TOEFL 托福： Test of English as a Foreign Language
IELTS 雅思： International English Language Testing System
电子、通讯：
IT 信息技术： Information Technology
VCD 激光视盘： Video Compact Disc
GPS 全球定位系统： Global Positioning System
GSM 全球移动通讯系统： Global System for Mobile Communications
EMS 特快专递： Express Mail Service
WWW 万维网： World Wide Web
其他：
UFO 不名飞行物： Unidentified Flying Object
DNA 脱氧核糖核酸： Deoxyribonucleic Acid Natural color;begin colour 自然色
Primary colour;fundamental colour 原色 Pure colour 纯色
Complementary colour 补色
Fashion colour;trend colour 流行色 Inter colour 国际流行色 Essential colour 基本色 Similar colour 同类色 Multicolour 多种色彩 Full colour 彩色 Plain colour 素色
Secondary color 混合色 Contract colour 对比色 Cold colour 冷色 Warm colour 暖色
Neutral colour;intermedium colour 中间色 Soft colour 柔和色 Rich in colour 浓色
Advancing colour 前进色 Receding colour 后退色 Expansive colour 膨胀色 Contracting colour 收缩色 Ground colour 底色 Surface colour 表面色
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Transparent color 透明色 Metal colour 金属色 Accent colour 强调色
Colour matching;colour combination 配色 Colour mixing 调色 red 红色
vermeil, ponceau 朱红
pink;soft red; rose bloom 粉红色 plum;crimson;梅红 rose 玫瑰红
peach blossom;桃红 cherry 樱桃红
salmon pink 桔红色 garnet石榴红
purplish red;date red 枣红色 lotus red 莲红色 fuchsia pink 浅莲红 bean red 豆红
capsicum red辣椒红 Kaoliang red 高梁红 poppy red 芙蓉红 lake;rouge red胭脂红 salmon 鲑鱼红
hawksbill turtle red 玳瑁红 cadmium orange 海螺红 ruby red 宝石红 agate red 玛瑙红 coral珊瑚红 bronze red金红 iron oxide red铁红 rust red铁锈红 chrome red铬红 brick red砖红 reddle 土红
purplish red;wine red;紫红（酒红） prune;mulberry深紫红 henna棕红
dark red;dull red暗红
fresh red;blood red;bright red鲜红 scarlet绯红 silver pink米红 deep red深红 light red 淡红 橙色 orange 黄色 yellow
深桔黄 deep orange
浅桔黄 light orange; clear orange 柠檬黄 lemon yellow;lemon 玉米黄 maize
橄榄黄 olive yellow 稻草黄 straw yellow 芥末黄 mustard
杏黄 broze yellow
蛋黄 york yellow;egg yellow 藤黄 rattan yellow 象牙黄 nude
日光黄 sunny yellow
土黄 earth yellow ;yellowish brown; 砂黄 sand yellow
金黄 golden yellow;gold 深黄 deep yellow 棕黄 tan
青黄 bluish yellow
灰黄 sallow;grey yellow 米黄 cream
嫩黄 yellow cream 鲜黄 cadmium yellow 鹅黄 light yellow 中黄 midium yellow
浅黄 light yellow ,pale yellow;buff 淡黄 primrose;jasmine 绿色 green
豆绿 pea green;bean green 浅豆绿 light bean green; 橄榄绿 olive green;olive 茶绿 tea green; plantation 葱绿 onion green; 苹果绿 apple green 森林绿 forest green 苔藓绿 moss green 草地绿 grass green 灰湖绿 agate green 水晶绿 crystal 玉绿 jade green 石绿 mineral green
松石绿 spearmint ; viridis 孔雀绿 peacock green 墨绿 green black ;jasper 墨玉绿 emerald black
深绿 petrol ;bottle green;Chinese green 暗绿 deep green 青绿 dark green
碧绿 azure green; viridity 蓝绿 blue green 黄绿 yellow green 灰绿 grey green; 褐绿 breen
中绿 medium green;golf green 浅绿 light green 淡绿 pale green 靛青 ingigo 蓝色 blue
天蓝 ;蔚蓝 sky blue ; azure 月光蓝 moon blue
海洋蓝 ocean blue 海蓝 sea blue 湖蓝 acid blue 深湖蓝 vivid blue 中湖蓝 bright blue 冰雪蓝 ice-snow blue 孔雀蓝 peacock blue
宝石蓝 sapphire;jewelry blue 粉末蓝 powder blue 藏蓝 purplish blue ;navy 海军蓝 navy blue 宝蓝 royal blue 墨蓝 blue black 紫蓝 purplish blue 浅紫蓝 dutch blue 青蓝 ultramarine 深灰蓝 blue ashes
深蓝 dark blue ; deep blue 鲜蓝 clear blue 中蓝 medium blue 浅蓝 light blue
淡蓝 pale blue ;baby blue 紫色 purple ;violet 紫罗兰色 violet 紫水晶色 amethyst 葡萄紫 grape
茄皮紫 wineberry;aubergine 玫瑰紫 rose violet 丁香紫 lilac 墨紫 violet black
绛紫 dark reddish purple 暗紫 violet deep;dull purple 乌紫 raisin
蓝紫 royal purple 鲜紫 violet light 深紫 modena 浅紫 grey violet
淡紫 pale purple ;lavender 淡白紫 violet ash 青莲 heliotrope 雪青 lilac
墨绛红 purple black 暗绛红 purple deep 浅绛红 purple light 黑色 black
炭黑 carbon black;charcoal black 暗黑 pitch-black ; pitch-dark 漆黑 dull black 白色 white
象牙白 ivory white 牡蛎白 oyster white 珍珠白 pearl white
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玉石白 jade white 银白 silver white 羊毛白 wool white 乳白 milky white 米白 off-white; shell 雪白 snow-white 灰白 greyish white 纯白 pure white
本白 raw white ;off white 粉红白 pinky white 浅紫白 lilac white 灰色 grey
银灰色 silver grey 炭灰色 charcoal grey 烟灰 smoky grey 雾灰 misty grey 黑灰 grey black 金色 gold 银色 silver
青古铜色 bronze;bronzy 驼色 camel ;light tan
米色 beige;cream; gray sand 卡其色 khaki 奶油色 cream
豆沙色 cameo brown 水晶色 crystal 荧光色 iridescent 彩虹色 iris; rainbow 棕色 brown
茶褐 umber;auburn 淡褐 light brown 咖啡 coffee 琥珀色 amber
What are you trying to say?（你到底想说什么？）
Don't be silly.（别胡闹了。） How strong are your glasses?（你近视多少度？） Just because.（没有别的原因。） It isn't the way I hoped it would be.（这不是我所盼望的。）
You will never guess.（你永远猜不到。） No one could do anything about it.（众人对此束手无措。）
I saw something deeply disturbing.（深感事情不妙。）
Money is a good servant but a bad master.（要做金钱的主人，莫做金钱的奴隶。）
I am not available.（我正忙着）
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.(脑中的知识比手中的金钱更重要）
Never say die.it's a piece of cake.别泄气，那只是小菜一碟。
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Don't worry.you'll get use to it soon.别担心，很快你就会习惯的。
I konw how you feel.我明白你的感受。
You win some.you lose some.胜败乃兵家常事。 Don't bury your head in the sand.不要逃避现实。
I didn't expect you to such a good job.我没想到你干得这么好。
You are coming alone well.你做得挺顺利。 She is well-build.她的身材真棒。
You look neat and fresh.你看起来很清纯。 You have a beautiful personality.你的气质很好。 You flatter me immensely.你过奖啦。
You should be slow to judge others.你不应该随意评论别人。
I hope you will excuse me if i make any mistake.如有任何错误，请你原谅
It was most careless ofme.我太粗心了。 It was quite by accident.真是始料不及。
I wish i had all the time i'd ever wasted,so i could waste it all over again.我希望所有被我浪费的时间重新回来，让我再浪费一遍。
I like you the way you were.我喜欢你以前的样子。
You two go ahead to the movie without me,i don't want to be a third wheel.你们两个自己去看电影吧，我不想当电灯泡。
Do you have anyone in mind?你有心上人吗？ How long have you known her？你认识她多久了？
It was love at frist sight.一见钟情
I'd bettle hit the books.我要复习功课啦。 a piece of one's mind .直言不讳
He gave me a piece of mind,\shift responsibility onto others.\他责备道：“不要把责任推卸到别人身上。”
a cat and dog life 水火不容的生活
The husband and his wife are always quarrelling,and they are leading a cat and dog life.这对夫妇老是吵架，相互之间水火不容。
a dog's life 潦倒的生活
The man lived a dog's life.这个人生活潦倒。 A to Z 从头至尾
I know that from A to Z. 我很了解这件事。 above somebody 深奥
Well,this sort of talk is above me.我不懂你们在讲什么。
all ears 全神贯注地倾听着
When you tell Mary some gossip,she is all ears.跟Mary讲一些小道消息，她会听地仔仔细细。
all the more 更加，益发
You'll be all the better for a holiday.度一次假，
对你会更有好处。
all dressed up 打扮得整整齐齐
She is all dressed up and nowhere to go.她打扮得整整齐却无处炫耀。
all in all 总的说来；最心爱的东西
The daughter is all in all to him.女儿是他的无价宝。
all out 竭尽全力
They went all out.他们鼓足了干劲。 all over 全部结束；浑身，到处
Glad,it is all over.这事全部结束了，好得很。 I'm wet all over.我浑身都湿了。 all set 准备就绪
He is all set for an early morning start.他已做好清晨出发的一切准备。
all you have to do 需要做得是
All you have to do is to calm yourself down and wait for the good news.你需要做得是静下心来等好消息。
as easy as falling of a log /as easy as snapping your fingers /as easy as ABC 容易得很
To me,a good story teller,it would be as easy as falling of a log.
对我来说，讲个故事还不是随手拈来。 as busy as a bee 非常忙
Mum is always as busy as a bee in the moring.妈妈每天早上都忙得不可开交。
at one's fingertips 了如指掌
How to get at that little island is at his fingertips.他知道怎么去那个小岛。
at one's wit's end 智穷
Don't ask him.It is also at his wit's end.不要问他了，他也不知道。
big shot 大人物，大亨
He is a big shot in our little town. black sheep 败家子，害群之马
Every family has a black sheep.家家有本难念的经。
black and blue 遍体鳞伤
The thief was caught of red-handed and beaten black and blue.那个小偷当场被抓住并被打得青一块紫一块的。
black and white 白纸黑字
The proof is in black and white and the murderer has no any excuses.证据确凿，凶手再也无话可说。
blind alley 死胡同
You are heading into a blind alley.你正在钻牛角尖。
blow hot and cold 摇摆不定
This guy seemed to have no own idea.He always blew hot and cold.这家伙好象没什么主张，总是摇摆不定。
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blow one's own trumpet 自吹自擂
Don't blow your own tumpet.Let us see what on earth you can do.不要自吹自擂了，让我们看看你到底能做什么。
born with a silver in one's mouth 出生在富贵人家
He is born with a silver in one's mouth.他是含着金钥匙出生的。
bland new 崭新的
a bland new coat 新衣服 break the ice 打破沉默
The couple hadn't spoken to each other for a week.They were both waiting for the other one to break the ice.这对夫妇已经一个星期没说过话了。两人都在等另一方先开口。
by a blow 无意中的一击
He is beaten to the ground by a blow.他被击到在地。
can't stand it any longer 不能再忍受了
I can't stand it any longer,I quit.我再也忍受不了了，我走。
carry something too far 过火了
You are carrying your joke too far.你玩笑开得太过分了。
castle in the sky 海市蜃楼
You plan is nearly a castle in the sky.你的计划简直就是空想。
cats got one's tongue 哑口无言 chain smoker 老烟枪
come up with 产生，想出
Let me come up with some ideas.让我想一想。 come easily 容易
Languages come easily to some people.有些人能够很容易地掌握语言。
cup of tea 喜欢
Movies are not my cup of tea.我不喜欢看电影。 cut it out 停止，住嘴
Cut it out!I can't stand you any longer.
call it a day 不再做下去，停止（某种活动） Let us call it a day,stop.这一天工作够了，停工吧！ dark horse 黑马
Nobody considered that John would win the game.He was a dark horse in the final.
dear John letter 绝交信
Jack received a dear John letter from his girlfriend because he had broken her heart.
do somone good 对某人有好处
Having some moring exercises does you good. Do you get me? 你明白我的意思吗？ doesn't count 这次不算
It doesn't count this time,try again.
doesn't make sense 不懂；没有任何意义
The sentence you made doesn't make any sense to me.
down and out 穷困潦倒
Being down and out,he couldn't support his family.
drive at 用意，意欲
What's he driving at?他用意何在？ drop in 偶然拜访
I dropped him in on my way to the hospital. drop me a line 写信给我
On arriving the University,please drop me a line. early bird 早起的人
An early bird catchs worms。捷足先登 easy come easy go 来得快去得也快 eat my words 收回前言，认错道歉
I said something bad to my mum.Although I want to eat my words back, it didn't work,for I had hurt my mum's feeling.
face the music 直面困难
He knew he'd never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give himself up to the police.他知道自己不可能逃脱，因此决定一人做事一人当——向警察自首。
face up to 勇敢地面对某事
You must learn to face up to your responsibilities.
fed up 厌倦
I am rather fed up with your complaints. feel free to do something 不要拘束 Please feel free to make suggestions. few and far between 很少，稀少
Human beings are few and far between in this zone.
French leave 不辞而别
give me a headache 让人头痛
The naughty boy gave me a headache. give me a hand 帮我一下 go Dutch AA制
God bless you 上帝保佑你
God bless you with your examinations. God knows 天知道 Got it? 明白了吗？
green thumbs /fingers 园艺技能 hands are full 非常忙 have a ball 勇敢 have had it 受够了
I have had it with all your excuses.我受够了你的借口。
hold water 站得住脚
Non of his arguements seem to hold water. in every sense of word 在某种意义上说
It's a lie in every sense of word.这是不折不扣的
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谎言。
keep an eye on 提高警惕 kill time打发时间 lazy bones 懒骨头 Get up lazy bones!
leave it to me 让我来吧 leave me alone 别管我
like father like son 有其父必有其子 like it or not 不管你喜不喜欢 make a fool of oneself 愚弄某人 make a big money 赚大钱 make both ends need 收支平衡
We have to cut our expenses to make both ends need.
make waves 引起轰动；兴风作浪
His achievement made waves in his country. make yourself at home 别拘束 no good 没有好结果
Bad mam comes to no good. no kidding 不要开玩笑
none of your bussiness 不关你的事 not really 也不是?? old hand 老手
He is an old hand at stealing. old story 老一套
I am tired of it,same old story.
on one's word of honor 以某人的人格担保 on occasion 间或
of one's own accord 自愿地 packed like sardins 拥挤
During the holidays,people in the trains are packed like sardins.
pass away 去世
pay the price 付出代价
You are playing with the fire and you must pay the poice one day.
put up with 忍受
I cann't put up with your rudeness any more;leave my room.
red-letter day 重要的或值得纪念的日子 red tape 繁文缛节 red carpet 红地毯 run into 偶遇
I ran into an old friend in the shop yesterday. run out of 用尽，缺少
Quick,quick,we are running out of time. show up 炫耀
small potatos 小人物 so what? 那怎么样呢？ stand up for 忍受
suit one's taste 对某人的胃口 sunday dress 最好的衣服