suffuse

Definitions

suf- (a form of sub-, 'up from below') + fus (pour) = 'pour up through.' Light or colour suffuses a surface by welling up and spreading softly across it — gentler and more gradual than a sudden flood. Often used in the passive: suffused with light.

Common Collocations

• 1.suffused with light充满光芒
• 2.suffused with color色彩弥漫
• 3.suffused with warmth洋溢着温暖
• 4.suffused with emotion充溢着情感

Example Sentences

• 1.

  A warm glow suffused the evening sky.

• 2.

  Her face was suffused with quiet joy.