blush

blush
verb
  1. [noobj.]show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face[with complement]
    (因害羞、尴尬或羞耻)脸红
    she blushed at the unexpected compliment.
    面对突如其来的恭维她脸红了。
    Kate felt herself blushing scarlet.
    凯特感到自己尴尬得满脸通红。
    ■feel embarrassed or ashamed
    尴尬，羞愧
    [with infinitive]he blushed to think of how he'd paraded himself.
    他一想到自己抛头露面的模样就觉得羞愧难当。
    ■[often as adj.blushing](especially of a flower) be or become pink or pale red
    （尤指花）呈粉红色，变粉红
    the trees are loaded with blushing blossoms.
    树缀满了粉红色的花朵。
noun
  1. a reddening of the face as a sign of shyness, embarrassment, or shame
    （害羞、尴尬或羞愧引起的）红脸
    he had brought a faint blush to her cheeks.
    他使她的脸泛起了红晕。
    ■a pink or pale red tinge
    粉红，淡红
    the roses were white with a lovely pink blush.
    那些玫瑰白色中带有漂亮的粉红色。
  2. [mass noun][often as modifier]a wine with a slight pink tint made in the manner of white wine but from red grape varieties
    桃红葡萄酒，玫瑰红酒
  3. [mass noun](N. Amer.). another term for blusher (in sense 1)
    (北美)。 同 blusher)(义项 1)
常用词组
at first blush
  1. at the first glimpse or impression
    乍一看，据初次印象
spare (或 save) someone's blushes
  1. refrain from causing someone embarrassment
    不让某人受窘，给某人解围
blushingly
adverb
语源
  1. Old English blyscan; related to modern Dutch blozen
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