New York village established 1645 by English Puritans (now a neighborhood in Queens), an English corruption of Dutch Vlissingen, name of Dutch town where the Puritans had taken refuge, literally "flowing" (so called for its location on an estuary of the West Scheldt), and thus perhaps distantly related to flush (v.1).
雙語例句
1. The police succeeded in flushing the criminal from their secret meeting place.
警察成功地把這名罪犯從秘密據(jù)點(diǎn)趕出來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The Guyana Defence Force is engaged in flushing out illegal Brazilian miners operating in the country.
圭亞那國防軍正采取行動(dòng)驅(qū)逐在本國作業(yè)的非法巴西礦工。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He turned away embarrassed, his face flushing red.
他難為情地扭過頭去，羞紅了臉。
來自辭典例句
4. The lavatory won't flush; I've tried flushing It'several times, but it won't work.
洗臉盆不流水, 我試著沖幾次都沒成功.
來自辭典例句
5. Its flushing action is impaired by the surrounding islands.