flush

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
    — As when a Faulcon hath with nimble flight / Flowne at a flush of Ducks foreby the brooke […].
  2. A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
  3. A groundwater-fed marsh or peaty mire (which may be acidic or basic, nutrient-rich or poor); (originally especially Scotland and Northern England) a (marshy) pool or seep, as in a field.
    — For this point onwards the land slopes gently until it becomes quite low lying, that is, tends to become a "flush" or bog.
  4. A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes. countable,uncountable
    — in manner of a wave or flush
  5. Particularly, such a cleansing of a toilet. countable,uncountable
  6. The process of clearing the contents of a buffer or cache. countable,uncountable
  7. A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow. countable,uncountable
    — When I would kiss thy hand, / The flush of anger'd shame / O'erflows thy calmer glances, / And o'er black brows drops down / A sudden-curved frown: […]
  8. Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood. countable,uncountable
    — the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset
  9. A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement, animation, etc. countable,uncountable
    — a flush of joy
  10. A line of poles or obstacles that a skier must weave between. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To cause to take flight from concealment. transitive
    — The dogs flushed the deer from the woods.
  2. To cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid. transitive
    — Flush the injury with plenty of water.
  3. To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover. intransitive
    — A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.
  4. Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water. transitive
  5. To become suffused with reddish color due to embarrassment, excitement, overheating, or other systemic disturbance, to blush. intransitive
    — The damsel flushed at the scoundrel's suggestion.
  6. To cause to blush. transitive
    — Nor flush with shame the passing virgin's cheek.
  7. To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
    — to flush the meadows
  8. To excite, inflame. transitive
    — such things as can only feed his pride and flush his ambition
  9. To be cleansed by being flooded with generous quantities of water. intransitive
    — There must be somebody home: I just heard the toilet flushing.
  10. To clear (a buffer or cache) of its contents. transitive
  11. To write (the data) to primary storage, clearing it from the buffer or cache. transitive
    — flush to disk
  12. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush.
    — Blood flushes into the face.
  13. To show red; to shine suddenly; to glow.
    — In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed.
  14. To fill in (joints); to point the level; to make them flush.
  15. To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply of water is insufficient, by holding back the water, and releasing it periodically in a flood. intransitive
  16. To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines, with material carried by water, which, after drainage, constitutes a compact mass.
  17. To dispose or be disposed of by flushing down a toilet. intransitive,transitive
  18. To move, shift or align to one side. Singapore
形容词 adj.
  1. Smooth, even, aligned; not sticking out.
    — Sand down the excess until it is flush with the surface.
  2. Wealthy or well off.
    — He just got a bonus so he's flush today.
  3. Ellipsis of flush left and right: a body of text aligned with both its left and right margins. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
  4. Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.
    — With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May.
  5. Affluent; abounding; well furnished or supplied; hence, liberal; prodigal.
    — [H]e vvas not fluſh in Ready [i.e., ready money], either to go to Lavv or clear old Debts, neither could he find good Bail: […]
副词 adv.
  1. Suddenly and completely. not-comparable
    — I landed flush on the couch.

词形变化

flushes plural flushes present,singular,third-person flushing participle,present flushed participle,past flushed past flusher comparative flushest superlative flushes plural flushes present,singular,third-person flushing participle,present flushed participle,past flushed past flushes plural flushes plural

词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
From Middle English flusshen, fluschen, of uncertain origin. Compare dialectal flusk (“to fly at, startle a bird out of the bush”) and flusker (“to flutter, fly irregularly”). Perhaps related to Middle English flasshen, flasschen, flaschen, see flash; or a Middle English blend of flowen (“to flow”) + guschen (“to gush”). Compare Saterland Frisian flutskje, German Low German flutschen, German flutschen.
词源 2
Same as Etymology 3, according to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
词源 3
Probably from Etymology 1, according to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
词源 4
Various similar terms are found in dialectal English and Scots as flash and flosh (older Scots flosche), and the variation goes back to Middle English flushe, flosche, flashe, flaske. The DSL suggests a relation between flush, English flash (“pool”), and Middle English flosche, but influence from other water-related senses of flush and flash is also conceivable.
词源 5
Probably from Middle French flus (“flow”), cognate with flux.
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