n. red colour suffusing the cheeks (caused byshame) (脸颊上的)羞红。
△Ham.3.4.40: “Such anact / That blurs the grace and blush of modesty.”你做的那件事把贤慧的美貌和羞晕玷污了。
blush
vt. cause to take on sanguine colour使现出血色。
△2H.VI.3.2.166: “Which(i.e. the blood) with theheart there cools and ne’er returneth / To blush andbeautify the cheek again.”血与心脏一同冷却,不会再回来使得面颊红润好看。
blush[blʌʃ]
v.&n. 红色,红光,腮红化妆品,脸红,羞愧
◇ at (the) first blush 乍一看
spare sb.’s blurts不做使他人难堪之事
put sb. to the blush 使某人受窘脸红
‖ blusher n. 胭脂
blushing adj. 羞愧的
blushingly adv.