1 [I] (used about a person or his/her face) to go red (指人或脸)变红:
Susan flushed and could not hide her embarrassment.苏珊脸红了,无法掩饰自己的窘态。 [SYN]A more common word is blush. 较常用blush。
2 [T] to clean a toilet by pressing or pulling a handle that sends water into the toilet 冲洗(马桶):
Please remember to flush the toilet.请别忘了冲马桶。
3 [I] (used about a toilet) to be cleaned with a short flow of water (指马桶)放水冲洗:
The toilet won't flush.马桶冲不了水啦。
4 [T] flush sth away, down, etc to get rid of sth in a flow of water 把(某物)冲掉:
You can't flush tea leaves down the sink -- they'll block it.不要把茶叶渣倒在洗涤糟里,要不然会把它堵死的。
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/flʌʃ ||; flʌʃ/noun[C] [usu.sing]
1 a hot feeling or red colour that you have in your face when you are embarrassed, excited, angry, etc (因窘迫、激动、愤怒等而出现的)脸红:
The cold wind brought a flush to our cheeks.寒风把我们的脸颊都吹红了。a flush of anger一阵愤怒
2 the act of cleaning a toilet with a quick flow of water; the system for doing this 冲洗(马桶)
flush1/flʌʃ; flʌʃ/v 1 [I] to become red in the face, especially because you are embarrassed or angry [ blush ] 〔尤因尴尬或愤怒而〕脸红: Billy flushed deeply and looked down. 比利脸涨得通红﹐眼睛往下看。Her cheeks flushed red . 她双颊绯红。2 [I,T] if you flush a toilet, or if it flushes, you make water go through it to clean it 冲洗(抽水马桶)3 [T] to clean something by pouring water through it〔用水〕冲洗flush sb out phr v to make someone leave the place where they are hiding 把〔某人从隐匿处〕驱赶出来: The police managed to flush out the terrorists using tear gas. 警察用催泪弹把恐怖分子从藏身之处赶了出来。
flush2n 1 [C, usually singular 一般用单数] the red colour that appears on your face when you are embarrassed etc〔因尴尬等而出现的〕脸红﹐潮红2 flush of pride/excitement etc a sudden feeling of pride, excitement etc 一阵骄傲/兴奋等
flush3adj [not before noun 不用于名词前]1 if two surfaces are flush with each other, they are at exactly the same level 齐平的﹐同平面的: Is that cupboard flush with the wall? 那碗橱与墙面齐平吗?2 informal someone who is flush has plenty of money【非正式】很有钱的
flushflushflushesflushedflushingverb (flushes, flushing, flushed)1to clean a toilet by pressing or pulling a handle that sends water through it: Remember to flush the toilet.2If you flush, your face goes red because you are embarrassed or angry: He flushed with anger.