Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense flushes, present participle flushing, past tense, past participle flushed
1VERB 脸红;(脸)发烫,发红 If you flush, your face goes red because you are hot or ill, or because you are feeling a strong emotion such as embarrassment or anger. 脸红;(脸)发烫,发红 [Also + of]
Do you sweat a lot or flush a lot?. [VERB]
你常出汗或是脸上常发烫吗?
He turned away embarrassed, his face flushing red. [V colour]
2V-ERG (便后)冲(马桶) When someone flushes a toilet after using it, they fill the toilet bowl with water in order to clean it, usually by pressing a handle or pulling a chain. You can also say that a toilet flushes . (便后)冲(马桶)
She flushed the toilet and went back in the bedroom. [VERB noun]
她冲完马桶回到卧室。
...the sound of the toilet flushing. [VERB]
冲马桶的声音
Flush is also a noun.
He heard the flush of a toilet.
他听见冲马桶的声音。
3VERB 把…冲下(抽水马桶) If you flush something down the toilet, you get rid of it by putting it into the toilet bowl and flushing the toilet. 把…冲下(抽水马桶)
He was found trying to flush banknotes down the toilet. [V n + down]
他试图把钞票从马桶里冲走时被发现。
4VERB 冲洗(身体部位) If you flush a part of your body, you clean it or make it healthier by using a large amount of liquid to get rid of dirt or harmful substances. 冲洗(身体部位) [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
Flush the eye with clean cold water for at least 15 minutes. [VERB noun]
用干净冷水冲洗眼睛至少 15 分钟。
Water is ideal to flush the kidneys and the urinary tract. [VERB noun]
Flush out means the same as flush .flash out 同 flash
...an 'alternative' therapy that gently flushes out the colon to remove toxins.
一种温和冲洗结肠排出毒素的“替代”疗法
5VERB (用大量液体)冲洗 If you flush dirt or a harmful substance out of a place, you get rid of it by using a large amount of liquid. (用大量液体)冲洗
That won't flush out all the sewage, but it should unclog some stinking drains. [V n with out]
那样做虽不能将污物全部冲掉,但应该能疏通一些散发恶臭的排水管。
6VERB 把(人或动物)驱出;把…赶出 If you flush people or animals out of a place where they are hiding, you find or capture them by forcing them to come out of that place. 把(人或动物)驱出;把…赶出
They flushed them out of their hiding places. [V n + out of]
他们把他们从藏身之处赶了出来。
The Guyana Defence Force is engaged in flushing out illegal Brazilian miners operating in the country. [V n with out]
7ADJ [verb-link ADJ]齐平的;在同一平面的 If one object or surface is flushwith another, they are at the same height or distance from something else, so that they form a single smooth surface. 齐平的;在同一平面的
Make sure the tile is flush with the surrounding tiles. [+ with]
8ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, usu ADJwith n](通常指短时间内)有钱的,富足的;暴富的 If you are flushwith money, you have a lot of it, usually only for a short time. (通常指短时间内)有钱的,富足的;暴富的 [informal]
At that time, many developing countries were flush with dollars earned from exports.
在那时,许多发展中国家都通过出口赚到了大量美元。
If we're feeling flush we'll probably give them champagne.
9N-SING 一阵强烈感情;一阵兴奋(或快乐)Theflush of something is an intense feeling of excitement or pleasure that you have when you are experiencing it and for a short time afterwards. 一阵强烈感情;一阵兴奋(或快乐)
ADJECTIVE | VERB + FLUSH | FLUSH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤faint, slight淺紅;微紅▸➤deep, pink, red深紅;粉紅;紅撲撲▸➤sudden突然臉紅◇a sudden flush of rising excitement由於越來越興奮而臉漲得通紅➤hot (BrE) (hot flash in NAmE)發熱潮紅◇Hot drinks can cause hot flushes.喝熱飲料可引致發熱潮紅。VERB + FLUSH➤feel感到臉紅◇She felt a flush of anger creeping into her face.她感覺到自己開始氣得臉色發紅。➤bring使發紅◇The promise in his voice brought a deep flush to her cheeks.聽他話中的許諾之意讓她不由得雙頰發紅。FLUSH + VERB➤creep, rise, spread, suffuse sth紅暈爬上/湧現/蔓延/瀰漫於⋯◇A flush of embarrassment rose to her cheeks.她尷尬得雙頰飛紅。PREPOSITION➤flush in⋯的紅暈◇She had a slight pink flush in her cheeks.她的雙頰微微泛紅。➤flush of一抹⋯的紅暈◇There was a faint flush of red on those pale cheeks.蒼白的面頰上有一絲淡淡的紅暈。PHRASES➤the first flush of enthusiasm, passion, youth, etc.(= a time when enthusiasm, etc. is new, exciting and strong)熱情、激情、青春活力等初現◇I'm no longer in the first flush of youth.我不再像年輕時那樣活力四射了。flush
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤deeply通紅▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/稍微發紅▸➤angrily, guiltily因生氣/內疚而臉紅◇He made his excuses, flushing guiltily.他找了個藉口,臉由於內疚而發紅。PREPOSITION➤in因⋯而臉紅◇Her face flushed in anger.她氣得滿臉通紅。➤with因⋯而臉紅◇He flushed scarlet with embarrassment.他尷尬得滿臉通紅。PHRASES➤flush red, scarlet, etc.發紅、紅得發紫等
flush ♦︎ blush ♦︎ glow ♦︎ colour ♦︎ burnThese words all mean to become red in the face, especially because of embarrassment or another emotion.这些词均表示因尴尬等情感而脸红。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达脸红的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to flush / blush / glow / colour / burn with sth◆sb's cheeks flush / glow / colour / burn◆sb's face flushes / glows / colours / burns◆to flush / blush scarlet■flush [intransitive](of a person or their face) to become red, especially because you are embarrassed, excited, angry or hot(人)脸红;(脸)发红◆He flushed with anger at her reply.她的回答把他气得涨红了脸。◆She felt her cheeks flush red and she looked away in embarrassment.她感到满脸通红,尴尬地看向了别处。◆A patient with a fever may be very hot and flushed.发烧的病人可能会体热脸红。▸flush
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[countable, usually singular] ◆There was an unhealthy flush across his thin face.他瘦削的脸上有一种病态的潮红。■blush [intransitive] to become red in the face because you are embarrassed or ashamed(因尴尬或害羞)脸红,涨红了脸◆She felt herself blushing scarlet at the thought.她想起那件事便面红耳赤。◆I blush to think(= feel embarrassed or ashamed to think) of how I behaved the last time we met.我一想起上次我们见面时自己的表现就觉得羞愧。▸blush
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[countable] ◆She felt a warm blush rise to her cheeks.她感到双颊一阵热辣辣的。NOTE辨析 Blush or flush? Blush is only used when sb feels embarrassment or shame; flush can be used in other situations. The subject of blush must be a person. * blush只用以表示因尴尬或羞愧而脸红,flush可用于因其他原因而脸红。blush的主语必须是人◆Her cheeks/face blushed.■glow [intransitive] to look or feel warm or pink, especially after exercise or because of excitement or embarrassment(尤指运动后或因情绪激动或尴尬)脸发红,感觉热◆Her cheeks were glowing.她双颊绯红。ⓘ Glow is often used to describe a positive reaction to sth. * glow常指这种发热发红的反应是正面的◆She glowed with pleasure at the compliment.听到称赞的话,她高兴得容光焕发。▸glow
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[singular] ◆The fresh air had brought a healthy glow to her cheeks.新鲜空气使她两颊红润,精神焕发。■colour (BrE) (NAmEcolor) [intransitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) to become red in the face because of embarrassment, shame or anger(因尴尬、羞愧或生气)脸红◆Everyone in the room stared at Gerry, and he coloured slightly.房间里的每个人都盯着格里看,他的脸微微地红了。◆He grinned at Mary, who coloured up instantly.他朝玛丽咧嘴一笑,玛丽的脸一下子红了。▸colour (BrE) (NAmEcolor)
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[uncountable] ◆Colour flooded her face when she thought of what had happened.她想起所发生的事,脸涨得通红。◆His face was drained of colour(= he looked pale and ill).他脸上毫无血色。■burn [intransitive] (burnt, burntorburned, burned)to be very red and feel very hot because of embarrassment or shame(因尴尬或羞愧)面赤身烧◆Her cheeks burned with embarrassment.她窘得双颊发烫。