Word · Frequency #8221
blushing
脸红
blushing is the present participle of blush.
to become red or pink in the face, especially from embarrassment, shyness, or shame; to turn a particular shade of red in the face
- 1.
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.
因害羞、爱慕、羞愧、激动或尴尬而面部变红或变粉(有时伴有发热感)。
- 2.
To be shy, ashamed, or embarrassed (to do something).
因害羞、羞愧或尴尬而(做某事)。
- 3.
To become red or pink.
变红或变粉。
- 4.
To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to pinken; to make rosy.
使脸红;使变红;使变粉;使呈玫瑰色。
- 5.
To change skin color in the face (to a particular shade).
面部肤色改变(为特定色调)。
- 6.
To express or make known by blushing.
通过脸红表达或告知。
- 7.
To have a warm and delicate colour, like some roses and other flowers.
像某些玫瑰和其他花朵一样呈现温暖细腻的颜色。
- 8.
Of dope or varnish: to develop an undesirable white precipitate on the surface, due to being applied in humid conditions.
涂料或清漆在潮湿条件下施工时,表面产生不理想的白色沉淀。
羞愧;难为情;不好意思;泛红;变红;呈粉红色;使变红;染红;使呈玫瑰色;用脸红表达;红着脸表示;呈娇艳的红色;泛出暖色
In use
She blushed when he complimented her dress.
The sunset made the sky blush with shades of pink and orange.
He couldn't stop blushing after accidentally walking into the wrong room.
Verb forms
base blush · third person blushes · -ing blushing · past blushed · past participle blushed
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- blush with embarrassment
- 因尴尬而脸红
- She blushed with embarrassment when she realized her mistake.她意识到自己的错误时尴尬得脸红了。
- blush at the compliment
- 因恭维而脸红
- He blushed at the compliment and looked down.他因这句恭维话脸红了,低下了头。
- make someone blush
- 使某人脸红
- The teacher's praise made the shy student blush.老师的表扬让那个害羞的学生脸红了。
- blush deeply
- 脸涨得通红
- She blushed deeply when everyone turned to look at her.当所有人都转身看她时,她脸涨得通红。
- blush crimson
- 脸红得绯红
- He blushed crimson at the unexpected compliment.面对这突如其来的赞美,他脸红得绯红。
- blush easily
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 blush 开头的 b 看作脸上的两团红晕,害羞时脸蛋就会 blush(脸红)。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、书面叙述 blush 作动词时通常表示(因害羞、尴尬等情绪)脸红,语气比较中性,日常口语和书面语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些以 -ush 结尾的词(flush、brush、crush、rush、plush、hush)都与 blush 押韵,发音均为 /ʌʃ/。注意 bush 和 push 虽然拼写也以 -ush 结尾,但发音是 /ʊʃ/,与 blush 不押韵,只是形似。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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