| 单词 | ruddy |
| 释义 | ruddy (rʌdi ) Word forms: ruddier , ruddiest 1. adjective If you describe someone's face as ruddy, you mean that their face is a reddish colour, usually because they are healthy or have been working hard, or because they are angry or embarrassed. He had a naturally ruddy complexion. His face is still ruddy and handsome. Synonyms: rosy, red, fresh, healthy 2. graded adjective Something that is ruddy is reddish in colour. [literary] ...barges, with their sails ruddy brown from regular dressing of ochre. Synonyms: red, pink, scarlet, ruby 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Ruddy is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry. [British, old-fashioned, rude, emphasis] He took the paraffin stove on a picnic and the ruddy thing wouldn't work. Collocations: ruddy face Eventually the alderman himself, a short fat man with a ruddy face, came into the room. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002) He has a floppy head of hair with white flecks, and a happy, slightly ruddy face. Times, Sunday Times (2016) You watch and your toes curl along with his lip; as that big, ruddy face of his swells with the simple pleasure of being beastly to people. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 红的面色 Japanese: 赤らんだ |
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