英语词汇“flush”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

flush

释义

verb | noun | adjective | adverb

flushflush1 /flʌʃ/ ●○○ verb

ETYMOLOGYflush¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Probably from Latin fluxus; ➔ FLUX

VERB TABLE

flush

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	flush
	he, she, it	flushes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	flushed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have flushed
	he, she, it	has flushed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had flushed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will flush
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have flushed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am flushing
	he, she, it	is flushing
	you, we, they	are flushing
Past	I, he, she, it	was flushing
	you, we, they	were flushing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been flushing
	he, she, it	has been flushing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been flushing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be flushing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been flushing

COLLOCATIONS► flushed ... down the toilet

Joe flushed the dead goldfish down the toilet.

1[intransitive, transitive] if you flush a toilet or if it flushes, you make water go through it to clean it: Don’t forget to flush the toilet. I can’t get the toilet to flush. Joe flushed the dead goldfish down the toilet.2[intransitive] to become red in the face: Flushing slightly, Lesley looked away.3[transitive] (also flush out) to clean something by forcing water or another liquid through it: Drink water after exercise to flush out the wastes released from the muscles.flush somebody ↔ out phrasal verb to make someone leave the place where he or she is hiding: Police used tear gas to flush out the gunmen.

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flushflush2 noun 1the (first) flush of youth/success etc. literary the period when something is still new and exciting: The family bought a new house and car in the first flush of affluence.2a flush of pride/embarrassment etc. a sudden feeling of pride, excitement, etc. SYN surge3[countable] the act of flushing a toilet: Most toilets use 5 gallons of water per flush.4[singular] a red color that appears on your face or body, especially because you are embarrassed, sick, or excited5[countable] in card games, a flush is a set of cards that are all of the same suit

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flushflush3 adjective

ETYMOLOGYflush³

Origin: 1500-1600 Probably from ➔ FLUSH¹

1if two surfaces are flush, they are at exactly the same level so that the place where they meet is flat: flush with Make sure that the shelf is flush with the wall.2informal to have a lot of money: Jamie has $600 saved; Adam isn’t quite so flush.3flush with success/pride/optimism etc. feeling a sudden strong feeling of happiness, pride, etc., especially after achieving something: The explorers arrived home flush with their success.

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flushflush4 adverb 1fitting together so that the place where two surfaces meet is flat: The door should fit flush into its frame.2directly onto something: Williams was hit flush on the chin.

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