| 释义 |
flush¹ /flʌʃ/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. (脸)发红；脸红
Her cheeks flushed red. 她的双颊飞红。
He flushed with shame. 他因感到羞耻而脸红。
2. (突然)发红，发亮
The aurora flushed into the sky. 曙光映红天空。
3. 涌；涌流
Blood flushed into the face. 血涌上了面部。
The stream flushed after the heavy rain. 大雨之后河水涌流。
4. 被冲洗
The toilet flushed. 抽水马桶放水冲洗。
5. (植物)绽出新芽
The plants flushed twice during the year. 那些植物一年发芽两次。
❷ vt.
1. 使(脸等)涨红；使发红，使发亮
Running flushed her cheeks. 她跑得满脸通红。
The setting sun flushed the mountain tops. 夕阳染红山顶。
2. 使(水等)流；冲洗；清除
flush a toilet (lavatory) 抽水冲洗马桶(厕所)
I was recommended fruit juices to flush nicotine out of the body. 有人劝我多喝果汁以排除体内尼古丁。
3. [常用被动语态]使兴奋；使激动；使得意；鼓励
He was flushed with success. 他因成功而满脸喜色。
4. 漫灌(草地)
5. 对(羊等)进行催情补饲
II n.
1. 脸红；潮红；红晕；红光
There was a flush in his cheeks. 他满脸通红。
Her complexion has a flush. 她的面色红扑扑的。
flush of dawn 黎明的红霞
2. 急流
a great flush of water 一大股激流
3. 冲洗
Give the floor a flush. 把地板冲洗一下。
The toilet has a strong flush. 这只抽水马桶冲水很急。
4. 一阵感情；兴奋；激动；得意
a flush of anger (joy) 一阵愤怒(高兴)
He couldn't repress a flush of triumph (success). 他抑制不住一阵胜利(成功)的喜悦。
5. 激增；蓬勃的生长；(茶树的)嫩芽；嫩草
the first flush of spring 春天草木的初荣
in the full flush of economic prosperity 在经济繁荣的高潮中
6. 旺盛，生气勃勃
She is a beautiful girl in the flush of youth. 她是个充满青春活力的美丽姑娘。
He's no longer in his first flush. 他不再洋溢着青春的活力。
7. (发烧或绝经时的)灼热阵感
phr. flush it 〈美俚〉[表示轻蔑、 不信等]见鬼去吧 I started to explain, but the cop told me to flush it. 我刚开始说明情况，但那警察叫我住嘴。[? flash 与 blush 的缩合] |