内容简介

当我们生气或者尴尬时，脸色就可能变得发红；在英语中，我们便可以用短语 “be left red-faced” 来表达窘迫的情绪。而如果我们说一个人的财务状况出现赤字，则意味着这个人入不敷出；短语 “in the red” 就有 “负债” 的意思。看视频，学习四个包含单词 “red” 的短语。

用法总结

1. “see red” 非常生气，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” 被某事羞红了脸

• 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” 掩人耳目或转移注意力的事情

• 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” 负债

• 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.