red1 /red/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp redder, superlativesupl reddest)1 colour 颜色CC having the colour of blood 红色的We painted the door bright red. 我们把门漆成鲜红色。
→ blood-red, → cherry red at cherry(3), scarlet 2. hair 头发CCDCB hair that is red has an orange-brown colour 红褐色的 3 face 脸CCDC if you go red, your face becomes a bright pink colour, especially because you are embarrassed or angry 涨红的,通红的〔尤因尴尬或生气〕go/turn redEvery time you mention his name, she goes bright red. 每次你提到他的名字,她的脸都会涨得通红。
5 like a red rag to a bull British EnglishBrE (also like waving a red flag in front of a bull American EnglishAmE)ANGRYUPSET very likely to make someone angry or upset 容易使人愤怒;容易使人苦恼Just mentioning his ex-wife’s name was like a red rag to a bull. 只要提到他前妻的名字,他就会怒不可遏。
like a red rag to a bull• Naturally this was like a red rag to a bull and I refused to even consider such a course of action. 6. roll out the red carpet/give somebody the red carpet treatment BETTERto give special treatment to an important visitor 隆重欢迎/隆重接待某人 7 not one red cent American EnglishAmE informalMONEY used to emphasize that you mean no money at all 没有一分钱I wouldn’t give him one red cent for that car. 他那辆车白送我都不要。
8. politics 政治 informalPPG communist or extremely left-wing political views – used to show disapproval 共产主义的;激进左翼的〔含贬义〕 —redness noun [uncountableU]
→ paint the town red at paint2(5)