blush學測 L5KK [ˈblʌʃ] | /ˈblʌʃ/
因羞愧臉紅;因窘迫泛紅·害羞時臉上的紅暈
學測常考字,動詞名詞同形易混淆
She could feel herself blush as everyone turned to look at her.
當大家都轉頭看她時,她感覺自己臉紅了。
一個畫面:兩頰倏地泛紅
血液上湧害羞或尷尬時血液直衝臉部微血管
微血管擴張微血管瞬間擴張,皮膚透出紅色
兩頰發燙臉頰明顯發熱,有時連耳根都紅
義項
尷尬臉紅C1verb因羞愧臉紅;因窘迫泛紅
When her classmates looked at her, she blushed.
當同學看著她時,她臉紅了。
blush with embarrassmentcouldn't help but blush
臉頰紅暈C1noun害羞時臉上的紅暈
A blush covered her cheeks.
她的臉頰泛起一片紅暈。
片語
couldn't help but blush情不自禁 →忍不住就臉紅了
blush with embarrassment尷尬紅臉 →因尷尬而臉紅
blush with happiness喜悅紅暈 →因高興而臉紅
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「A blush covered her cheeks.」這句話中的 blush 是哪種詞性?(A) 動詞 (B) 名詞
看答案
(B)
blush 前面加了冠詞 a,在句中作主詞,故為名詞,指臉上的紅暈。
She couldn't help but ___ when her friend smiled at her. (blush / brush)
看答案
blush
blush 是臉紅,brush 是刷子或刷洗;兩字拼法相近但意思完全不同。
字族
blushing 臉紅的;靦腆的