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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。

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