1、not worth a red cent
一文不值
例句:
I don’t know how I’m going to tell that woman that her prized collectibles are not worth a red cent.
我不知道我要怎么告诉那位女士,她珍贵的收藏品其实一文不值。
2、a red eye夜间航班。
例句:
We took the red eye from Seattle to NewYork.
我们从西雅图乘深夜航班去纽约。
3、a red-letter day非常重要或特别的一天
例句:
The day our daughter was born was a real red-letter day for us.
我们女儿出生的那一天对我们来说真的是非常特别的一天。
4、(boy,) is my face red! 尴尬
例句:
I can’t believe I was calling my client by the wrong name. Boy, is my face red!
我不敢相信我竟然叫错了客户的名字。真是太难堪了!
5、red as a cherry 亮红;绯红
例句:
When her boss praised her in front of the whole office, Emily turned red as a poppy.
当Emily的老板在整个办公室前赞赏她,她脸一下子就红了。
6、red tape繁文缛节
例句:
My passport application has been held up by red tape.
我的护照申请被繁文缛节搁置了。
7、see red 非常生气。
例句:
When he laughed in my face, I just saw red.
他嘲笑我的脸时,我非常生气。
8、red ink债务;债务在财务报表中用红色墨水表示。
例句:
There is too much red ink in my financial statement.
我的财务报表里太多赤字了。
和它相对的是:out of the red摆脱债务;有盈利能力。
例句:
This year our company is likely to get out of the red before fall.
今年我们的公司在秋季之前可能就摆脱赤字了。
9、paint the town red晚上出去玩得开心,经常是喝很多酒,还跳舞
例句:
They were out painting the town red last night.
他们昨晚出去嗨了。