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decision mme out 〇/ the b〖ue.'这个决定来得很突然。 —more at bolt n., boy n.

,blue 'baby noun a baby whose skin is slightly blue at birth because there is sth wrong with its heart 青紫婴 儿（因先天性心脏损害而在出生时皮肤发青） blue-bell /'blurbel/ noun 1 a garden or wild flower with a short stem and small blue or white flowers shaped like bells 蓝钟花；风铃草 2 (Scoff) = harebell blue-berry /'bluiberi; NAmE -beri/ noun {pi. -ies) a dark blue berry that grows on bushes in N America and can be eaten越橘蓝色浆果，蓝莓（产于北美，可食） —compare bilberry

blue-bird /'blu:b3：d; NAmE -b3：rd/ noun a small N American bird with blue feathers on its back or head 蓝鸲（北美小鸟，背及头有蓝色羽毛)

,blue-丨 blooded 吨 from a royal or noble family 出身 皇族（或贵族）的► ,^b〖^ue '^b丨^ood /IOWA? [U]

'blue book noun 1 (l/S) a book with a blue cover used by students for writing the answers to examination questions (考试用）蓝皮答题卷 2 (AMm£) a book that lists the prices that people should expect to pay for used cars二手车参考价目册

blue-bot-tle /'bluibDtl; NAmE -ba:tl/ noun a large fly with a blue body青蝇；绿头蝇 the 'blue channel noun [sing.] at an airport or port, the passage for passengers who have only travelled within the European Union (机场或港口为只在欧洲联 盟旅7的游客设的）蓝色通道

.blue 'cheese noun [U, C] cheese with lines of blue MOULD $ it蓝纹奶酪（有霉菌引起的斑纹）

^lue-'chip adj. [only before noun] {finance M) a blue-chip investment is thought to be safe and likely to make a profit (投资）稳妥可靠的；蓝筹的： companies

,blue-'c〇llar adj. [only before noun] connected with people who do physical work in industry 从事体力劳动 的；蓝领的：Wue-coHar worfcers/voters/votes —工 .乂 / 选民 / ▲票一compare pink-collar, white-collar .blue 'crane noun a type of crane (= a large bird with long legs and a long neck) that has blue-grey feathers. It is the national bird of South Africa.蓝（蓑羽）鹤 (南非国鸟)_

,blue-eyed 'boy noun [usually sing.] {BrE, informal, often disapproving) a person treated with special favour by sb 宠儿：He’s the manager’s Wue-eyed'boy•他备受经理的 青睐

.blue 'flag noun 1 [Br£) a blue flag used in motor racing to show that a driver who is much further ahead is trying to pass蓝旗（赛车中用以示意领先车手试图超圈） 2 an award given to beaches in Europe that are clean and safe (为欧洲清洁安全的海滩颁发的）“蓝旗”奖 .blue 'funknoun = funk(2)

blue-grass /'blu:gra:s; NAmE -graes/ noun [U] a type of traditional American countty music played on guitars and banjos蓝草音乐（美国传统乡村音乐，用吉他和班 卓琴演奏）

.blue 'helmet noun a member of a United Nations force that is trying to prevent war or violence in a place

蓝盔,丨联合国维和部队成员

blue-jay /'blu:d3ei/ noun a large N American bird with blue feathers on its back and a row of feathers (called a crest) standing up on its head蓝松鸦，冠蓝鸦（北美大 鸟，^部羽毛蓝色/实部有羽冠）

'blue jeans noun [pi.] {especially NAm£) trousers/pants made of blue denim 益车仔裤 'blue law noun [usually pi.] (in the US) a law that bans business and certain other activities, such as sports, on Sundays蓝色法规（美国法规，禁止星期天从事商业和体 育运动等活动）

‘blue note not//? (wws/c 音）a note which is slightly lower than the third, fifth or seventh note of the scale, often used in jazz希鲁斯音，蓝调音（爵士乐中常见的

偏低音> _

.blue-on-'blue adj. [only before noun] (6r£) in a war, used to describe an accident or attack in which people