red1 /red/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp redder, superlativesupl reddest) 1 colour 颜色CC having the colour of blood 红色的 We painted the door bright red. 我们把门漆成鲜红色。
→ blood-red, → cherry red at cherry(3), scarlet 2. hair 头发CCDCB hair that is red has an orange-brown colour 红褐色的 3 face 脸CCDC if you go red, your face becomes a bright pink colour, especially because you are embarrassed or angry 涨红的,通红的〔尤因尴尬或生气〕go/turn red Every time you mention his name, she goes bright red. 每次你提到他的名字,她的脸都会涨得通红。
5 like a red rag to a bull British EnglishBrE (also like waving a red flag in front of a bull American EnglishAmE)ANGRYUPSET very likely to make someone angry or upset 容易使人愤怒;容易使人苦恼 Just mentioning his ex-wife’s name was like a red rag to a bull. 只要提到他前妻的名字,他就会怒不可遏。
like a red rag to a bull• Naturally this was like a red rag to a bull and I refused to even consider such a course of action. 6. roll out the red carpet/give somebody the red carpet treatment BETTERto give special treatment to an important visitor 隆重欢迎/隆重接待某人 7 not one red cent American EnglishAmE informalMONEY used to emphasize that you mean no money at all 没有一分钱 I wouldn’t give him one red cent for that car. 他那辆车白送我都不要。
8. politics 政治 informalPPG communist or extremely left-wing political views – used to show disapproval 共产主义的;激进左翼的〔含贬义〕 —redness noun [uncountableU]
→ paint the town red at paint2(5)