| 释义 |
flush1 /flush/ noun- A sudden flow
- A flow of blood to the skin, causing redness
- A suffusion of colour, esp red
- The device on a lavatory which is operated to release a flow of water to clean the pan
- A sudden growth
- A renewal of growth
- A rush of feeling
- A puddle (obsolete)
- A watery place near a spring, etc (obsolete)
- Bloom, freshness or vigour
- Abundance
intransitive verb- To glow
- To become red in the face
- To flow swiftly, suddenly or copiously
transitive verb- To cleanse by a copious flow of water (as in a lavatory)
- To clear by a blast of air
- To cause to glow
- To elate or excite the spirits of
adjective- Overflowing
- Abounding
- Well supplied, esp with money (informal)
- In full bloom (Shakespeare)
- Flushed
ORIGIN: Prob flush4 influenced by flash1 and blush flushed adjective - Suffused with ruddy colour
- Excited
flushˈer noun A person who flushes sewers flushˈing noun flushˈness noun flushˈy adjective Reddish flushˈ-box noun A tank for flushing a lavatory, a cistern in the (or one's) first flush Young or youthful in the first flush of In the early stages of (esp youth), when one is at a peak of vigour, enthusiasm, etc |