suffuse

IPA/səˈfjuːz/
KK[səfjˈuz]IPA/səˈfjuːz/

suffuse — verb

  • suffusepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • suffuseshe / she / it
  • suffusedpast simple
  • suffusing-ing form

1. if a colour, light, or feeling suffuses a place or person, it slowly fills them

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

if a colour, light, or feeling suffuses a place or person, it slowly fills them and can be seen or felt everywhere across them

例句

The setting sun suffused Eve's bedroom with a warm pink glow.

suffuse + object + with + noun

A deep blush suffused Niran's cheeks when the teacher read his poem aloud.

同義詞
  • permeate

    more about a smell or quality passing all the way through; less tied to light or colour

  • flood

    stronger and more sudden; suggests a large amount arriving fast

  • bathe

    used mainly of light gently covering a surface, as in 'bathed in sunlight'

反義詞
  • drain

    to gradually remove colour or feeling rather than fill with it

文法句型

be suffused with something

suffuse something with something

用法筆記

Most often passive (be suffused with) and the subject is something that spreads softly — light, colour, warmth, a scent, or an emotion — rather than a person performing a deliberate action.

常見錯誤

❌She suffused the wall with blue paint.
✅She painted the wall blue.
💡'suffuse' is about a soft, even spread of light, colour, or feeling, not deliberately applying a substance.
❌The room suffused light.
✅The room was suffused with light.
💡when the place receives the spread, use the passive 'be suffused with'.