Word · Frequency #5416
flushes
冲洗；冲刷；（冲马桶的）冲水
flushes is the plural of flush.
核心释义
A sudden rush or flow of water, especially one used for cleaning; the act of flushing a toilet.
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突然从灌木丛、树木等中飞起的一群鸟。
A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
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突然的流动；如水为清洁目的而充满或溢出的急流。
A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes.
- 3.
由地下水供给的沼泽或泥炭沼泽(可能是酸性或碱性,富营养或贫营养)；(最初尤其指苏格兰和英格兰北部)田野中的(沼泽)池塘或渗水
A groundwater-fed marsh or peaty mire (which may be acidic or basic, nutrient-rich or poor); (originally especially Scotland and Northern England) a (marshy) pool or seep, as in a field.
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由同一花色的所有牌组成的手牌
A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
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最繁荣或生产力最高的时期
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
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特别是指冲洗马桶
Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet.
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红润的颜色(尤其是脸颊),被视为健康的标志
a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
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清除缓冲区或缓存的内容
The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache.
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突然的短暂热感(与更年期和某些心理障碍相关)
sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
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脸部因恐惧、羞愧、谦虚或强烈情感而充血；脸红；红晕
A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow.
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类似于脸颊因突然充血而产生的红色
Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood.
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突然的情感涌动；兴奋、活力等的激动
A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc.
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滑雪者必须穿梭其间的杆或障碍物线
A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between.
脸红；红晕；泛红；潮热；阵热；一阵激动；兴奋；激情；同花；同花牌；全盛期；旺盛期；鼎盛时期
用法In use
The company was in the flush of success after launching the new product.
用法提示：这里的'flush'作为名词，表示'全盛时期'。
A healthy flush spread across her cheeks after she finished the race.
用法提示：这里的'flush'作为名词，表示脸颊上的红润颜色。
She experienced a hot flush during the menopause transition.
用法提示：这里的'flush'作为名词，表示'潮热'感。
a flush of sth
a flush of 后接表示情感或颜色的名词，指突然涌起的一阵。
A flush of pride spread across her face.
一阵骄傲的红晕在她脸上蔓延开来。
give sth a flush
give sth a flush 意为“冲一次”，多用于英式英语，也可说 have a flush。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hot flush
- 潮热（更年期等出现的突然燥热感）
- She often wakes up at night with hot flushes.她夜里常因潮热醒来。
- a flush of embarrassment
- 一阵因尴尬而泛起的红晕
- A flush of embarrassment spread across his cheeks.一阵尴尬的红晕泛上他的双颊。
- the first flush of youth
- 青春的初期；风华正茂之时
- He wrote his best poems in the first flush of youth.他最好的诗是在青春正盛时写下的。
- royal flush
- （扑克中的）同花大顺
- He won the game with a royal flush.他以同花大顺赢了这一局。
- toilet flush
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象抽水马桶“哗啦”一声冲水（flush），水涌出、脸红潮热都是突然一阵；鸟群惊飞也像水流轰然冲出。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话（冲水、脸红）、医学/健康描述、技术文档（清除缓存等） 作为名词，通常用于日常交流，如冲水或脸红；在医学或技术语境中多用于书面描述。整体风格中性，正式或口语场合都可接受。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用作可数名词，搭配介词 of 表示‘一阵’（如 a flush of anger）
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ush 结尾，读 /ʌʃ/，与 flush 押韵：brush, crush, hush, rush, blush, plush。注意：flash /flæʃ/ 虽然与 flush 拼写接近，但元音不同，不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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