue eyes on her father's.
     她淡蓝色的眼睛紧紧盯着她父亲的双眼。
  3. ...colourful blues and reds.
     绚丽的蓝色和红色
• N-PLURAL 蓝调音乐，布鲁斯音乐（源于美国南部黑人音乐家，节奏缓慢，旋律感强）
  The bluesis a type of music which was developed by African American musicians in the southern United States. It is characterized by a slow tempo and a strong rhythm.
  1. His singing really does have the depth and the emotional range of the blues.
     他的歌声确实颇有布鲁斯音乐的内蕴和情感深度。
  2. ...the blues bars of Chicago.
     芝加哥的蓝调酒吧
• N-PLURAL 忧郁；沮丧；悲伤
  If you have gotthe blues, you feel sad and depressed.
  1. Interfering in-laws are the prime sources of the blues.
     喜欢指手画脚的姻亲最让人头疼。
• ADJ-GRADED 忧郁的；沮丧的；悲伤的
  If you are feelingblue, you are feeling sad or depressed, often when there is no particular reason.
  1. There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.
     我也说不出来为什么这么沮丧。
• （剑桥或牛津大学的）校队运动员，蓝色荣誉者
  A Cambridgeblueor an Oxfordblueis a man or woman who has played for Cambridge or Oxford University in a particular sport.
• ADJ 色情的；黄色的
  Bluefilms, stories, or jokes are about sex.
  1. ...a secret stash of porn mags and blue movies.
     偷偷藏起来的一堆色情杂志和黄色影碟
• PHRASE 突然；出乎意料地
  If something happensout of the blue, it happens unexpectedly.
  1. One of them wrote to us out of the blue several years later.
     数年后他们中的一人突然给我们写了一封信。
• bolt from the blue→ see:bolt

英英释义

noun

• a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century
• a state of depression
  1. he had a bad case of the blues
  Synonym:blue devilsmegrimsvaporsvapours

双语例句

• Are you eyeballing me with those baby blues?
  你那漂亮的蓝眼珠是在盯着我看吗？
• It seems important to sensitize people to the fact that depression is more than the blues
  让人们意识到抑郁症不仅仅是心情忧郁，这点似乎很重要。
• For the uninitiated, Western Swing is a fusion of jazz, rhythm blues, rock roll and country music
  对于外行人来说，西部摇摆是爵士乐、节奏布鲁斯、摇滚乐和乡村音乐的融合。
• Cool greens and blues and violets.
  清凉的绿色、蓝色和紫罗兰色。
• Kim opted for cooler blues and yellows in the master bedroom.
  金为主卧室挑选了偏冷色调的蓝色和黄色。
• Classical music mostly, but I also enjoy Jazz and Blues.
  大部分是听古典音乐，不过我也喜欢爵士乐和蓝调。
• I'm sorry I was poor company last night& I had the blues for some reason.
  很抱歉，昨晚我是个乏味的伙伴&因某些原因我闷闷不乐。
• Other musical styles, like jazz and rock music, have all come from blues music.
  另外的一些音乐形式，像爵士乐和摇滚乐，都来自于布鲁斯音乐。
• He grew up listening to gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, and country.
  他是听福音音乐，蓝草音乐，节奏布鲁斯和乡村音乐长大的。
• As a new mother, you may have to deal with baby blues.
  作为一个新的母亲，您可能必须处理的婴儿蓝。