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Blushed Spare Someone's Blush 英[Blʌʃ 美[Blʌʃ Vi.脸红,惭愧;变红;害臊,怕羞;N.脸红,红色;<古>一见,一瞥 Verb

单词 blush
音标
英[blʌʃ] 美[blʌʃ]
解释
vi.脸红,惭愧;变红;害臊,怕羞;n.脸红,红色;<古>一见,一瞥;
例句

VERB
(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.
例:'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。
例:I blushed scarlet at my stupidity.我为自己的愚蠢羞愧得满脸通红。

PHRASE
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.
例:'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。
变形
third:blushes~done:blushed~pl:blushes~ing:blushing~past:blushed~

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