blues

noun

1. 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
2. 布鲁斯歌曲； 蓝调歌曲
   a blues song
3. 忧郁；悲伤；沮丧
   feelings of sadness
   1. the Monday morning blues
      星期一早晨的郁闷情绪

1. COLOUR 蓝色；天蓝色
   Something that is blue is 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
2. 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 blues is 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
3. N-PLURAL 忧郁；沮丧；悲伤
   If you have got the 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。
4. ADJ-GRADED 忧郁的；沮丧的；悲伤的
   If you are feeling blue, 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。
5. （剑桥或牛津大学的）校队运动员，蓝色荣誉者
   A Cambridge blue or an Oxford blue is a man or woman who has played for Cambridge or Oxford University in a particular sport.
6. ADJ 色情的；黄色的
   Blue films, 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
7. PHRASE 突然；出乎意料地
   If something happens out 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。
8. bolt from the blue → see: bolt

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. Interfering in-laws are the prime sources of the blues.
   喜欢指手画脚的姻亲最让人头疼。
3. The sound veers between jazz and countrified blues.
   音乐在爵士乐和乡村布鲁斯乐之间来回转换。
4. He is a protean stylist who can move from blues to ballads and grand symphony.
   他风格多变，从布鲁斯、乡村音乐到雄壮的交响乐都能驾驭。
5. Eurocops was beaten in the ratings on Channel 4 by Kate and Allie, Hill Street Blues and St Elsewhere
   在第4频道的收视率调查中《欧洲警察》被《凯特和阿莉》、《希尔街的布鲁斯》和《何方神圣》打败。
6. They've revivified rhythm and blues singing by giving it dance beats.
   他们为节奏布鲁斯的歌曲中加入了舞曲的节奏，使之变得更加活跃。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. Dark blues may be foreboding, or an indication of worry or fear.
    暗蓝色可能是预感，或指示着担忧或恐惧。
11. She has been in the blues these days.
    在那些天里，她心情忧郁。
12. Blues and greens are cold colours.
    各种蓝、绿色调都属于冷色。
13. His style was heavily influenced by the language of the South and by the jazz and blues he loved.
    他的文风很大程度上受到了美国南方语言和他所喜爱的爵士乐和蓝调的影响。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. Hip-hop and rap have much in common with blues and rock, but they also have their own characteristics.
    潮流音乐和说唱乐与布鲁斯和摇滚有许多相似之处，但它们也有自己的特点。
17. However, the day is not all blues and work.
    但星期一并不总是与忧郁和工作相连。
18. Are you eyeballing me with those baby blues?
    你那漂亮的蓝眼珠是在盯着我看吗？
19. Blues and pop songs, I guess.
    我想是蓝调和流行乐。
20. I sometimes like listening to blues music, but I have to be in the mood for it.
    我有时也喜欢听慢四步爵士舞音乐，但必须是在我有情绪听的时候。
21. 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。
22. Not at all, I had sung my blues away.
    一点也不可笑，我把悲伤唱走了。
23. 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。
24. That's where I started to get interested in blues and harmonica music in general.
    在那里，我开始喜欢上了布鲁斯和口琴音乐。
25. Blues is slow, sad and soulful.
    蓝调音乐是缓慢的、悲伤的和深情的。
26. Cool greens and blues and violets.
    清凉的绿色、蓝色和紫罗兰色。
27. People still listen to blues and rock, but they also listen to hip? hop and rap.
    人们仍然听布鲁斯和摇滚，但他们也听街舞音乐和说唱乐。
28. 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。
29. Blues music has influenced other forms, such as country, rock and roll, folk and jazz.
    布鲁斯音乐也影响了其他的音乐形式，比如乡村、摇滚、民间音乐和爵士乐。
30. Hills, sky and forest revealed their purples, blues and green.
    小山、天空和森林霎间显出了紫色、蓝色、绿色。

noun

1. a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century

2. a state of depression
   1. he had a bad case of the blues

   Synonym:    blue devilsmegrimsvaporsvapours