內容簡介
當我們生氣或者尷尬時，臉色就可能變得發紅；在英語中，我們便可以用短語 “be left red-faced” 來表達窘迫的情緒。而如果我們說一個人的財務狀況出現赤字，則意味著這個人入不敷出；短語 “in the red” 就有 “負債” 的意思。看視頻，學習四個包含單詞 “red” 的短語。
用法總結
1. “see red” 非常生氣，突然暴怒
- When he spoke to me like that, I saw red – I just couldn’t stay in the room.
- We both know you see red easily. Have you ever tried meditating?
2. “be left red-faced” 被某事羞紅瞭臉
- I was left red-faced when I went to the wrong meeting.
- She was left red-faced when everyone laughed at her painting. She had thought it was good.
3. “a red herring” 掩人耳目或轉移註意力的事情
- This game’s too hard. I thought I’d solved it, but all the clues were red herrings.
- The fingerprint was thought to be a key clue, but it turned out to be a red herring that misled the investigation.
4. “in the red” 負債
- If we don’t bring the costs down, we’ll end up in the red.
- He invested all his assets in this company, but it kept losing money. Now he’s in the red.
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