blush

verb

/blʌʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they blush	/blʌʃ/ /blʌʃ/
he / she / it blushes	/ˈblʌʃɪz/ /ˈblʌʃɪz/
past simple blushed	/blʌʃt/ /blʌʃt/
past participle blushed	/blʌʃt/ /blʌʃt/
-ing form blushing	/ˈblʌʃɪŋ/ /ˈblʌʃɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to become red in the face because you are embarrassed or ashamed（因尴尬或害羞）脸红，涨红了脸 synonym go red
- blush (with something) (at something) to blush with embarrassment/shame尴尬／羞愧得面颊绯红
- She blushed furiously at the memory of the conversation.她一想起那次谈话就气得满脸通红。
- He looked away, blushing.他扭过头，脸红了。
- + adj./noun He blushed scarlet at the thought.他想起那事便面红耳赤。
Extra Examples
- He blushed at the mention of her name.一提到她的名字他脸就红了。
- She blushed more readily when she was a teenager.她在少女时代更容易脸红。
- Stop teasing him—you're making him blush.别取笑他了，你看他脸都红了。
- Lia blushed a deep shade of red.利亚满脸通红。
Topics Appearancec1, Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- deeply
- furiously
- hotly
- …
verb + blush
- make somebody
preposition
- at
- with
phrases
- blush crimson
- blush pink
- blush red
- …
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[transitive] blush to do something to be ashamed or embarrassed about something（因某事）羞愧，尴尬
- I blush to admit it, but I quite like her music.不好意思，但我得承认我很喜欢她的音乐。
- I blush to think of how I behaved the last time we met.我一想起上次我们见面时自己的表现就觉得羞愧。

Word OriginOld English blyscan; related to modern Dutch blozen.

noun

/blʌʃ/

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[countable] the red colour that spreads over your face when you are embarrassed or ashamed（因难堪、羞愧）面部泛起的红晕
- She felt a warm blush rise to her cheeks.她感到双颊热辣辣的。
- He turned away to hide his blushes.他转过身去，不让人看见他脸红。
Extra Examples
- His jokes produced blushes from the ladies.他讲的笑话让女士们都脸红了。
- She lowered her eyes with a deep blush.她垂下眼睛，脸色通红。
- a blush of embarrassment因为窘迫而脸红
Topics Appearancec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- crimson
- deep
- faint
- …
verb + blush
- hide
blush + verb
- deepen
- colour/color somebody’s cheeks
- creep
- …
preposition
- with a blush
- without a blush
- blush of
- …
phrases
- a blush comes to somebody’s cheeks
- a blush comes to somebody’s face
- bring a blush to somebody’s cheeks
- …
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(North American English)
(also blusher British and North American English)
[uncountable, countable] a coloured cream or powder that some people put on their cheeks (= on their faces below the eyes) to give them more colour胭脂

Word OriginOld English blyscan; related to modern Dutch blozen.

Idioms

spare somebody’s blushes

(British English) to save somebody from an embarrassing situation不让某人难堪；免得某人丢面子
- A last minute goal spared their blushes.最后一分钟的进球让他们没有脸红。