blushed 是动词 blush 的过去式/过去分词,意思是(因害羞、尴尬、激动或被夸奖而)脸红。有时也可指事物泛红、呈现红晕(较文学/描写性用法)。
/ blʌʃt /
She blushed when everyone sang her happy birthday.
当大家给她唱生日歌时,她脸红了。
He blushed, realizing he had misread the room, and apologized with a quiet sincerity that surprised everyone.
他意识到自己误会了现场气氛,脸一红,随后真诚而轻声地道歉,让大家都感到意外。
blush 来自中古英语 bluschen / bloschen(意为“变红、发红”),与“红色、红晕”这一身体反应相关。英语中用颜色变化来表达情绪很常见,blush 就固定用来指“因情绪而脸红”。