每日一词【88】blue：忧郁/令人沮丧

今天学的词组是blue, b-l-u-e。Blue的意思是蓝色，也有忧郁和令人沮丧的意思。比如某个人心情不好，闷闷不乐 -- "He is in a blue mood today." 或者说， "He looks so blue." 美国英语中有个词组，叫做 holiday blues¹。 指的是假日期间的郁闷情绪。节日的团聚欢乐气氛往往令一些孤独的人更感到寂寞，不开心。

有些心理学家忠告说，不要让这种低落的情绪恶化成忧郁症，"Don't let the holiday blues lead to depression." 还比如，布什总统在国会中期选举之后积极调整政策："The president is trying to beat the post midterm election blues," 总统设法克服选后令人沮丧的局面。今天学的词组是blue...

1 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。