flush

flush1
verb
  1. [no obj.](of a person's skin or face) become red and hot, typically as the result of illness or strong emotion
    （人的皮肤或脸）发红，变红（尤指因病或激动）
    Rachel flushed angrily.
    雷切尔气得面红耳赤。
    [as adj. flushed]her flushed cheeks.
    她飞红的双颊。
    ■[with obj.]cause (a person's skin or face) to become red and hot
    使（人的皮肤或脸）发红，使发烫
    the chill air flushed the parson's cheeks.
    寒风把牧师面颊冻得通红。
    ■glow or cause to glow with warm colour or light
    （使）发光
    [no obj.]the ash in the centre of the fire flushed up.
    火中央的灰堆发着光。
    [with obj.]the sky was flushed with the gold of dawn.
    天空被黎明的金色光芒照亮。
    ■(be flushed with)(figurative)be excited or elated by
    (喻)因…而兴奋（或激动、兴高采烈）
    flushed with success, I was getting into my stride.
    带着成功的兴奋，我越干越顺。
  2. [with obj.]cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by causing large quantities of water to pass through it
    冲洗（尤指抽水马桶）
    she flushed the loo.
    她冲洗了抽水马桶。
    the nurse flushed out the catheter.
    护士把导管冲洗干净。
    ■[no obj.](of a toilet) be cleansed in such a way
    （抽水马桶）被冲洗
    Cally heard the toilet flush.
    卡利听到马桶冲水的声音。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]remove or dispose of (an object or substance) in such a way
    冲掉
    I flushed the pills down the lavatory.
    我把药片丢进抽水马桶冲掉。
    the kidneys require more water to flush out waste products.
    肾脏需要更多的水排除废物。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]cause (a liquid) to flow through something
    使（液体）流过
    0.3 ml of saline is gently flushed through the tube.
    0.3毫升的盐水被缓缓输入管子。
  3. [with obj. and adverbial of direction]drive (a bird, especially a game bird, or an animal) from its cover
    把（鸟，动物）赶出隐藏地
    the grouse were flushed from the woods.
    松鸡被赶出树林。
    ■(figurative)cause to be revealed; force into the open
    (喻)使暴露；使现身
    they're trying to flush Nader out of hiding.
    他们正在设法把纳德从藏身地逼出来。
  4. [no obj.](of a plant) send out fresh shoots
    （植物）发出新枝
    the plant had started to flush by late March.
    三月末植物开始发出新枝。
noun
  1. a reddening of the face or skin that is typically caused by illness or strong emotion
    （尤指因生病或激动而）皮肤发红，脸红
    a flush of embarrassment rose to her cheeks.
    她羞得满脸通红。
    ■an area of warm colour or light
    有暖色之处；光亮之处
    the bird has a pinkish flush on the breast.
    鸟胸部有块发亮的桃色。
    ■(hot flush)a sudden feeling of feverish heat, typically as a symptom of the menopause
    （尤指妇女更年期症状）热潮红，灼热阵感
  2. [in sing.]a sudden rush of intense emotion
    一阵强烈的感情
    I was carried away in a flush of enthusiasm.
    一阵冲动之下我失去了自制力。
    ■a sudden abundance or spate of something
    （突如其来的）大批，大量
    the frogs feast on the great flush of insects.
    青蛙大吃突然出现的大量昆虫。
    ■(figurative)a period when something is new or particularly fresh and vigorous
    (喻)旺盛期，生气勃勃期
    he is no longer in the first flush of youth.
    他不再是充满青春活力的人了。
    ■a fresh growth of leaves, flowers, or fruit
    （叶、花或果）茂盛生长
  3. an act of cleansing something, especially a toilet, with a sudden flow of water
    （尤指马桶）冲洗
    an old-fashioned toilet uses six or seven gallons a flush.
    老式抽水马桶冲一次要六七加仑水。
    leave the hosepipe running to give the system a good flush out.
    让水管不停冲水，好让这设备彻底清洗一下。
    ■the device used for producing such a flow of water in a toilet
    抽水装置
    he pressed the flush absent-mindedly.
    他心不在焉地按了冲水把手。
    ■[as modifier]denoting a type of toilet that has such a device
    抽水（马桶）
    a flush toilet.
    抽水马桶。
    ■a sudden flow
    急流
    the melting snow provides a flush of water.
    融雪形成湍流。
  4. the action of driving a game bird from its cover
    驱赶（猎鸟）
    labradors retrieve the birds after the flush.
    轰走猎鸟后，猎犬拾回死鸟。
派生
flusher
noun
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'move rapidly, spring up', especially of a bird 'fly up suddenly'): symbolic, fl- frequently beginning words connected with sudden movement; perhaps influenced by flash and blush
flush2
adjective
  1. completely level or even with another surface
    齐平的，同高的，同平面的
    the gates are flush with the adjoining fencing.
    大门与边上的围栏一样高。
    ■(of printed text) not indented or protruding
    （印刷文）排齐的
    each line is flush with the left-hand margin.
    每一行都和左页边对齐。
    ■(of a door) having a smooth surface, without indented or protruding panels or mouldings
    （门）平的
  2. [predic.](informal)having plenty of something, especially money
    (非正式)（尤指钱）充裕的，大量的
    the banks are flush with funds.
    银行资金充裕。
    ■(of money) plentiful
    （钱）大量的，许多的
    the years when cash was flush.
    现金充裕的年份。
adverb
  1. so as to be level or even
    在同一个平面上；平齐地
    the screw must fit flush with the surface.
    螺丝钉一定要和表面平齐。
    ■so as to be directly centred; squarely
    不偏不倚地；正好地
    Hodson caught him flush on the jaw with a straight right.
    霍德森一记右手直拳正中他的下巴。
verb
  1. [with obj.]fill in (a joint) level with a surface
    嵌平（接合处）
派生
flushness
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'perfect, lacking nothing'): probably related to flush
flush3
noun
  1. (in poker or brag) a hand of cards all of the same suit
    （扑克牌或勃莱格牌戏用语）同花，一手同花牌
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from French flux (formerly flus), from Latin fluxus 'a flow' (see flux: the use in cards can be compared with English run)
flush4
noun
  1. (Ecology)a piece of wet ground over which water flows without being confined to a definite channel
    (生态)沼泽，低洼泥沼地
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'marshy place'): variant of flash
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