[VERB 动词](由于羞愧或难为情而)脸红,涨红了脸 When you blush, your face becomes redder than usual because you are ashamed or embarrassed.
[V]
[V colour]
'Hello, Maria,' he said, and she blushed again...
“你好,玛丽亚,”他说,这让她脸上又泛起了红晕。
I blushed scarlet at my stupidity.
我为自己的愚蠢羞愧得满脸通红。
Blush is also a noun.
'The most important thing is to be honest,' she says, without the trace of a blush.
“最重要的是要诚实,”她毫不脸红地说。
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[PHRASE 短语]不让…尴尬;避免使…难为情 If you spare someone's blushes or save someone's blushes, you avoid doing or saying something that will embarrass them.
[V inflects]
'We don't want to name the man to spare his blushes,' said a police spokesman.
“为了不让当事人颜面扫地,我们就不指名道姓了,”一位警方发言人说道。
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blush/blʌʃ; NAmEblʌʃ/
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blushblushesblushedblushingverb1[intransitive ]to become red in the face because you are embarrassed or ashamed (因尴尬或害羞)脸红,涨红了脸SYN
go red
blush(with sth) (at sth) ◆to blush with embarrassment/shame尴尬╱羞愧得面颊绯红◆She blushed furiously at the memory of the conversation.她一想起那次谈话就气得满脸通红。+ adj./noun◆He blushed scarlet at the thought.他想起那事便面红耳赤。2[transitive ]blushto do sth to be ashamed or embarrassed about sth (因某事)羞愧,尴尬◆I blush to admit it, but I quite like her music.不好意思,但我得承认我很喜欢她的音乐。noun1[countable ]the red colour that spreads over your face when you are embarrassed or ashamed (因难堪、羞愧)面部泛起的红晕◆She felt a warm blush rise to her cheeks.她感到双颊热辣辣的。◆He turned away to hide his blushes.他转过身去,不让人看见他脸红。2[uncountable , countable ]( NAmE) =
blusher
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spare
v.blush/blʌʃ; NAmEblʌʃ/
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blush2 noun
blushblush1 /blʌʃ/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]
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1to become red in the face, usually because you are embarrassed: Wilson saw she was watching him and blushed. Joan blushed at the unexpected compliment. Kate blushed scarlet.RegisterIn everyday British English, people often say go red rather than blush:· She went red when he looked at her.2to feel ashamed or embarrassed about somethingblush to do something I blush to admit that I haven’t read it.3something that would make somebody blush something so shocking that it would shock someone who is not normally easily shocked: language that would make a sailor blush4the blushing bride a young woman on her wedding day – used humorously—blushingly adverb
blush1 verb
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1[countable] the red colour on your face that appears when you are embarrassed: Donald felt a blush warm his cheeks. She bent her head to hide her blushes.2at first blush literary when first thought of or considered: At first blush, this sounds like good news. → spare somebody’s blushes
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