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flush
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- Conjugation :
past
flushed
;
pp
flushed
;
ing
flushing
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Derivatives :
n
flusher
;
n
flushness
;
adj
flushable
;
adv
flushingly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- flush
[fl^ʃ]
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1.
noun
[c]
(on face) 红晕
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2.
noun
[of toilet]
冲水
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3.
noun
[card games]
同花
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4.
vt.
to flush the toilet 冲厕所
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5.
vi.
(become red) 脸红
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6.
vi.
[toilet+]
冲水
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7.
adjective
flush with 与...齐平的
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in the first flush of freedom
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获得自由的最初兴奋期
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in the first flush of youth
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在风华正茂的青春时期
Collins English-English Dictionary
- flush
[fl^ʃ]
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1.
vb
to blush or cause to blush
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2.
vb
to flow or flood or cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
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3.
vb
to glow or shine or cause to glow or shine with a rosy colour
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4.
vb
to send a volume of water quickly through (a pipe, channel, etc) or into (a toilet) for the purpose of cleansing, emptying, etc
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5.
vb
to cause (soluble substances in the soil) to be washed towards the surface, as by the action of underground springs, or (of such substances) to be washed towards the soil surface
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6.
vt.
[tr; usually passive]
to excite or elate
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7.
n
a rosy colour, esp in the cheeks; blush
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8.
n
a sudden flow or gush, as of water
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9.
n
a feeling of excitement or elation
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the flush of success
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10.
n
early bloom; freshness
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the flush of youth
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11.
n
redness of the skin, esp of the face, as from the effects of a fever, alcohol, etc
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12.
n
[ecology]
an area of boggy land fed by ground water
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13.
adj
having a ruddy or heightened colour
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14.
adj
[Etymology]
C16 (in the sense: to gush forth): perhaps from flush3
- flush
[fl^ʃ]
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1.
adj
[usually postpositive]
level or even with another surface
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2.
adj
directly adjacent; continuous
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3.
adj
[informal]
having plenty of money
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4.
adj
[informal]
abundant or plentiful, as money
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5.
adj
full of vigour
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6.
adj
full to the brim or to the point of overflowing
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7.
adj
[printing]
having an even margin, right or left, with no indentations
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8.
adj
(of a blow) accurately delivered
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9.
adj
(of a vessel) having no superstructure built above the flat level of the deck
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10.
adv
so as to be level or even
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11.
adv
directly or squarely
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12.
vt.
[tr]
to cause (surfaces) to be on the same level or in the same plane
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13.
vt.
to enrich the diet of (an ewe) during the breeding season
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14.
n
a period of fresh growth of leaves, shoots, etc
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15.
n
[Etymology]
C18: probably from flush1 (in the sense: spring out)
- flush
[fl^ʃ]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to rouse (game, wild creatures, etc) and put to flight
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2.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13 flusshen, perhaps of imitative origin
- flush
[fl^ʃ]
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1.
n
(in poker and similar games) a hand containing only one suit
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2.
n
[Etymology]
C16: from Old French flus, from Latin fluxus flux
Examples
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the first flush of youth
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青春活力的初现
→ flush
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a door flush with the walls
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与墙齐平的门
→ flush
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a blow flush in the face
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迎面一击
→ flush
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Flush the toilet after each using.
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便后请冲水。
→ toilet
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I won with my club flush.
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一个同花顺让我赢了这副牌。
→ club
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He had a diamond flush.
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他有一副方片同花顺的牌。
→ diamond
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in the first flush of freedom
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获得自由的最初兴奋期
→ flush
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in the first flush of youth
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在风华正茂的青春时期
→ flush
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the flush of success
→ flush
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the flush of youth
→ flush
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