单词 | flush |
释义 | Word Frequency flush 1(flʌʃ) verb 1. to blush or cause to blush 2. to flow or flood or cause to flow or flood with or as if with water 3. to glow or shine or cause to glow or shine with a rosy colour 4. to send a volume of water quickly through (a pipe, channel, etc) or into (a toilet) for the purpose of cleansing, emptying, etc 5. to cause (soluble substances in the soil) to be washed towards the surface, as by the action of underground springs, or (of such substances) to be washed towards the soil surface 6. (tr; usually passive) to excite or elate noun 7. a rosy colour, esp in the cheeks; blush 8. a sudden flow or gush, as of water 9. a feeling of excitement or elation the flush of success 10. early bloom; freshness the flush of youth 11. redness of the skin, esp of the face, as from the effects of a fever, alcohol, etc 12. ecology an area of boggy land fed by ground water adjective 13. having a ruddy or heightened colour Derived forms flusher (ˈflusher) noun Word origin C16 (in the sense: to gush forth): perhaps from flush3Word Frequency flush 2(flʌʃ) adjective (usually postpositive) 1. level or even with another surface 2. directly adjacent; continuous 3. informal having plenty of money 4. informal abundant or plentiful, as money 5. full of vigour 6. full to the brim or to the point of overflowing 7. printing having an even margin, right or left, with no indentations 8. (of a blow) accurately delivered 9. (of a vessel) having no superstructure built above the flat level of the deck adverb 10. so as to be level or even 11. directly or squarely verb (transitive) 12. to cause (surfaces) to be on the same level or in the same plane 13. to enrich the diet of (a ewe) during the breeding season noun 14. a period of fresh growth of leaves, shoots, etc Derived forms flushness (ˈflushness) noun Word origin C18: probably from flush1 (in the sense: spring out)Word Frequency flush 3(flʌʃ) verb (transitive) to rouse (game, wild creatures, etc) and put to flight Word origin C13 flusshen, perhaps of imitative originWord Frequency flush 4(flʌʃ) noun (in poker and similar games) a hand containing only one suit Word origin C16: from Old French flus, from Latin fluxus flux |
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