See red 表示突然极其愤怒,可能因粗鲁、不公或物品被损坏而短暂失去冷静。它在 IELTS Speaking 中很生动,作文里可用 become furious。
什么情境适合说 see red?
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see red (when/if + clause); make someone see red; saw red (past)
- I see red when people jump the queue at the supermarket.
- My dad saw red when he found a scratch on his new car.
- Rude comments about my accent really make me see red.
修改原因
修改前People who talk on the phone during a film make me to see red.
修改后People who talk on the phone during a film make me see red.
Make 表示使、迫使时,后面的动词不带 to:make me laugh、make me see red。因为 force me to、ask me to 有 to,容易把它也加到这里。修改删掉了多余的 to。
Be in the red 看起来相近,但意思不同,指财务上负债或支出超过收入:The shop has been in the red since March。这里 see red 表达愤怒,in the red 则涉及钱。
动手练习
When the builder said the kitchen would cost twice the price he'd promised, my husband ___ and started shouting.
查看答案
saw red — 建筑工人把报价翻倍,丈夫随即大喊,语境明确表现愤怒,所以选 saw red。Felt blue 表示难过,没有准确表达这里突发的怒气。
想一个让你非常生气的情境,可以发生在公共交通、商店或工作中。说明发生了什么,以及你接下来怎样做。
I saw red when a colleague presented my report as his own at a meeting, so I spoke to our manager that afternoon.
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