English主要词典
red
Universal Words
adjective, noun
adjective (redder, reddest) (informal)
1 having the colour of blood or fire:
a red car / sunset * The lights (= traffic lights) changed to red before I could get across.
2 (of the eyes) BLOODSHOT (= with thin lines of blood in them) or surrounded by red or very pink skin:
Her eyes were red from crying.
3 (of the face) bright red or pink, especially because you are angry, embarrassed or ashamed:
He stammered something and went very red in the face.
4 (of hair or an animal's fur) reddish-brown in colour:
a red-haired girl * red deer / squirrels
seealsoREDHEAD
5 (informal) (sometimes disapproving, politics) having very LEFT-WING political opinions
comparePINK
redness noun [U,sing.]:
You may notice redness and swelling after the injection.
IDIOMS
red in tooth and claw involving opposition or competition that is violent and without pity:
nature, red in tooth and claw
a red rag to a bull something that is likely to make sb very angry:
If you criticize him, it's like a red rag to a bull-he gets absolutely furious.
moreatPAINTv.
noun
1 [C,U] the colour of blood or fire:
She often wears red. * the reds and browns of the woods in the fall (= of the leaves) * I've marked the corrections in red (= in red ink). * The traffic lights were on red.
2 [U,C] red wine:
Would you prefer red or white? * an Italian red
3 [C] (informal) (disapproving, politics) a person with very LEFT-WING political opinions
comparePINKO
IDIOMS
be in the red (informal) to owe money to your bank because you have spent more than you have in your account:
The company has plunged $37 million into the red. * My account is $100 in the red.
compareBEINTHEBLACK
see red (informal) to become very angry:
People who drop litter make me see red.