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[/red; rɛd/] adj (-dder, -ddest) 用法:
1 (a) of the colour of fresh blood or a similar colour 红的; 红色的:
a red sky, door, car 红色的天空、 门、 汽车 *
ruby-red lips 深红的嘴唇 *
Maple leaves turn red in the autumn. 枫叶在秋天变红了. =>illus at spectrum 见spectrum插图.
(b) (of the eyes) sore and having red veins and rims; bloodshot （指眼睛）布满血丝的, 眼眶发红的, 充血的:
Her eyes were red with weeping. 她的眼睛哭红了.
(C) (of the face) flushed with shame, anger, etc （指脸）（因羞惭、 愤怒等）涨红的:
turn, go, be red in the face 脸红. 用法:
2 (of hair or an animal's fur) of a reddish-brown colour; ginger or tawny （指毛发或动物皮毛）红褐色的, 黄褐色的, 茶色的:
red deer, squirrels 马鹿、 红松鼠. 用法:
3 (a) Red [attrib 作定语] Soviet or Russian 苏维埃的; 俄国的:
The Red Army, ie that of the former USSR 红军（前苏联军队） *
Red (ie Communist) China 红色中国.
(b) (infml sometimes derog 口, 有时作贬义) revolutionary; communist 革命的; 共产主义的. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring => fish1. not (be) worth a red `cent; not give a red `cent for sth (US infml) (be) worthless; regard sth as being worthless 没有价值; 认为某事物毫无价值. paint the town red => paint2. (as) red as a beetroot very red in the face, esp because one is embarrassed 满脸通红（尤因受窘）:
He went as red as a beetroot when I asked about his new girl-friend. 我问起他那新女友, 他就满脸通红. a red `herring fact, argument, etc that leads attention away from the matter being considered 转移注意力的事情、 言语等:
Stop chasing red herrings and get back to the point. 别东拉西扯了, 说正事吧. (like) a red rag to a bull likely to cause strong resentment, anger, violence, etc 可能激起强烈的憎恨、 愤怒、 暴力行动等:
Her remarks were like a red rag to a bull:
he was furious with her. 她的话惹得他对她暴跳如雷. red 2
[/red; rɛd/] n 用法:
1 [U, C] (shade of) red colour （深浅不同的）红色:
light, clear, deep, dark, etc red 浅、 纯、 深、 暗等红色 *
There's too much red in the painting. 这幅画中用的红色太多. *
the reds and browns of the woods in autumn, ie of the leaves, undergrowth, etc 秋天树林中呈现的红色和褐色（指树叶和矮树丛的颜色）. 用法:
2 [U] red clothes 红衣服:
dressed in red 穿著红衣服 *
Don't wear red tonight. 今晚别穿红衣服. 用法:
3 [C] (a) Red person supporting Socialism or Communism 拥护社会主义或共产主义的人:
the conflict between Reds and Whites, ie during the Russian Revolution 拥护和反对共产主义的人之间的冲突（俄国革命期间）.
(b) (infml or derog 口或贬) person supporting revolution or radical policies 赤色分子; 革命分子; 激进分子:
a unioninfiltrated by reds 有赤色分子渗入的工会. Cf 参看 pink1.4 (idm 习语) be in the `red; get (sb) into the `red (infml) have more liabilities than assets; (cause sb to) owe money 负债; （使某人）欠债:
My bank account is 50 in the red. 我的银行帐户有50英镑的亏空. Cf 参看 be in the black (black2 4). be out of the red; get (sb) out of the red (infml) (help sb to) be no longer in debt （帮助某人）偿清债务:
This payment will get me out of the red, ie into a state of credit. 这一笔报酬能帮我偿清欠债了. see `red (infml) become very angry 大怒:
Her criticisms were enough to make anyone see red. 她那些批评任谁都得火冒三丈. |