blue pill
noun [ C or S ] uk/ˌbluː ˈpɪl/ us/ˌbluː ˈpɪl/
(also little blue pill)蓝色药丸（指药物伟哥，用以治疗男性勃起功能障碍)
another name for the drug Viagra (= a treatment for men who have problems getting or keeping an erection)
The blue pill reportedly earned its manufacturer $1.3 billion last year. 据报道，蓝色药丸去年为生产商赚取了13亿美元的利润。
He was prescribed the little blue pill but never took it. 医生给他开了蓝色小药丸，但他从来没有吃过。
old use蓝色药丸（一种含汞的药，过去用于治疗包括梅毒在内的疾病）
a drug containing mercury (= a poisonous metal), used in the past to treat diseases including syphilis (= a disease caught from sexual contact)
There are no records showing when Lincoln started taking his blue pills, though many friends knew he used them. 没有记录显示林肯何时开始服用他的蓝色药丸，尽管许多朋友知道他吃过这些药。
蓝色药丸（让人看不到事情的真实面目而感觉安全、快乐的东西。来自电影《黑客帝国》中的一个场景，片中角色要在揭示真实世界的红色药丸和隐藏真实世界的蓝色药丸之间做出选择。）
beliefs or choices that make you feel safe and happy, but stop you from seeing how things really are. This refers to a scene in the film "The Matrix" where a character is offered a choice between a red pill, which reveals the true world, and a blue pill, which keeps it hidden.
Swallowing the blue pill is reaching for false hope. 吞下蓝色的药丸是在寻找虚假的希望。
Take the easy way out, choose the blue pill, believe what you want to believe. 找一条轻松出路，选择蓝色药丸，相信自己想相信的东西。
Compare: red pill
- More examples
- With an estimated 30 million men in the US encountering varying degrees of erectile dysfunction, the little blue pill opened up an entirely new market.
- the bored couple that reinvigorate their romance with blue pills
- The blue pill was widely prescribed at the time to treat a range of conditions, including syphilis, worms, infertility, and tuberculosis.
- Do you want the red pill or the blue pill? The choice is yours.
- There are many, many blue pills in this world. Unfortunately, none of them work quite as well as the ones in the film.
- How can I feel unified with friends who continue to choose the blue pill? We have such different goals.