red
/ˈrɛd/KK
/ˈɹɛd/IPA
變化形
redder
reddest
1.
紅色的;紅的
呈現紅色,或帶有紅色色調的。
用法:通常放在名詞前,也可接在連綴動詞後面。
Please stop when the light is red.
當燈是紅色時,請停下來。
2.
(臉)發紅的;漲紅的
因為尷尬、害羞、憤怒、運動或高溫而使臉部變紅。
用法:常見搭配為「因……而臉紅」或「臉變紅」。
After running to catch the bus, he was red in the face.
他跑去趕公車後,臉漲得通紅。
I turned red when I gave the wrong answer in class.
我在課堂上答錯時,臉都紅了。
3.
紅色;紅色物;紅球
作名詞時,指紅色本身、紅色的物品,或某些球類運動中的紅球。
用法:表示顏色時通常不可數;指一個紅色物品或紅球時可數。
Red is on sale signs to make people look.
紅色用在特價標誌上,讓人們看。
還有 2 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
4.
赤字的;虧損的
指帳目、企業或個人財務處於虧損或負債狀態。
用法:通常說「處於赤字」,不常直接放在一般名詞前作定語。
The club was in the red after spending too much money on the party.
這個社團在派對上花了太多錢後,陷入了赤字。
We need to spend less money because the store has been in the red for months.
我們需要少花一點錢,因為這家店已經連續幾個月入不敷出了。
5.
左派的;共產主義的
指政治立場偏左,或在特定歷史與政治語境中指共產主義相關的。
用法:常放在政治、組織、運動等名詞前。
The book tells us why some groups were called red at that time.
這本書告訴我們,為什麼有些團體在那個時候被叫作紅色。
常見錯誤
My face became red because I was embarrassing.
My face became red because I was embarrassed.
I am in red this month.
I am in the red this month.
She is red her face.
Her face is red./She is red in the face.
The light is in red.
The light is red./The light turned red.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「紅色」是最基本的顏色義;但「赤字」幾乎固定出現在「處於赤字」這個片語中。
・描述臉部因情緒或運動而變紅時,「變紅」與「臉通紅」都很常用。
・政治義可能帶有立場或歷史包袱,討論特定人士或團體時,較中性的說法通常是「偏左」。