单词	blush
释义	blush1 verbblush2 noun blushblush1 /blʌʃ/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINblush1 Origin: Old English blyscan ‘to become red’, from blysa ‘flame’ Verb Table VERB TABLE blush Simple Form Present I, you, we, they blush he, she, it blushes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they blushed Present perfect I, you, we, they have blushed he, she, it has blushed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had blushed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will blush Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have blushed Continuous Form Present I am blushing he, she, it is blushing you, we, they are blushing Past I, he, she, it was blushing you, we, they were blushing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been blushing he, she, it has been blushing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been blushing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be blushing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been blushing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Carlos blushes every time he talks to her. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And other feelings, too, which made me blush. I positively blush like a sophomore when I think of what you said! She laughed and the Chief blushed. She waited, watching him, pleased to see the color come back and then touched to realize that he was blushing. Terry's eyebrows went up and she felt herself blushing furiously. Their heat-patterns flared, as if they were blushing all over. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen your face goes red because you are embarrassed► blush/turn red also go red especially British if you blush or turn red , your face becomes red because you are embarrassed: · As soon as Mark came into the room, she blushed and looked away.· David's really shy - he always turns red when the teacher asks him a question.go/turn as red as a beetroot British (=become very red): · I can't wait to see his face when you tell him - he'll go as red as a beetroot. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► go/turn/flush/blush crimson  The boy blushed crimson. ► go/turn/flush/blush scarlet  Eileen blushed scarlet at the joke. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► something that would make somebody blush Jones' political moves would even make a crooked politician blush. She uses language that would make a construction worker blush. ► the blushing bride 1to become red in the face, usually because you are embarrassed:  Wilson saw she was watching him and blushed. Joan blushed at the unexpected compliment. Kate blushed scarlet.RegisterIn everyday British English, people often say go red rather than blush:· She went red when he looked at her.2to feel ashamed or embarrassed about somethingblush to do something I blush to admit that I haven’t read it.3something that would make somebody blush something so shocking that it would shock someone who is not normally easily shocked:  language that would make a sailor blush4the blushing bride a young woman on her wedding day – used humorously—blushingly adverb blush1 verbblush2 noun blushblush2 noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Susan confessed with a blush that she'd been watching him. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And as she remembered her own vivid imaginings a blush crept up her throat to flood her cheeks with hot colour. At first blush, this is a compelling concept. I said that I could not remember whether such a thing had ever occurred and managed to stifle a blush. Polly felt a blush warm her cheeks and looked down at the food. She had rubbed blush on her cheekbones but it was wearing thin in the heat. This Government has all the conviction of a blush on Madonna's cheek. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► go/turn/flush/blush crimson  The boy blushed crimson. ► go/turn/flush/blush scarlet  Eileen blushed scarlet at the joke. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► make · If there is not quite an embarrassment of riches, there is enough to make the small investor blush at the choice.· Perhaps you shout epithets that would make Quentin Tarantino blush.· Apparently even scaled down Tony Adams would make Jamie Theakston blush in the showers.· I have a blue-tinged vocabulary that could make a construction worker blush.· Over the past few years the pace of his acquisitions would make Rupert Murdoch blush.· Eddie rips down the court and passes to no one, an unforced turnover that makes her blush. ► spare · We will spare the blushes of those forecasters' who notched up the biggest errors. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► at first blush At first blush, this discovery seems to confirm his theory. A.. The results here sound more grim at first blush than they really are. That may sound strange at first blush. 1[countable] the red colour on your face that appears when you are embarrassed:  Donald felt a blush warm his cheeks. She bent her head to hide her blushes.2at first blush literary when first thought of or considered:  At first blush, this sounds like good news. → spare somebody’s blushes at spare2(10)
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