| 单词 | flush |
| 释义 | flush (flʌʃ ) Word forms: flushes , flushing , flushed 1. verb If you flush, your face goes red because you are hot or ill, or because you are feeling a strong emotion such as embarrassment or anger. Do you sweat a lot or flush a lot? [VERB] He turned away embarrassed, his face flushing red. [V colour] Synonyms: blush, colour, burn, flame Flush is also a noun. There was a slight flush on his cheeks. flushed adjective Her face was flushed with anger. [+ with] Synonyms: blushing, red, hot, burning 2. verb When someone flushes a toilet after using it, they fill the toilet bowl with water in order to clean it, usually by pressing a handle or pulling a chain. You can also say that a toilet flushes. She flushed the toilet and went back in the bedroom. [VERB noun] ...the sound of the toilet flushing. [VERB] Flush is also a noun. He heard the flush of a toilet. [+ of] 3. verb If you flush something down the toilet, you get rid of it by putting it into the toilet bowl and flushing the toilet. He was found trying to flush banknotes down the toilet. [V n + down] 4. verb If you flush a part of your body, you clean it or make it healthier by using a large amount of liquid to get rid of dirt or harmful substances. Flush the eye with clean cold water for at least 15 minutes. [VERB noun] Water is ideal to flush the kidneys and the urinary tract. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cleanse, wash out, swab, rinse out Flush out means the same as flush. ...an 'alternative' therapy that gently flushes out the colon to remove toxins. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 5. verb If you flush dirt or a harmful substance out of a place, you get rid of it by using a large amount of liquid. That won't flush all the sewage out, but it should unclog some stinking drains. [V n with out] 6. verb If you flush people or animals out of a place where they are hiding, you find or capture them by forcing them to come out of that place. They flushed them out of their hiding places. [V n + out of] Police conduct raids to flush out illegal traders. [V n with out] Synonyms: drive out, force, dislodge, put to flight 7. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If one object or surface is flush with another, they are at the same height or distance from something else, so that they form a single smooth surface. Make sure the tile is flush with the surrounding tiles. [+ with] Synonyms: level, even, true, flat 8. graded adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, usu ADJ with n] If you are flush with money, you have a lot of it, usually only for a short time. [informal] At that time, many developing countries were flush with dollars earned from exports. If we're feeling flush we'll probably give them champagne. Synonyms: affluent, liberal, generous, lavish 9. singular noun The flush of something is an intense feeling of excitement or pleasure that you have when you are experiencing it and for a short time afterwards. ...the first flush of young love. [+ of] ...in the flush of victory. [+ of] Synonyms: bloom, glow, vigour, freshness 10. singular noun [NOUN of noun] A flush of something is a large quantity of it that comes suddenly or quickly. ...the flush of recent victories. ...a flush of memories. Phrasal verbs: flush out flush [sense 4] Collocations: flush away But the microbeads do not biodegrade so when flushed away, trillions end up in the marine food chain. The Sun (2016) Patients must be told they risk their own health if they fail to take antibiotics properly, share them with others or flush away unused medicine, it says. Times, Sunday Times (2017) It's like flushing away pound notes. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Or would sir like to be dissolved in caustic potash and then flushed away down the sewers? Times, Sunday Times (2010) However, some customers complain it makes it tricky to do a full flush when needed as you have to remove the bag. The Sun Now the remaining 13 participants in the documentary series, which catches up with them every seven years, are in the full flush of middle age. The Sun There's shame when you press half-flush when a full flush was needed. Times, Sunday Times He was 30 and in the full flush of his health. Times, Sunday Times Early frosts and snow and the game season in full flush call for warming winter reds. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 红晕, 冲洗 Japanese: 赤面, 赤面する |
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