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Definition of blush in English: blushverb blʌʃbləʃ 1no object Show shyness, embarrassment, or shame by becoming red in the face. （因害羞、尴尬或羞耻）脸红 she blushed at the unexpected compliment 面对突如其来的恭维她脸红了。 with complement Kate felt herself blushing scarlet 凯特感到自己尴尬得满脸通红。 Example sentencesExamples - She looked down at herself, and blushed so deep a crimson it was easily visible through the white fur on her chest.
- She blushed deeply from embarrassment and tears grew once more in the garden of her eyes.
- Scarlet blushed and they all leaned toward her but she began to walk off.
- She blushed scarlet, and saw that her father saw the whole thing, and was turning beat red.
- Rob lay down next to her, and reached out his hand, still blushing but ignoring his embarrassment and taking her hand in his.
- I answered, blushing slightly, my shyness obvious in my soft yet high voice.
- Tom humbly bowed his head and his cheeks blushed in the embarrassment.
- Jennifer smiled at the way Scott blushed, the red flush working its way up from his neck to the top of his face.
- Thank God, there were no lights; I could so feel my face burn up, probably blushing.
- I shook my head to clear the thought as my face blushed with shame.
- Claudia shook her head, blushing slightly in embarrassment as all eyes looked at them.
- Now it was Gabe's turn to squirm and blush as crimson as roses.
- Mackenzie didn't say anything and just blushed, his cheeks burning scarlet.
- Anthony's hand brushed against mine ever so slightly as we were moving to get in, and I blushed a deep scarlet.
- Her friends started clapping loudly, hooting and hollering as Scarlet just blushed.
- Well at least he thought she was blushing, the colour on her face was so varied it was hard to tell.
- He glared at her, and realised with embarrassment that he was blushing, which only made him blush all the more.
- When he asked us why we were giving him a present, we just blushed - our shame at the real reason was interpreted as a crush.
- She blushed a deep scarlet and I couldn't help but grin even more.
- I blushed further shades of embarrassment, trying to hide myself under my raven dark hair.
Synonyms redden, turn/go pink, turn/go red, turn/go crimson, turn/go scarlet, flush, colour, crimson, tint, burn up feel shy, feel embarrassment, feel shame, feel embarrassed, feel ashamed, feel sheepish, feel mortified archaic mantle - 1.1 Feel embarrassed or ashamed.
尴尬，羞愧 with infinitive he blushed to think of how he'd paraded himself 他一想到自己抛头露面的模样就觉得羞愧难当。 Example sentencesExamples - He blushed, discomfited by the five pairs of eyes staring at him, and ruffled his hair.
- I blush to think of such thanks for such crude work, but she was thankful.
- I get blushing kidneys in front of urinals if there's someone else within five paces of me.
- At one time, any hostess getting ready for a dinner party would blush for shame to think that she had bought her meal from a supermarket.
- But then, if financial scandals made you blush, the entire reconstruction of the country would be pretty mortifying.
- I've made a few people blush mind you, but the death toll is still at zero.
Synonyms embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, mortified, conscience-stricken, humiliated, humbled, taken aback, disconcerted, nonplussed, discomfited, discomposed, distressed, chagrined, perturbed, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, crestfallen, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, confused, put out of countenance, discountenanced, with one's tail between one's legs
2often as adjective blushingliterary Be or become pink or pale red. （尤指花）呈粉红色，变粉红 the trees are loaded with blushing blossoms 树缀满了粉红色的花朵。 Example sentencesExamples - From a distance, the blossoms look like pink clouds floating over blushing pools of fallen petals.
- As you might imagine, its name gives a vivid word picture for the color changes, blushing from ivory to pink and finally red when mature.
- But the mountain still blushes with the palest of pinks, suffusing the blues that give an inkling of the intense cold.
- God knows what you said, but the dust beneath your feet blushed pink.
- From Thursday on, the television cameras will beam sumptuous shots of loblolly pines and blushing azaleas around the world.
Synonyms pink, pinkish, rose-pink, rose-coloured, roseate, red, reddish, rose-red
noun blʌʃbləʃ 1A reddening of the face as a sign of shyness, embarrassment, or shame. （害羞、尴尬或羞愧引起的）红脸 he had brought a faint blush to her cheeks 他使她的脸泛起了红晕。 Example sentencesExamples - Brian noticed this, and broke out in a sudden blush of embarrassment.
- I would be mortified cancelling someone who had flown 600 miles to see me, but important men don't sport the blush of shame.
- They smiled warmly at each other and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.
- Their button black eyes looked her over and lingered on certain areas that made her feel very uncomfortable and brought a faint blush to her cheeks.
- He raised his head to look at her, meeting her eyes and giving her a sly smile, causing a faint blush to appear on her cheeks.
- I felt like an idiot, and she could see the blush of shame in my face.
- A blush reddens the silent girl's cheeks slowly, and Chester drops her fork in concern, eyes darting wildly from the girl to me.
- When she spoke of sexual abuse, a faint blush crept up her cheeks.
- ‘You mean you,’ I pointed out, laughing when a faint blush crossed her cheeks.
- I could just picture her, her cheeks tinged with a faint blush, the way she always looked when she spoke to me.
- Some of the comments are priceless and deserve to be preserved, with the hope that they might at some future date bring a blush of shame to the cheeks of the more honorable.
- I am not certain what to make of the tune but the video does bring a healthy blush to my cheeks.
- She cried outrageously, a faint blush coming to her cheeks.
- She brushed her fingers on her lips, as she felt a faint blush appear.
- That old nick name never went away, bringing a blush to her cheeks every time, it was a sign that her father was happy to see her.
- I shook my head, feeling a faint blush on my cheeks.
- A deep blush of embarrassment at being caught starring outside the window heated her cheeks and she looked down her hands, resting on her lap.
- Lor gave a faint, but apparent sign of a blush in her cheek.
- The blush of shame was upon her cheek, and she hung her head.
- A blush of anger and embarrassment heated her cheeks and her irritation was further stretched.
Synonyms flush, reddening, high colour, colour, rosiness, pinkness, ruddiness, bloom 2A pink or pale red tinge. 粉红，淡红 the roses were white with a lovely pink blush 那些玫瑰白色中带点漂亮的粉红色。 Example sentencesExamples - A bright hue, a rosy blush, pretty skin that's blemish free, and a plump shape - these are generally key for ripe fruits.
- The small, tubular flowers are a translucent white with the faintest blush of rose.
- From the front view was the setting sun giving a blush of pink, peach, orange and some purple.
- The sun sets with every shade of blush and rose imaginable lacing across the horizon.
- Its general colouring is white tinged with rosy blush and it has two long red shaft tail streamers.
- Pea-like flowers open to a lavender blush, then mellow to buff yellow and will perfume the garden from midsummer to autumn.
- As he sprays reactive chemicals on the test strips, a pink blush spreads across the paper.
- The market glittered with colour; the reds of the paprika, the deep blush of the red hot dried chillis.
- In the Near East white apricots are common, with pale skin and pink blush.
- Black, white and cream accentuated with shades of pink from soft blush through raspberry sorbet.
- As soft as a blush when one is complimented, a pink hue with the warm sweetness of jasmine in a bottle that too is a blush colour yet is more romantic in tone, luminous in feel.
Synonyms tint, colour, shade, tone, hue, tincture, cast, flush 3mass noun often as modifier A wine with a slight pink tint made in the manner of white wine but from red grape varieties. 桃红葡萄酒，玫瑰红酒 Example sentencesExamples - She took some fresh tarragon and began tearing the leaves into tiny strips, dropping them into the blush wine that made the base of the marinade.
- The many new world wines, with the exception of American blush wines, are bolder, fruitier and frequently more alcoholic and should really be included as a third category.
- A vin gris or blush wine is made as above but with no maceration.
- Dry and semi-dry roses or blush wines exhibit fresh and fruity flavors and have a moderately high level of acidity.
- So, if he wants to drink a blush wine from California, he will, thank you.
4North American another term for blusher (sense 1) Example sentencesExamples - Her face glowed, smooth and flawless, her cheeks slightly pink with the blush Angie had used.
- Stick to powder blushes as well; cream formulas tend to make oily skin look even greasier.
- He was taking a baggie of what looked to be blush powder or something out of his pocket and evening out the skin tone.
- The foundation made her look so pale she'd had to use the blush and lipstick to give her face some color.
- She pictured herself with pink lipstick and violet nail polish and a little blush.
- Remember to swipe an eye shadow or blush brush on the back of your hand before applying.
- She went through it carefully and then picked out black eyeliner, a skin tone colored eyeshadow, and a light pink blush.
- She had used a light blush to make Mila's face pinker and a shimmery goldish-brown eyeshadow for her eyelids and dark, but not too dark, pink lipgloss for her mouth.
- I had on a huge amount of blush and my lips were tinted a sparkling pink.
- With a little rose shaded lipstick and blush, she had to admit to herself that she looked hot.
- No blush or pink cheeks, she knew she would already be blushing by herself later on.
- To get this look, Lori used silver shadow, a plummy cream blush and a white shimmer lip.
- Then, with a blush brush, gently apply a light pink color along cheekbones.
- She put on mascara, navy blue eyeliner, dark blue eye shadow, pale pink lipstick, and pale peach blush.
- Skip blush and allow a bit of the skin's pink color to shine through on your cheeks.
- The pink blush on the models make the whole look ‘prettier’ than the look in the other magazine.
- Look for a great flat-top blush brush, like this one, for a really natural look.
- The lipsticks, eye shadows, blushes and translucent powder in this kit will help transform your looks in no time.
- I put on foundation, powder, blush, pale pink eye shadow, and pink lip-gloss.
- I brushed a little blush on my pale cheeks, applied some blue eye shadow and light mascara, and combed my thick brown hair.
PhrasesAt the first glimpse or impression. 乍一看；据初次印象 his next decision was at first blush disconcerting Example sentencesExamples - The dancer in front of us was, at first blush, normal enough for a goth club.
- She continued, ‘It certainly looks to the court, at first blush, that this was a deliberate concealment of information.’
- Now, of course, the American public, as I think probably reacting fairly intelligently, putting it into a larger context, and does not seem at first blush to be absolutely taken aback and shocked.
- But at first blush, we can see that there are numerous regulations that would come under your umbrella in terms of how you deal with officers who are complained about, in terms of the statutory provisions and procedure.
- As contradictory as this might seem at first blush, American political journalists have relatively little access to information about what is going on at any given moment.
- Well, at first blush, I would say that is reckless and negligent and destructive of innocent human life - potentially destructive of innocent human life.
- Without knowing more about the case it's difficult to comment on it accurately but it might seem at first blush to demonstrate that the law is skewed in favour of the burglar rather than the burgled.
- It can indeed be rational to be resentful of, say, the cosmic pay scales of CEOs, or the passing on of massive inherited wealth - even if these don't appear at first blush to be any of your business.
- The odd thing is that the language differences the researchers discovered would seem, at first blush, to be rather benign.
- Well, nobody's comfortable at first blush with the notion of not divulging everything.
- He said, at first blush, it didn't seem there was much to it.
- So when talking to your kids, try to avoid these sneaky references to guns and ammunition, no matter how far fetched the link seems at first blush.
- The kind of universal electoral process you describe sounds wonderful at first blush and I might even consider voting for such a system.
- His trick to gain confidence is to be so brutally forthcoming about his own personal and professional failings that his claims about the wrongdoings of others seem, at first blush, worth investigating.
- The text works and the rest of the show seem at first blush quite separate to one another but it was when we thought of how the images were made that it all came together.
- However, to lay people symptoms of arsenic poisoning would appear at first blush to be a simple case of cardiac failure.
- All this is pertinent to today's headlines, for a reason that may, at first blush, seem paradoxical.
- This, too, seems to make perfect sense at first blush; but the important question in philosophy is what is done with such claims - what further claims they are used to support.
- But in the days that followed the massacre, it became clear that this violent event, however random it seemed at first blush, was not entirely unpredictable.
- It's not as radical as what it may seem at first blush.
spare (or save) someone's blushes Refrain from causing someone embarrassment. 不让某人受窘，给某人解围 we will spare the blushes of those forecasters who notched up the biggest errors Example sentencesExamples - The team thinks the thieves will just dump the gear when they realise their boob and players are appealing for it to be returned to save their blushes in today's big match.
- Only a disputed knock-on saved the Irishmen 's blushes at the death, when the red shirts were manning the barricades in an effort to keep the Harlequins at bay.
- So Jim spared his blushes and asked him for a wee note on the subject.
- The diary will spare his blushes but let that be a warning.
- The sergeant, who has not been named to spare his blushes, scaled a tall gate at Trinity College when he spotted a figure ‘transfixed’ in the moonlight.
- But if we do go overboard at the office party, experts say we should try to spare our blushes.
- But he hesitated, which allowed the American to dash back and make a fine saving tackle to spare his blushes.
- It is the crudest but also the most telling moment of the conflict between them and the one scene where the censors have insisted on an 11-second cut to spare our blushes.
- Befuddled villagers who were in a steam over a bizarre summer ritual have given themselves a pat on the back after chicken droppings saved their blushes.
- But if you have forgotten, an e-mail - or if the worst really does come to the worst, a text message - might be enough to save your blushes, salve your conscience and bring a smile to the face of your long-suffering mother.
- Maybe he heard and thoughtfully spared my blushes.
- They were nude, but certain props and a sunflower spared their blushes.
- Earlier supporters urged him to resolve the affair to spare the club 's blushes.
- But, at the end of a game that was at times more windswept than interesting, the fact that his Livingston team-mates rallied round to scrape another narrow away win will help to spare his blushes.
- So why did Roberts, now 24, resort to such a drastic measure to spare her blushes permanently?
- Fortunately the writer asked for name to be withheld and the editor obliged, if only to spare the writer 's blushes.
- The picture has been duly re-touched in order to spare his blushes.
- The kitchen appliances were strategically placed to spare our blushes, but passers-by got a great view.
- Although unbeaten so far this season not one York performance has been totally convincing, with good fortune saving their blushes on a number of occasions.
- A sculpture of a woman baring all has just gone on show at a North Yorkshire church - and already some indignant worshippers are asking for it to be removed to spare their blushes.
Derivativesadverbˈblʌʃɪŋli When the photographer suggests that she remove her gilet for the shot, Lauren blushingly demurs on the grounds that her bra can be seen through her sweater. Example sentencesExamples - I remember giving Bernie a big hug afterwards, as he blushingly folded away his piece of crumpled paper.
- They giggle and whisper to each other, as cool and direct and blushingly unnerving as any group of pretty teenagers.
- She reveals the good and the embarrassing in equal measure, but the more blushingly confessional she gets, the more candid, unrefined and gloriously nasty the record sounds.
- Then she blushingly added, ‘Sir, you have wrestled well, and overthrown more than your enemies.’
OriginOld English blyscan; related to modern Dutch blozen. Rhymesablush, brush, crush, flush, gush, hush, hush-hush, lush, mush, plush, rush, shush, slush, thrush, tush Definition of blush in US English: blushverbbləʃbləSH [no object]1Develop a pink tinge in the face from embarrassment or shame. she blushed at the unexpected compliment 面对突如其来的恭维她脸红了。 with complement Kate felt herself blushing scarlet 凯特感到自己尴尬得满脸通红。 Example sentencesExamples - I blushed further shades of embarrassment, trying to hide myself under my raven dark hair.
- When he asked us why we were giving him a present, we just blushed - our shame at the real reason was interpreted as a crush.
- Tom humbly bowed his head and his cheeks blushed in the embarrassment.
- I shook my head to clear the thought as my face blushed with shame.
- Anthony's hand brushed against mine ever so slightly as we were moving to get in, and I blushed a deep scarlet.
- Rob lay down next to her, and reached out his hand, still blushing but ignoring his embarrassment and taking her hand in his.
- He glared at her, and realised with embarrassment that he was blushing, which only made him blush all the more.
- Well at least he thought she was blushing, the colour on her face was so varied it was hard to tell.
- Claudia shook her head, blushing slightly in embarrassment as all eyes looked at them.
- She looked down at herself, and blushed so deep a crimson it was easily visible through the white fur on her chest.
- She blushed deeply from embarrassment and tears grew once more in the garden of her eyes.
- Scarlet blushed and they all leaned toward her but she began to walk off.
- Thank God, there were no lights; I could so feel my face burn up, probably blushing.
- She blushed a deep scarlet and I couldn't help but grin even more.
- I answered, blushing slightly, my shyness obvious in my soft yet high voice.
- Her friends started clapping loudly, hooting and hollering as Scarlet just blushed.
- She blushed scarlet, and saw that her father saw the whole thing, and was turning beat red.
- Jennifer smiled at the way Scott blushed, the red flush working its way up from his neck to the top of his face.
- Mackenzie didn't say anything and just blushed, his cheeks burning scarlet.
- Now it was Gabe's turn to squirm and blush as crimson as roses.
Synonyms redden, go pink, turn pink, go red, turn red, go crimson, turn crimson, go scarlet, turn scarlet, flush, colour, crimson, tint, burn up - 1.1 Feel embarrassed or ashamed.
尴尬，羞愧 with infinitive he blushed to think of how he'd paraded himself 他一想到自己抛头露面的模样就觉得羞愧难当。 Example sentencesExamples - He blushed, discomfited by the five pairs of eyes staring at him, and ruffled his hair.
- I blush to think of such thanks for such crude work, but she was thankful.
- But then, if financial scandals made you blush, the entire reconstruction of the country would be pretty mortifying.
- I get blushing kidneys in front of urinals if there's someone else within five paces of me.
- I've made a few people blush mind you, but the death toll is still at zero.
- At one time, any hostess getting ready for a dinner party would blush for shame to think that she had bought her meal from a supermarket.
Synonyms embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, mortified, conscience-stricken, humiliated, humbled, taken aback, disconcerted, nonplussed, discomfited, discomposed, distressed, chagrined, perturbed, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, crestfallen, sheepish, red-faced, blushing, confused, put out of countenance, discountenanced, with one's tail between one's legs
2often as adjective blushingliterary (of a flower or other thing) be or become pink or pale red. （尤指花）呈粉红色，变粉红 the trees are loaded with blushing blossoms 树缀满了粉红色的花朵。 Example sentencesExamples - From Thursday on, the television cameras will beam sumptuous shots of loblolly pines and blushing azaleas around the world.
- God knows what you said, but the dust beneath your feet blushed pink.
- But the mountain still blushes with the palest of pinks, suffusing the blues that give an inkling of the intense cold.
- As you might imagine, its name gives a vivid word picture for the color changes, blushing from ivory to pink and finally red when mature.
- From a distance, the blossoms look like pink clouds floating over blushing pools of fallen petals.
Synonyms pink, pinkish, rose-pink, rose-coloured, roseate, red, reddish, rose-red
nounbləʃbləSH 1A reddening of the face as a sign of embarrassment or shame. （害羞、尴尬或羞愧引起的）红脸 he had brought a faint blush to her cheeks 他使她的脸泛起了红晕。 Example sentencesExamples - I am not certain what to make of the tune but the video does bring a healthy blush to my cheeks.
- A deep blush of embarrassment at being caught starring outside the window heated her cheeks and she looked down her hands, resting on her lap.
- They smiled warmly at each other and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks.
- ‘You mean you,’ I pointed out, laughing when a faint blush crossed her cheeks.
- That old nick name never went away, bringing a blush to her cheeks every time, it was a sign that her father was happy to see her.
- Brian noticed this, and broke out in a sudden blush of embarrassment.
- Their button black eyes looked her over and lingered on certain areas that made her feel very uncomfortable and brought a faint blush to her cheeks.
- A blush reddens the silent girl's cheeks slowly, and Chester drops her fork in concern, eyes darting wildly from the girl to me.
- The blush of shame was upon her cheek, and she hung her head.
- I shook my head, feeling a faint blush on my cheeks.
- Some of the comments are priceless and deserve to be preserved, with the hope that they might at some future date bring a blush of shame to the cheeks of the more honorable.
- When she spoke of sexual abuse, a faint blush crept up her cheeks.
- He raised his head to look at her, meeting her eyes and giving her a sly smile, causing a faint blush to appear on her cheeks.
- She brushed her fingers on her lips, as she felt a faint blush appear.
- She cried outrageously, a faint blush coming to her cheeks.
- I would be mortified cancelling someone who had flown 600 miles to see me, but important men don't sport the blush of shame.
- I felt like an idiot, and she could see the blush of shame in my face.
- A blush of anger and embarrassment heated her cheeks and her irritation was further stretched.
- Lor gave a faint, but apparent sign of a blush in her cheek.
- I could just picture her, her cheeks tinged with a faint blush, the way she always looked when she spoke to me.
Synonyms flush, reddening, high colour, colour, rosiness, pinkness, ruddiness, bloom - 1.1North American
another term for blusher (sense 1) Example sentencesExamples - She went through it carefully and then picked out black eyeliner, a skin tone colored eyeshadow, and a light pink blush.
- Skip blush and allow a bit of the skin's pink color to shine through on your cheeks.
- I had on a huge amount of blush and my lips were tinted a sparkling pink.
- Then, with a blush brush, gently apply a light pink color along cheekbones.
- No blush or pink cheeks, she knew she would already be blushing by herself later on.
- To get this look, Lori used silver shadow, a plummy cream blush and a white shimmer lip.
- Remember to swipe an eye shadow or blush brush on the back of your hand before applying.
- I put on foundation, powder, blush, pale pink eye shadow, and pink lip-gloss.
- I brushed a little blush on my pale cheeks, applied some blue eye shadow and light mascara, and combed my thick brown hair.
- She had used a light blush to make Mila's face pinker and a shimmery goldish-brown eyeshadow for her eyelids and dark, but not too dark, pink lipgloss for her mouth.
- She pictured herself with pink lipstick and violet nail polish and a little blush.
- She put on mascara, navy blue eyeliner, dark blue eye shadow, pale pink lipstick, and pale peach blush.
- Look for a great flat-top blush brush, like this one, for a really natural look.
- With a little rose shaded lipstick and blush, she had to admit to herself that she looked hot.
- The lipsticks, eye shadows, blushes and translucent powder in this kit will help transform your looks in no time.
- Stick to powder blushes as well; cream formulas tend to make oily skin look even greasier.
- He was taking a baggie of what looked to be blush powder or something out of his pocket and evening out the skin tone.
- The foundation made her look so pale she'd had to use the blush and lipstick to give her face some color.
- Her face glowed, smooth and flawless, her cheeks slightly pink with the blush Angie had used.
- The pink blush on the models make the whole look ‘prettier’ than the look in the other magazine.
2A pink or pale red tinge. 粉红，淡红 the roses were white with a lovely pink blush 那些玫瑰白色中带点漂亮的粉红色。 Example sentencesExamples - Black, white and cream accentuated with shades of pink from soft blush through raspberry sorbet.
- Pea-like flowers open to a lavender blush, then mellow to buff yellow and will perfume the garden from midsummer to autumn.
- A bright hue, a rosy blush, pretty skin that's blemish free, and a plump shape - these are generally key for ripe fruits.
- The sun sets with every shade of blush and rose imaginable lacing across the horizon.
- In the Near East white apricots are common, with pale skin and pink blush.
- As soft as a blush when one is complimented, a pink hue with the warm sweetness of jasmine in a bottle that too is a blush colour yet is more romantic in tone, luminous in feel.
- From the front view was the setting sun giving a blush of pink, peach, orange and some purple.
- The small, tubular flowers are a translucent white with the faintest blush of rose.
- Its general colouring is white tinged with rosy blush and it has two long red shaft tail streamers.
- The market glittered with colour; the reds of the paprika, the deep blush of the red hot dried chillis.
- As he sprays reactive chemicals on the test strips, a pink blush spreads across the paper.
Synonyms tint, colour, shade, tone, hue, tincture, cast, flush 3often as modifier A wine with a slight pink tint made in the manner of white wine but from red grape varieties. 桃红葡萄酒，玫瑰红酒 Example sentencesExamples - The many new world wines, with the exception of American blush wines, are bolder, fruitier and frequently more alcoholic and should really be included as a third category.
- A vin gris or blush wine is made as above but with no maceration.
- She took some fresh tarragon and began tearing the leaves into tiny strips, dropping them into the blush wine that made the base of the marinade.
- Dry and semi-dry roses or blush wines exhibit fresh and fruity flavors and have a moderately high level of acidity.
- So, if he wants to drink a blush wine from California, he will, thank you.
PhrasesAt the first glimpse or impression. 乍一看；据初次印象 Example sentencesExamples - Without knowing more about the case it's difficult to comment on it accurately but it might seem at first blush to demonstrate that the law is skewed in favour of the burglar rather than the burgled.
- Well, at first blush, I would say that is reckless and negligent and destructive of innocent human life - potentially destructive of innocent human life.
- However, to lay people symptoms of arsenic poisoning would appear at first blush to be a simple case of cardiac failure.
- The text works and the rest of the show seem at first blush quite separate to one another but it was when we thought of how the images were made that it all came together.
- But at first blush, we can see that there are numerous regulations that would come under your umbrella in terms of how you deal with officers who are complained about, in terms of the statutory provisions and procedure.
- His trick to gain confidence is to be so brutally forthcoming about his own personal and professional failings that his claims about the wrongdoings of others seem, at first blush, worth investigating.
- So when talking to your kids, try to avoid these sneaky references to guns and ammunition, no matter how far fetched the link seems at first blush.
- All this is pertinent to today's headlines, for a reason that may, at first blush, seem paradoxical.
- It can indeed be rational to be resentful of, say, the cosmic pay scales of CEOs, or the passing on of massive inherited wealth - even if these don't appear at first blush to be any of your business.
- The kind of universal electoral process you describe sounds wonderful at first blush and I might even consider voting for such a system.
- The dancer in front of us was, at first blush, normal enough for a goth club.
- He said, at first blush, it didn't seem there was much to it.
- Now, of course, the American public, as I think probably reacting fairly intelligently, putting it into a larger context, and does not seem at first blush to be absolutely taken aback and shocked.
- Well, nobody's comfortable at first blush with the notion of not divulging everything.
- She continued, ‘It certainly looks to the court, at first blush, that this was a deliberate concealment of information.’
- The odd thing is that the language differences the researchers discovered would seem, at first blush, to be rather benign.
- As contradictory as this might seem at first blush, American political journalists have relatively little access to information about what is going on at any given moment.
- This, too, seems to make perfect sense at first blush; but the important question in philosophy is what is done with such claims - what further claims they are used to support.
- It's not as radical as what it may seem at first blush.
- But in the days that followed the massacre, it became clear that this violent event, however random it seemed at first blush, was not entirely unpredictable.
OriginOld English blyscan; related to modern Dutch blozen. |