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单词 red mist
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red mist
red mist n. chiefly British the apparent physiological effect of a rush of blood to the head in anger or excitement, represented as an impediment to vision; (usually figurative) a fit of extreme rage or violent passion that clouds one's judgement.
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1857 W. M. Thackeray Virginians in Harper's Mag. Dec. 63/2 A choking, dreadful feeling arrested my breath; the ground rocked beneath my feet; a red mist swam before my eyes—I staggered—I fell!
1877 Appletons' Jrnl. Apr. 350 A red mist swam before my eyes, And all the fiery evening skies Seemed stained with blood.
1901 R. Kipling Kim iii. 60 He was led to speak harshly by the Red Mist of anger.
a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. iv. 52 The blood was pouring into her cheeks, was steaming in her brain, making a red mist before her eyes.
1992 N. Hornby Fever Pitch 57 Shortly before his goal against Newcastle, one of the frequent red mists that plagued him had descended, and he had grabbed a rugged Newcastle defender by the throat and lifted him from the ground.
2002 Mirror 18 Mar. (‘Mania’ section) 3/2 Suffo was then sent off for head-butting scorer McInnes, with the Scot needing six stitches over his eye. Warnock added: ‘We told Santos not to let the red mist come down.’
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