blush
vi. 脸红, 羞愧 vt. 弄成红色 n. 脸红
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教材释义与例句
红著脸表示；使成红色
脸红；感到惭愧
释义与例句
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1.
An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
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A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
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A feeling or appearance of optimism.
可数 比喻 不可数The independence ceremony could not keep the blush of April's revolution, when carnations had seemed to sprout from every buttonhole, from fading.
2016, David McKay, “AngloGold to fire up dividend in 2017 as net debt cut a third,” miningmx.com, 15 August, 2016, The weakening of local currencies – in Argentina, Australia and Brazil – gave a blush to the financial numbers. (As a whole, all-in sustaining costs (AISC) improved to an average of $911/oz compared with the $924/oz recorded in the first half of 2015).
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A cosmetic, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks and lips.
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可数 不可数The same rules that apply to face powder apply to powder blush, since neither contains water. Cream blush, however, should be replaced after a year. To prolong the life of any blush, clean your blush brush regularly and store the product in a dry place.
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A color between pink and cream.
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Ellipsis of blush wine.
美国 可数 不可数2016, Mishkah Abrahams, “Blush or Rosé? The Cape's Best Summer Drink,” capetownetc.com, 29 September, 2016, If you’re looking to indulge in some good food while you sip your blush, pair the Chardonnay-Pinot Noir with fresh, summer foods such as sushi, refreshing salads, delicious seafood and fruity summertime desserts.
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The collective noun for a group of boys.
a blush of boys
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To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.
脸红
不及物The love scene made him blush to the roots of his hair / to the tips of his ears.
He wasn't used to this much attention, so he blushed as he saw dozens of pairs of eyes watching him.
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To be shy, ashamed, or embarrassed (to do something).
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To become red or pink.
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To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to pinken; to make rosy.
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To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
When he saw it, he blushed a beet red.
I wasn't surprised, but it was embarrassing enough that I blushed a little pink.
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To express or make known by blushing.
及物Looking at me with a knowing glare, she blushed her discomfort with the situation.
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To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
不及物The garden was full of blossoms that blushed in myriad shades to form a beautiful carpet of color.
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To glance with the eye, cast a glance.
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Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
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词源
From Middle English blusshen, bluschen, blusschen, blisshen, from Old English blysċan (“to be red; shine”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *blaskijaną, from *blasǭ (“burning candle; torch”) or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *bluskijaną, from *blusjǭ (“torch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognate with Middle Low German blöschen (“to blush”). Compare also Old English blysian (“to burn; blaze”), Dutch blozen (“to blush”), Danish blusse (“to blush”), Old Norse blys (“torch”), Danish blus (“blaze”).
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