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单词 blush
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
blush /blʌʃ/USA pronunciation   v. [no object]
  1. to redden, as from embarrassment:blushed when they praised her.
  2. to feel shame or embarrassment:blushed at those critical remarks.

n. 
  1. a reddening, as of the face:[countable* usually singular]A quick blush rose on her face.
  2. Clothing blusher (def. 2):[uncountable]She put some blush on her face to cover her paleness.
Idioms
  1. Idioms at first blush, at first glance:At first blush we might think the problem is very simple.

blush•ing, adj.: the blushing bride.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
blush  (blush),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to redden, as from embarrassment or shame:He blushed when they called him a conquering hero.
  2. to feel shame or embarrassment (often fol. by at or for):Your behavior makes me blush for your poor mother.
  3. (of the sky, flowers, etc.) to become rosy.
  4. (of new house paint or lacquer) to become cloudy or dull through moisture or excessive evaporation of solvents.

v.t. 
  1. to make red;
    flush.
  2. to make known by a blush:She could not help blushing the truth.

n. 
  1. a reddening, as of the face.
  2. rosy or pinkish tinge.
  3. Clothingblusher (def. 2).
  4. WineAlso called blush wine.  rosé.
  5. Idioms at first blush, without previous knowledge or adequate consideration;
    at first glance:At first blush, the solution to the problem seemed simple enough.
  • 1275–1325; (verb, verbal) Middle English bluschen, Old English blyscan to redden; akin to Old English blysa, Old Norse blys, Middle Low German blus torch, bloschen to blaze; (noun, nominal) Middle English blusch, blisch, derivative of the verb, verbal
blushful, adj. 
blushful•ly, adv. 
blushful•ness, n. 
blushing•ly, adv. 
blushless, adj. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flush, color.
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pale, blanch.

blush, +n. 
  1. Wine rosé. Also called blush wine. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
blush /blʌʃ/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to become suddenly red in the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt; redden
  2. to make or become reddish or rosy
n
  1. a sudden reddening of the face from embarrassment, shame, modesty, or guilt
  2. a rosy glow
  3. a cloudy area on the surface of freshly applied gloss paint
  4. at first blushwhen first seen; as a first impression
Etymology: Old English blӯscan; related to blӯsian to burn, Middle Low German blüsen to light a fire
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