blushing

英 [ˈblʌʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈblʌʃɪŋ]

v.  (因尴尬或害羞)脸红，涨红了脸; (因某事)羞愧，尴尬
blush的现在分词

现在分词：blushing　

化学

BNC.38500 / COCA.34747

柯林斯词典

• VERB （由于羞愧或难为情而）脸红，涨红了脸
  When youblush, your face becomes redder than usual because you are ashamed or embarrassed.
  1. 'Hello, Maria,' he said, and she blushed again...
     “你好，玛丽亚，”他说，这让她脸上又泛起了红晕。
  2. I blushed scarlet at my stupidity.
     我为自己的愚蠢羞愧得满脸通红。
  3. Blushis also a noun.
     
  4. 'The most important thing is to be honest,' she says, without the trace of a blush.
     “最重要的是要诚实，”她毫不脸红地说。
• PHRASE 不让…尴尬；避免使…难为情
  If yousparesomeone'sblushesorsavesomeone'sblushes, you avoid doing or saying something that will embarrass them.
  1. 'We don't want to name the man to spare his blushes,' said a police spokesman.
     “为了不让当事人颜面扫地，我们就不指名道姓了，”一位警方发言人说道。

双语例句

• The fire was finally extinguished, but she was still a blushing beauty in tears.
  火终于扑灭，但妻子却成了面红耳赤的泪美人。
• Yes, I replied, looking down and blushing. Like a thick soup or stew.
  是的，我回答说，低着头，脸涨得通红，像是浓汤或者炖菜之类的。
• Not a full, blushing goblet could tempt me to leave it.
  就是装满红酒的高脚杯也无法诱我离开。
• What's the matter with you, Yu-ting? You're blushing! Look at yourself in the mirror!
  玉亭！吓，你自己去照镜子，你的脸红了！
• Claire: If you keep this up, I'm going to start blushing.
  克莱儿：如果你继续这样说，我就要脸红了。
• I swear, those July morning skies are so rosy* like heaven is blushing.
  我敢发誓，七月的晨空布满了玫瑰色的朝霞，就仿佛是上天羞红了脸。
• 'Mr Clare, you have sent me my favourite cows!' she accused him one morning, blushing.
  克莱尔先生，你总是把我最喜欢的奶牛分给我！一天早上，她红着脸指责他说。
• Rudolph could feel himself blushing.
  鲁道夫感觉得到自己脸红了。
• Blushing occurs when you get tense, and blood rushes to the face.
  当你紧张的时候，血液会涌向面部，因此出现脸红。
• Anne hoped she had outlived the age of blushing; but the age of emotion she certainly had not.
  安妮希望自己已经跨过了羞怯的年龄，但她肯定没有跨过容易冲动的年龄。