短语 with flying colours 的意思是某人表现出色,取得了极好成绩。
例句
my daughter passed her
1 with flying colours! we're
2 out to
3 tonight.
'
4 john pass his driving test this morning?' 'yes, he passed with flying colours.'
请注意
还 有一个短语to show one's
5 colours, 意思是当某人的本来面目或性格表现出来了。有一支很有名的歌 true colors, 歌词中有一段 "and i see your true colors
6 through". 意思是 i can see your
7 8 and who you are 我能看到真正的你。但这个短语也可以带有贬义,比如:
tom showed his true colours in the restaurant – he
9 so
10 and started shouting at the
11!
tom 在餐厅里终于原形比露了,他很没耐心,对服务员大吼大叫!
请注意单词'颜色' 在美语里的拼写是 color, 在英式英语里是 colour.