| 单词 | redden |
| 释义 | redden (once / 1200 pages) v When something reddens, its color changes so that it looks red. In autumn, the leaves on some trees redden before they fall to the ground. If the sky reddens at dusk, you might remember the rhyme "red sky at night, sailor's delight." Pale people redden too, when they blush or flush with embarrassment. A child coloring a picture with crayons might redden the sky and shade the trees blue and purple. The Old English root, meaning "become red," is readian. WORD FAMILYredden: reddened, reddening, reddens+/red: redded, redden, redder, reddest, reddish, redly, redness, reds/redness: rednesses USAGE EXAMPLESMama hastily placed a napkin on the spot, and when she raised the reddened napkin, I remembered her blood on the stairs. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) She kept mewling and shivering, as she rubbed and rubbed the soapy washcloth against her face and neck until they reddened. Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) Trump, reddening, shouts: “What else? Of the United States!” Wall Street Journal(Nov 03, 2016) 1v turn red or redder The sky reddened Hypo|Hyper blush become rosy or reddish color, colour, discolor, discolour change color, often in an undesired manner 2v turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame Syn|Hyper blush, crimson, flush color, colour, discolor, discolour change color, often in an undesired manner 3v make red The setting sun reddened the sky Hypo|Hyper madder color a moderate to strong red encrimsonmake crimson vermilioncolor vermilion carminecolor carmine rubifymake ruby red ruddleredden as if with a red ocher color rubricadorn with ruby red color color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize add color to |
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