| 单词 | flushed |
| 释义 | flushed (once / 317 pages) adj When you're flushed, your cheeks are pink. You probably look flushed after your morning jog around the block. People become flushed from exercise, or cold weather, or embarrassment. Your flushed cheeks might give away the fact that you're nervous about your job interview or ashamed to be seen walking the dog in your pajamas. Little kids get flushed faces when they're sick, their cheeks bright and feverish. The verb flush originally meant "to fly up suddenly," and experts aren't sure how the "become red" meaning came about, although it may be a combination of flash and blush. WORD FAMILYflush: flushed, flushes, flushing, flushingly USAGE EXAMPLESThe law likely would backfire, he said, because toilet users would increasingly turn to baby wipes, which aren’t designed to be flushed. Washington Post(Dec 07, 2016) WSU tied the game at 13 after Derrien King hit a 3 and Robert Franks flushed a fast break dunk. Washington Times(Dec 03, 2016) Sometimes, after an argument, she would retreat to the bathroom, to check whether the toilet still flushed. The New Yorker(Dec 03, 2016) 1adj having the pinkish flush of health Syn rose-cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked healthy having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease 2adj (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion Syn crimson, red, red-faced, reddened colored, colorful, coloured having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination |
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