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单词 flush
释义

flush1/flush/ noun

a tinge of red, esp in the cheeks; a blush

the act or an instance of flushing

a fresh and vigorous state

in the first flush of womanhood

a transitory sensation of extreme heat, e.g. a hot flush

a surge of emotion

a flush of anger

a sudden increase, esp of new plant growth

a sudden flow, esp of water

the cleansing of something, e.g. a toilet, with a flow of water

Brit a device for flushing toilets or drains

[perhaps modification of Latin fluxus flow, from fluxere to flow]

flush2verb intrans

to glow, or cause to glow, brightly with a ruddy or rosy colour

to blush

to flow and spread suddenly and freely

to produce new growth

The plants flushed twice during the year

verb trans

to cause liquid to flow over or through (something, e.g. a toilet), esp to cleanse it

to cause (something) to flow or be carried along on a stream of liquid

(often + away) to dispose of (e.g. waste) by carrying it away on a stream of liquid in this way

to cause (somebody) to blush

to cause (something) to glow with a ruddy or rosy colour

be flushed with

to feel proud of and excited by

flusher noun

flush3adj

having or forming a continuous edge or plane surface; level not indented, recessed, or projecting

Make the panelling flush with the wall

arranged edge to edge so as to fit snugly

informal having a plentiful supply of money

informal readily available; abundant

filled to overflowing

flush adv
flushness noun
[origin uncertain; perhaps from or related to flush1]

flush4adv

so as to form a level or even surface or edge

squarely

She hit him flush on the chin


flush5verb trans

to make (something) flush

Flush the headings on the page


flush6verb trans

to cause (esp a game bird) to take flight suddenly

(often + out) to force (somebody) to leave a place of concealment

The gardener flushed the boys from their hiding place

verb intrans

said esp of a game bird: to take flight suddenly

[Middle English flusshen, perhaps of imitative origin]

flush7noun

a hand of playing cards, esp in a gambling game such as poker, all of the same suit

[early French flus, fluz, from Latin fluxus: see flush1]
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