Word · Frequency #5416
flushes
冲洗;冲(马桶)
flushes is the third person singular of flush.
To wash something with a flow of water, especially a toilet; to be washed clean this way.
- 1.
To cause to take flight from concealment.
使从隐藏处飞出。
- 2.
To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.
用大量液体冲洗
- 3.
To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
突然起飞,尤其是从掩护处。
- 4.
Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.
特别是通过引入大量水来冲洗马桶
- 5.
To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush.
因尴尬、兴奋、过热或其他系统性干扰而脸红
- 6.
To cause to blush.
使脸红
- 7.
To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
使充满;淹没;用水淹没
- 8.
To excite, inflame.
激发,点燃
- 9.
To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water.
通过大量水的冲洗来清洁
- 10.
To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents.
清除(缓冲区或缓存)的内容
- 11.
To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache.
将数据写入主存储器,从缓冲区或缓存中清除
- 12.
To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
突然流动和扩散;涌出
- 13.
To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
显示红色;突然发光;发热
- 14.
To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
填补接缝;找平;使齐平
- 15.
To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood.
在水源不足的情况下,通过蓄水并定期释放洪水来操作砂矿
- 16.
To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
用水携带的材料填充地下空间,尤其是煤矿,排水后形成紧密的块体
- 17.
To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet.
通过冲水马桶处理或被处理掉
(使)脸红;泛红;使(鸟等)惊飞;突然飞起;淹没;灌满水;清除(缓冲/缓存);写入存储;奔流;涌出
In use
After using the bathroom, please flush the toilet.
The plumber flushed the pipes with clean water to remove the dirt.
You should flush the wound with saline before bandaging it.
Verb forms
base flush · third person flushes · -ing flushing · past flushed · past participle flushed
常指冲洗或脸红,规则动词。
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- flush with success
- 因成功而得意After winning the award, she was flush with success.获奖后,她因成功而得意洋洋。
- in the first flush of
- 在...的初期/最初阶段In the first flush of victory, he forgot all his troubles.在胜利的初期,他忘记了一切烦恼。
Antonyms
- blanch
- 使变白 · 针对动词义"脸红"的反义词
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Flush 发音像‘福拉’(福气拉满),让人联想到事业旺盛,红红火火。
Context & Register
通常用于描述因情绪或身体状况导致的脸色变红,比较常见于文学作品或日常交谈中。
Grammar Note
作不及物动词时表示脸红或奔涌;作及物动词时表示冲洗或使齐平。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the 'ush' ending and rhyme with 'flush' (/flʌʃ/). Note that words like 'flute' (/fluːt/) look similar but do not rhyme.
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。
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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