عبارت انگلیسی
flush
معنی و توضیح
The verb “to flush,” in this podcast, means for water to move through something to clean it, especially a toilet: “The sound of the toilet flushing scared the cat.” The verb “to flush (the toilet)” means for one to push on a small piece of metal that makes water move through the toilet: “Her little boy always forgets to flush the toilet.” When talking about people, the verb “to flush” means to turn red, often because one is embarrassed about something or is very hot: “She flushed when she heard people talking about her.” Or, “His face is flushed because he just finished exercising.” Finally, the phrase “to flush (someone or something) out of hiding” means to make someone or something leave a hidden place so that it is seen: “The dog ran into the bushes, flushing the birds out of hiding.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Having Plumbing Problems». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 478 – Having Plumbing Problems.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 478. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode. The Learning Guide will help you improve your English even faster.
This episode is called “Having Plumbing Problems.” It’s a dialogue between Mickey and Colleen, and uses a lot of vocabulary that you would associate with plumbing. Let’s get started.
Mickey: Hello, McQuillan Plumbing.
Colleen: Hi, I’m having a lot of plumbing problems. Can you send a plumber out to my house right away?
Mickey: Yes, we can. But first, let’s find out what the problems are.
Colleen: Well, to start, my toilet won’t flush and it’s overflowing.
Mickey: An overflowing toilet – check. What else?
Colleen: The sink in the bathroom is stopped up and the pipes underneath the sink are leaking.
Mickey: A stopped up sink and leaking pipes – check. What else?
Colleen:
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.