/red ||; rɛd/noun [C,U] adj (
redder;reddest)
1 (of) the colour of blood 红色(的): red wine 红葡萄酒She was dressed in red. 她身穿红色衣服。 ☞ We use crimson, maroon and scarlet to describe different shades of red. 不同的红色有crimson(深红色)、maroon(褐红色)及scarlet(猩红色)。
2 a colour that some people's faces become when they are embarrassed, angry, shy, etc (人的脸色因发窘、生气、腼腆等而)通红,发红: He went bright red when she spoke to him. 她跟他说话时,他满脸绯红。to turn/be/go red in the face 脸变得通红
3 (used about a person's hair or an animal's fur) (of) a colour between red, orange and brown (指人的头发或动物的毛皮)褐红色(的): She's got red hair and freckles. 她有一头褐红色的头发,一脸雀斑。
be in the red to have spent more money than you have in the bank, etc 出现赤字;负债;入不敷出:
I'm £500 in the red at the moment. 我目前负债500英镑。 [OPP] be in the black 反义词为be in the blackcatch sb red-handed→
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a red herring an idea or a subject which takes people's attention away from what is really important 分散注意力的事物
see red(
informal 非正式) to become very angry 火冒三丈;很生气