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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++blush1 /blʌʃ/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]  1  EMBARRASSEDto become red in the face, usually because you are embarrassed 〔通常因难为情而〕脸红 Wilson saw she was watching him and blushed. 威尔逊看到她在注视着自己，不由得脸红了。 Joan blushed at the unexpected compliment. 这意外的夸奖让琼脸红了。 Kate blushed scarlet. 凯特满脸绯红。 RegisterIn everyday British English, people often say go red rather than blush: 在日常英国英语中，人们常说go red，而不说 blushShe went red when he looked at her. 他看她时，她脸红了。2  EMBARRASSEDto feel ashamed or embarrassed about something 感到羞愧；尴尬blush to do something I blush to admit that I haven’t read it. 我都不好意思承认我没有看过。3  something that would make somebody blush something so shocking that it would shock someone who is not normally easily shocked 连某人都会感到脸红的事 language that would make a sailor blush 连水手听到都会脸红的语言4. the blushing bride MARRYa young woman on her wedding day – used humorously 含羞的新娘〔幽默用法〕 —blushingly adverb→ See Verb table

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blush• And other feelings, too, which made me blush.• She laughed and the Chief blushed.• She waited, watching him, pleased to see the color come back and then touched to realize that he was blushing.• Their heat-patterns flared, as if they were blushing all over.• Carlos blushes every time he talks to her.• Terry's eyebrows went up and she felt herself blushing furiously.• I positively blush like a sophomore when I think of what you said!blush to do something• Martha's cheeks became even pinker as she blushed to see him.blush2 noun  1  [countable]EMBARRASSED the red colour on your face that appears when you are embarrassed 脸红 Donald felt a blush warm his cheeks. 唐纳德感到双颊热辣辣的。 She bent her head to hide her blushes. 她低下头，把羞红的脸掩藏起来。2  at first blush literaryFIRST when first thought of or considered 乍一想，经初步考虑 At first blush, this sounds like good news. 乍一想，这似乎是个好消息。 → spare somebody’s blushes at spare2(10)

Examples from the Corpus

blush• Polly felt a blush warm her cheeks and looked down at the food.• And as she remembered her own vivid imaginings a blush crept up her throat to flood her cheeks with hot colour.• This Government has all the conviction of a blush on Madonna's cheek.• I said that I could not remember whether such a thing had ever occurred and managed to stifle a blush.• Susan confessed with a blush that she'd been watching him.• At first blush, this is a compelling concept.• She had rubbed blush on her cheekbones but it was wearing thin in the heat.Origin blush1 Old English blyscan “to become red”, from blysa “flame”

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blush¹ /blʌʃ/ verb [intransitive]1. to become red in the face, usually because you are embarrassed:
    Wilson saw she was watching him and blushed.
    Joan blushed at the unexpected compliment.
    Kate blushed scarlet.
  REGISTER
    In everyday British English, people often say go red rather than blush:
   ▪ She went red when he looked at her.
2. to feel ashamed or embarrassed about something
    blush to do something
    I blush to admit that I haven’t read it.
3. something that would make somebody blush something so shocking that it would shock someone who is not normally easily shocked:
    language that would make a sailor blush
4. the blushing bride a young woman on her wedding day – used humorously
—blushingly adverb

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blush² noun
1. [countable] the red colour on your face that appears when you are embarrassed:
    Donald felt a blush warm his cheeks.
    She bent her head to hide her blushes.
2. at first blush literary when first thought of or considered:
    At first blush, this sounds like good news.
⇨ spare sb’s blushes at spare²(10)