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blush

/bluhsh/US // blʌʃ //UK // (blʌʃ) //

脸红,腮红,脸红了,脸红心跳

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
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    • : to redden, as from embarrassment or shame: He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
    • : to feel shame or embarrassment: Your behavior makes me blush for your poor mother.
    • : to become rosy.
    • : to become cloudy or dull through moisture or excessive evaporation of solvents.
v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to make red; flush.
    • : to make known by a blush: She could not help blushing the truth.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a reddening, as of the face.
    • : rosy or pinkish tinge.
    • : Also called blush·er, blush-on . a cosmetic used to add a pink or reddish color to the cheeks.
    • : Also called blush wine . rosé.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • They also proliferate with a promiscuity that would make a bunny blush.

  • Superconductivity—in which electrons flow through a material without resistance—sounds impossible at first blush.

  • The compact dishes come in cute ivory, blush, and light blue colors.

  • It’s not a complicated question at first blush, but the more we plumb its depths, the more we identify additional complications.

  • Storage containers hold a treasure trove of mascara, lipstick, blush, and other makeup.

  • At first blush, this practice may have the appearance of legitimacy in cases where detainees refused to eat or drink.

  • But Ello is not the Shangri-La of social networks that it might appear to be at first blush.

  • All of them are plain, boring, unadventurous, and blush when the topic of sex is brought up.

  • At first blush, Henry Ford, the founder of Ford, and Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors, would seem to have little in common.

  • "Oh, but dear Mrs. Dodd, suppose she couldn't help it," said the artless maiden with a blush and a little sigh.

  • The memory of her daily tenderness swept over him; and shame sent a blush into his cheeks.

  • Therefore the showers were withholden, and there was no lateward rain: thou hadst a harlot's forehead, thou wouldst not blush.

  • It was one of those brilliant clear crisp days with which that high plateau can put even California to the blush.

  • Moreover, as she told herself with a blush, she was not altogether indifferent to the money.