1EMBARRASSEDto become red in the face, usually because you are embarrassed 〔通常因难为情而〕脸红
Wilson saw she was watching him and blushed.
威尔逊看到她在注视着自己,不由得脸红了。
Joan blushed at the unexpected compliment.
这意外的夸奖让琼脸红了。
Kate blushed scarlet.
凯特满脸绯红。
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In everyday British English, people often say go red rather than blush: 在日常英国英语中,人们常说go red,而不说 blush
She went red when he looked at her.
他看她时,她脸红了。
2EMBARRASSEDto feel ashamed or embarrassed about something 感到羞愧;尴尬
blush to do something
I blush to admit that I haven’t read it.
我都不好意思承认我没有看过。
3something that would make somebody blushsomething so shocking that it would shock someone who is not normally easily shocked 连某人都会感到脸红的事
language that would make a sailor blush
连水手听到都会脸红的语言
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something that would make somebody blush• Jones' political moves would even make a crookedpoliticianblush.• She uses languagethat would make a construction worker blush.
4.the blushing brideMARRYa young woman on her weddingday – used humorously 含羞的新娘〔幽默用法〕
—blushinglyadverbadv
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blush• And other feelings, too, which made me blush.• She laughed and the Chiefblushed.• She waited, watching him, pleased to see the color come back and then touched to realize that he was blushing.• Their heat-patterns flared, as if they were blushing all over.• Carlos blushes every time he talks to her.• Terry's eyebrows went up and she felt herself blushing furiously.• I positively blush like a sophomore when I think of what you said!
blush to do something• Martha's cheeks became even pinker as she blushed to see him.
blush2 noun
1[countableC]EMBARRASSED the red colour on your face that appears when you are embarrassed 脸红
Donald felt a blush warm his cheeks.
唐纳德感到双颊热辣辣的。
She bent her head to hide her blushes.
她低下头,把羞红的脸掩藏起来。
2at first blushliteraryFIRST when first thought of or considered 乍一想,经初步考虑
At first blush, this sounds like good news.
乍一想,这似乎是个好消息。
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at first blush• At first blush, this discovery seems to confirm his theory.• A.. The results here sound more grimat first blush than they really are.• That may sound strangeat first blush.
blush• Polly felt a blushwarm her cheeks and looked down at the food.• And as she remembered her own vividimaginings a blushcrept up her throat to flood her cheeks with hot colour.• This Government has all the conviction of a blush on Madonna's cheek.• I said that I could not remember whether such a thing had ever occurred and managed to stifle a blush.• Susan confessed with a blush that she'd been watching him.• At first blush, this is a compellingconcept.• She had rubbedblush on her cheekbones but it was wearing thin in the heat.
Originblush1
Old Englishblyscan“to become red”, from blysa“flame”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + BLUSH | BLUSH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤crimson, deep臉緋紅➤faint, slight臉微紅VERB + BLUSH➤hide掩飾臉紅◇She tried to hide her fiery blush.她努力掩飾自己緋紅的臉。BLUSH + VERB➤deepen越發臉紅▸➤colour/color sb's cheeks, creep, rise, spread某人臉紅;漸漸臉紅◇A deep blush spread from her head to her neck.她的臉緋紅,一直紅到了脖子。PREPOSITION➤with a blush, without a blush臉紅;臉不紅◇She lowered her eyes with a deep blush.她垂下眼睛,臉色通紅。➤blush of因⋯臉紅◇a blush of embarrassment因為窘迫而臉紅PHRASES➤a blush comes to sb's cheeks, a blush comes to sb's face某人的臉頰/臉龐紅了▸➤bring a blush to sb's cheeks, bring a blush to sb's face使某人臉紅▸➤save sb's blushes, spare sb's blushes (= to save sb from an embarrassing situation) (BrE) 使某人免於受窘blush
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ADVERB | VERB + BLUSH | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤deeply, furiously, hotly, profusely臉通紅;臉紅透;臉紅得發燙;臉漲得緋紅▸➤faintly, a little, slightly臉微紅➤angrily, guiltily氣得臉紅;內疚而臉紅➤shyly羞得臉紅VERB + BLUSH➤make sb使某人臉紅◇Stop teasing-you're making him blush.你別取笑他了 - 他臉都紅了。PREPOSITION➤at為⋯臉紅◇He blushed at the mention of her name.一提到她的名字他臉就紅了。➤with因⋯臉紅◇She blushed crimson with embarrassment.她窘得臉通紅。PHRASES➤blush crimson, blush pink, blush red, blush scarlet滿臉通紅;臉發紅◇Lia blushed a deep shade of red.利亞滿臉通紅。