flushed

/flʌʃt/ (bre, ipa) · /flʌʃt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfləsht/ (ame, mw)

flushed — adjective

  • flushedpositive
  • flushedercomparative
  • flushedestsuperlative

1. having a pink or warm-red colour on your skin, especially on the cheeks, usually

1.形容詞B2
釋義

having a pink or warm-red colour on your skin, especially on the cheeks, usually because of heat, exercise, strong emotion, fever, or alcohol.

例句

Ignacio came inside flushed from running up the steep hill behind his house.

flushed from + activity (cause of redness)

Élise looked flushed and warm after dancing for three hours at the wedding.

look flushed + cause (heat / exertion)

同義詞
  • red-faced

    near-synonym; slightly more neutral about the cause

  • ruddy

    describes a healthy, lasting pinkish complexion rather than a temporary flush

  • rosy

    softer, more positive — typically associated with health or youth, not embarrassment

反義詞
  • pale

    the opposite — drained of colour, often from cold, shock, or illness

  • ashen

    more extreme: grey-pale, usually from fear or serious illness

文法句型

be/look flushed (with X)

flushed cheeks/face

用法筆記

Predicative use is most common (`be / look / become flushed`); attributive `a flushed face / flushed cheeks` is also frequent. Often paired with a cause via `with` (`flushed with fever / pride / anger`) or `from` (`flushed from running`).

常見錯誤

❌Her face is very flush after exercise.
✅Her face is very flushed after exercise.
💡the adjective is `flushed`, not `flush`; `flush` as an adjective means level/even, not red-faced.
❌He was flushed of anger.
✅He was flushed with anger.
💡use `with` for the emotion or condition causing the redness, not `of`.