red

1. COLOR Something that is red is the colour of blood or fire. 紅色 (的)

...a bunch of red roses. …一束紅色的玫瑰花。

2. ADJ If you say that someone's face is red, you mean that it is redder than its normal colour, because they are embarrassed, angry, or out of breath. 臉紅的

With a bright red face I was forced to admit that I had no real idea. 我滿(mǎn)臉通紅，被迫承認(rèn)我其實(shí)沒(méi)有什麼想法。

3. ADJ You describe someone's hair as red when it is between red and brown in colour. (頭發(fā)) 紅褐色的

...a girl with red hair. …一位紅褐色頭發(fā)的女孩。

4. N-MASS You can refer to red wine as red. 紅葡萄酒

The spicy flavours in these dishes call for reds rather than whites. 這些菜肴味道辛辣，宜配紅葡萄酒而不是白葡萄酒。

5. ADJ If a U.S. state is described as red, it means that the majority of its residents vote for the Republican Party in elections, especially in the presidential elections. 支持共和黨的

...policies that could guarantee her enough support in red states to win the White House in 2008. …保証她能在支持共和黨的各個(gè)州獲得足夠支持以在2008年白宮的競(jìng)選中獲勝的政策。

6. V →a variant spelling of redd

7. PHRASE If a person or company is in the red or if their bank account is in the red, they have spent more money than they have in their account and therefore they owe money to the bank. 負(fù)債的

The theatre is $500,000 in the red. 劇院負(fù)債50萬(wàn)美元。

8. PHRASE If you see red, you suddenly become very angry. 勃然大怒

I didn't mean to break his nose. I just saw red. 我不是有意打破他的鼻子的。我衹是一時(shí)憤怒。