red

[US]/red/
[UK]/red/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having the color of blood or fire; of a color at the end of the spectrum next to orange; resembling the hue of the lips or nails; supporting left-wing or socialist political views
n. the color of blood or fire; a revolutionary or socialist

Phrases & Collocations

red apple

red wine

red dress

rose red

blood red

in the red

in red

red cross

red army

red blood

red light

bright red

into the red

red sea

ruby red

deep red

red rose

red carpet

dark red

red pigment

red meat

see red

red soil

red mud

Example Sentences

Red is for danger.

a red dog; a red oak.

They interwove the red and gold threads.

red mercuric sulfide

a red acrylic jumper.

red and black tiles.

the red coloration of many maples.

had on red shoes.

the parting of the Red Sea.

cosy reds and plummy blues.

nature, red in tooth and claw.

Real-world Examples

Why are you painting the roses red?

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

Blue and white, red and yellow, black and green, or white and red.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Filch's pasty face went brick red.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

She blushed as red as a rose with shame.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

Cutting red tape should also boost investment.

Source: The Economist - China

That one is yellow with red stripes, my plunger is red with yellow stripes.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

My love's like a red, red rose.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And the red lights, the taillights of the cars.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

Getting a little red in the face there.

Source: And Then There Were None

Nature may be red in tooth and claw.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds: August 2018 Collection

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