red
adj
(-dderddest)
1
(a) of the colour of fresh blood or a similar colour 紅的; 紅色的
a red sky, door, car 紅色的天空、 門、 汽車
ruby-red lips 深紅的嘴唇
Maple leaves turn red in the autumn. 楓葉在秋天變紅了. =>illus at spectrum 見spectrum插圖.
(b) (of the eyes) sore and having red veins and rims; bloodshot (指眼睛)布滿血絲的, 眼眶發(fā)紅的, 充血的
Her eyes were red with weeping. 她的眼睛哭紅了.
(c) (of the face) flushed with shame, anger, etc (指臉)(因羞慚、 憤怒等)漲紅的
turn, go, be red in the face 臉紅.
2 (of hair or an animal's fur) of a reddish-brown colour; ginger or tawny (指毛發(fā)或動(dòng)物皮毛)紅褐色的, 黃褐色的, 茶色的
red deer, squirrels 馬鹿、 紅松鼠.
3
(a) Red [attrib 作定語]
Soviet or Russian 蘇維埃的; 俄國的
The Red Army, ie that of the former USSR 紅軍(前蘇聯(lián)軍隊(duì))
Red (ie Communist) China 紅色中國.
(b) (infml sometimes derog 口, 有時(shí)作貶義) revolutionary; communist 革命的; 共產(chǎn)主義的.
4 (idm 習(xí)語) neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring => fish1. not (be) worth a red `cent; not give a red `cent for sth (US infml 口) (be) worthless; regard sth as being worthless 沒有價(jià)值; 認(rèn)為某事物毫無價(jià)值. paint the town red => paint2. (as) red as a beetroot very red in the face, esp because one is embarrassed 滿臉通紅(尤因受窘)
He went as red as a beetroot when I asked about his new girl-friend. 我問起他那新女友, 他就滿臉通紅. a red `herring fact, argument, etc that leads attention away from the matter being considered 轉(zhuǎn)移注意力的事情、 言語等
Stop chasing red herrings and get back to the point. 別東拉西扯了, 說正事吧. (like) a red rag to a bull likely to cause strong resentment, anger, violence, etc 可能激起強(qiáng)烈的憎恨、 憤怒、 暴力行動(dòng)等
Her remarks were like a red rag to a bull
he was furious with her. 她的話惹得他對她暴跳如雷.
red n
1 [U, C] (shade of) red colour (深淺不同的)紅色
light, clear, deep, dark, etc red 淺、 純、 深、 暗等紅色
There's too much red in the painting. 這幅畫中用的紅色太多.
the reds and browns of the woods in autumn, ie of the leaves, undergrowth, etc 秋天樹林中呈現(xiàn)的紅色和褐色(指樹葉和矮樹叢的顏色).
2 [U] red clothes 紅衣服: dressed in red 穿著紅衣服
Don't wear red tonight. 今晚別穿紅衣服.
3 [C]
(a) Red person supporting Socialism or Communism 擁護(hù)社會(huì)主義或共產(chǎn)主義的人
the conflict between Reds and Whites, ie during the Russian Revolution 擁護(hù)和反對共產(chǎn)主義的人之間的沖突(俄國革命期間).
(b) (infml or derog 口或貶) person supporting revolution or radical policies 赤色分子; 革命分子; 激進(jìn)分子
a unioninfiltrated by reds 有赤色分子滲入的工會(huì). Cf 參看 pink1.4 (idm 習(xí)語) be in the `red; get (sb) into the `red (infml 口) have more liabilities than assets; (cause sb to) owe money 負(fù)債; (使某人)欠債
My bank account is 50 in the red. 我的銀行帳戶有50英鎊的虧空. Cf 參看 be in the black (black2 4). be out of the red; get (sb) out of the red (infml 口) (help sb to) be no longer in debt (幫助某人)償清債務(wù)
This payment will get me out of the red, ie into a state of credit. 這一筆報(bào)酬能幫我償清欠債了. see `red (infml 口) become very angry 大怒
Her criticisms were enough to make anyone see red. 她那些批評任誰都得火冒三丈.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[red]a. 紅的, 紅色的, 紅腫的, 流血的n. 紅色, 紅顏料, 赤字【計(jì)】 簡化, 減少【醫(yī)】 紅[色]相關(guān)詞組: be in the red get out of the red see red turn red in the gills give sb a red-carpet reception not worth a red cent be caught red-handed go into red ink see the red light in red
?? 同為「外貿(mào)」詞匯
wakenvi. 醒來;睡醒;覺醒;
vt. 喚醒,弄醒;使覺醒;
vt.& vi. (使)覺醒;(使)振奮;激發(fā);
v. 振起,鼓勵(lì);
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.