Word · Frequency #16588
ruddiest
红润的；微红的
ruddiest is the superlative of ruddy.
Reddish in color, especially having a healthy red face or skin.
常用于描述健康的肤色，也可形容火焰、天空等呈红色。
- 1.
Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
红色的,尤其指脸、火或天空
- 2.
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
红润的,健康的
- 3.
Robust and vigorous, like a person with a red complexion (as compared to a pale one).
健壮有活力的,像红润肤色的人(与苍白肤色相比)
- 4.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
红色的,类似血、樱桃、番茄或红宝石的颜色
健壮的；精力充沛的；红色的,尤其指脸、火或天空；红润的,健康的；健壮有活力的,像红润肤色的人(与苍白肤色相比)；红色的,类似血、樱桃、番茄或红宝石的颜色
In use
After a week of hiking in the mountains, his cheeks had a ruddy glow.
The ruddy sunset painted the sky in shades of orange and red.
She looked ruddier after returning from the seaside vacation.
a ruddy complexion
Connections
Collocations
- ruddy complexion
- 红润的肤色
- Years of outdoor work gave him a ruddy complexion.多年的户外工作使他肤色红润。
- ruddy cheeks
- 红润的脸颊
- The children came in from the cold with ruddy cheeks.孩子们从寒冷的户外进来，脸颊红润。
- ruddy glow
- 通红的光
- The campfire cast a ruddy glow on their faces.篝火在他们脸上映出通红的光。
- ruddy sky
- 泛红的天空
- A ruddy sky at sunset signaled the end of the storm.日落时泛红的天空预示着暴风雨的结束。
Pop culture & quotes
- Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to.
- 他面色红润，容貌俊美，长得英俊。The baby’s ruddy cheeks were a sign of perfect health.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 ruddy 拆成 red 的变体 + dy，想象户外奔跑后红润健康的脸庞。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday descriptions of a person's face or cheeks、literary descriptions of fire or the sky 该词在形容面色、脸颊时比较常见，通常带有健康的红润感；在描写火光或天空时则多用于书面或文学语境。日常口语中相对较少用，可依搭配改说 red 或 reddish。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with /ˈrʌdi/: muddy, bloody, buddy, study, cruddy all share the /ʌdi/ ending. Beware lookalikes with different vowels: body /ˈbɒdi/, candy /ˈkændi/, ready /ˈrɛdi/, shoddy /ˈʃɒdi/ do not rhyme.
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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