Word · Frequency #15596
crimson
变深红；脸红
To become crimson or deep red, especially from embarrassment; to blush.
- 1.
To become crimson or deep red; to blush.
变成深红色；脸红
- 2.
To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.
染成深红色；使变红
- 3.
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
变红,如同因尴尬或羞愧
把…染成深红色；染红；变成深红色；脸红；染成深红色；使变红；变红,如同因尴尬或羞愧；(使)变为深红色
In use
She crimsoned when he complimented her in front of everyone.
He felt his cheeks crimsoning as he realized his mistake.
The girl crimsoned at the unexpected attention.
Verb forms
base crimson · third person crimsons · -ing crimsoning · past crimsoned · past participle crimsoned
Connections
Collocations
- crimson with embarrassment
- 因尴尬而脸红
- She crimsoned with embarrassment when she tripped on stage.她在台上绊倒时，尴尬地脸红了。
- crimson with rage
- 气得满脸通红
- His face crimsoned with rage at the insult.他因受到侮辱而气得满脸通红。
- crimson in the face
- 脸涨得通红
- The shy boy crimsons in the face whenever he is asked a question.那个害羞的男孩每次被提问时脸都涨得通红。
- crimson to the roots of one's hair
- 脸红到脖子根
- She crimsoned to the roots of her hair when he praised her.他称赞她时，她脸红到了脖子根。
Synonyms
- blush
- （因尴尬或羞愧而）脸红 · blush 常用于日常口语，强调因尴尬或害羞而脸红；crimson 更书面、程度更深（深红色），较少用于口语。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 crim 想成 criminal 的开头：罪犯因羞愧而脸红，脸色变成深红(crimson)。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学及诗歌描写、正式书面叙述 作为动词，crimson 多用于文学、诗歌或正式书面叙述，指（因尴尬或羞愧而）脸红，或把某物染成深红色；日常口语中较少使用，口语表达“脸红”更常用 blush。
Pronunciation & Spelling
无完全押韵的常用词。prison 和 risen 的元音和尾音 /ɪzən/ 与 crimson 相近，但缺少中间的 /m/；criminal 开头同为 /krɪm/，但后面读音完全不同。reason 尾音 /zən/ 相同，但元音是 /iː/。person、lesson 虽以 -son 结尾，但读作 /sən/，与 crimson 的 /zən/ 不同。
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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