flush

• n. 激动，洋溢；面红；萌芽；旺盛；奔流
• vt. 使齐平；发红，使发亮；用水冲洗；使激动
• vi. 发红，脸红；奔涌；被冲洗
• adj. 大量的；齐平的；丰足的，洋溢的；挥霍的

拟声词，模仿冲洗奔流的声音，词义与flash出现重合。由流出引申词义水平，同高。同花顺义来自拉丁语fluere, 流动，流畅，词源同fluent.

1. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

2. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

3. sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)

4. a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

5. the swift release of a store of affective force;

"they got a great bang out of it"

"what a boot!"

"he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"

"he does it for kicks"

6. a sudden rapid flow (as of water);

"he heard the flush of a toilet"

"there was a little gush of blood"

"she attacked him with an outpouring of words"

7. sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

flush

flush: see flux

flush (v.1)

mid-13c., flusshen "move rapidly or violently; rush, dart, spring" (intransitive); late 15c., flush up, transitive, "cause to fly; start or flush (birds)," perhaps imitative of the sound of beating wings.

The sense of "spurt, rush out suddenly, flow with force" (1540s, usually of water) probably is the same word, with the connecting notion being "sudden movement," but its senses seem more to fit the older ones of flash (v.), now all transferred to this word except in flash flood, via its variant flushe. OED considers this probably not connected to Old French flux. Transitive sense "cause to flow" is from 1590s.

Meaning "cleanse (a drain, etc.) with a rush of water" is from 1789. Of the face, "become suffused with warm color," from 1680s (flushed). Sense of "inflame with pride or passion" as a result of success, victory, etc., is from 1630s; perhaps influenced in sense by flesh (v). Related: Flushed; flushing.

flush (adj.)

1550s, "perfect, faultless;" c. 1600, "abundantly full," also "full of life or spirit," also "plentifully supplied" (with money, etc.), perhaps from flush (v.1) through the notion of a river running full, hence level with its banks. Meaning "even, level" is from 1620s, originally of ship's decks. In general use by 1791; in typography, 1900; in pugilism, 1812.

flush (n.)

The section of entries for the various flushes in Century Dictionary opens with a caveat:

The several words spelled flush, being mostly dialectal, colloquial, or technical, and scantily recorded in early literature, have become partly confused with one another, and cannot now be entirely disentangled. Words originally different have acquired some meanings very nearly identical, while on the other hand there are some meanings not obviously related which are, nevertheless, to be referred to one original.

Weekley calls it "A very puzzling word." Sense of "a rush of water" in a stream (1520s), is probably from flush (v.1). From this likely come the extended senses "rush of emotion or passion" (1610s); "a sudden shooting up" (1773); "act of cleansing (a drain) by flushing" (1883); "glow of light or color" (especially sudden redness in the face), 1620s. Independently from the verb, probably, is the noun sense of "a flight of birds suddenly started up" (1590s).

The meaning "hand of cards all of one suit" (1520s) is of uncertain origin, perhaps formed on the model of Middle French flus (15c.), from Old French flux, flus "a flowing, rolling" (see flux), which, in common with its Italian cognate flusso, is said to have once had a sense of "a run" of cards. The form in English probably was influenced by flush (v.1).

flush (v.2)

"make even or level," 1842, from flush (adj.).

flush (adv.)

"directly, straight," 1700, from flush (adj.).

blush, flush

这两个动词均含有"脸红"之意。

blush： 侧重因羞愧或尴尬而突然脸红。

flush： 强调因愤怒、高兴、羞愧、发烧或酗酒等引起的脸红。

Give the toilet a flush.

冲抽水马桶。

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in the first flush of youth/enthusiasm/romance

在青春活力旺盛时期；在热情高涨阶段；在热恋的初期

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Make sure the paving stones are flush with the lawn.

务必要使铺路石和草坪齐平。

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Flush clean water through the pipe.

用净水冲洗管子。

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They flushed the drugs down the toilet.

他们从马桶冲走了毒品。

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Drinking lots of water will help to flush toxins out of the body.

大量饮水有助于清除体内毒素。

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A pink flush spread over his cheeks.

他满脸通红。

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a flush of anger/embarrassment/enthusiasm/guilt

一阵愤怒 / 尴尬 / 热情 / 内疚

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Flush the pipe out with clean water.

用净水冲洗管子。

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She flushed with anger.

她气得涨红了脸。

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Sam felt her cheeks flush red.

萨姆感觉她满脸通红。

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...the first flush of young love.

年轻人初尝恋爱滋味的兴奋

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...in the flush of victory.

在一阵胜利的喜悦中

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...the flush of recent victories.

最近接二连三的胜利

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...a flush of memories.

记忆涌现

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That won't flush out all the sewage, but it should unclog some stinking drains.

那样做虽不能将污物全部冲掉，但应该能疏通一些散发恶臭的排水管。

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They flushed them out of their hiding places...

他们把他们从藏身之处赶了出来。

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The Guyana Defence Force is engaged in flushing out illegal Brazilian miners operating in the country.

圭亚那国防军正采取行动驱逐在本国作业的非法巴西矿工。

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Make sure the tile is flush with the surrounding tiles.

要保证每块瓷砖都和它周围的瓷砖在同一平面上。

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At that time, many developing countries were flush with dollars earned from exports...

在那时，许多发展中国家都通过出口赚到了大量美元。

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If we're feeling flush we'll probably give them champagne.

等我们有钱了就可能会给他们喝香槟。

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Do you sweat a lot or flush a lot?...

你常出汗或是脸上常发烫吗？

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He turned away embarrassed, his face flushing red.

他难为情地扭过头去，羞红了脸。

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She flushed the toilet and went back in the bedroom.

她冲完马桶回到卧室。

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...the sound of the toilet flushing.

冲马桶的声音

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He was found trying to flush banknotes down the toilet.

他试图把钞票从马桶里冲走时被发现。

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Flush the eye with clean cold water for at least 15 minutes...

用干净冷水冲洗眼睛至少 15 分钟。

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Water is ideal to flush the kidneys and the urinary tract.

用水清洗肾脏和尿道最理想不过。

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