bloodshot
/ˈblʌdʃɒt/adjective
उच्चारण ब्लड्शॉट
(आँखें) लाल, सुर्ख़
Core word
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(of the eyes) with the white part red because of lack of sleep, illness or strain
(आँखें) लाल, सुर्ख़
- His eyes were bloodshot after the long night shift.
- She looked up with tired, bloodshot eyes.
- Radhika's eyes were bloodshot after a week of night study.
+ 2 more examples
- The swimmer climbed out of the pool with red, bloodshot eyes.
- Dust and smoke left the drivers' eyes bloodshot and sore.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
bloodshot eyes (before a noun)
Bloodshot is almost always used before the word eyes, or for a person's eyes after a linking verb. It describes the visible red veins in the white of the eye.
'Bloodshot' प्रायः 'eyes' से पहले आता है, या linking verb के बाद आँखों का वर्णन करता है। यह आँख के सफ़ेद भाग में दिखने वाली लाल नसों को बताता है।
- Radhika came to school with bloodshot eyes after a night of revision.
- The driver's bloodshot eyes showed that he had not slept for two days.
be / look / become bloodshot
After be, look, seem or become, the adjective stands alone and describes the eyes (or the person's eyes) at that moment.
be, look, seem या become के बाद यह adjective अकेला आता है और उस समय आँखों की स्थिति बताता है।
- His eyes were bloodshot and watery from the smoke.
- After hours of screen time, my eyes become bloodshot.
no comparative form
Bloodshot describes a state, so it is rarely used with more or most. Use very or slightly instead, or say the eyes are badly bloodshot.
'Bloodshot' एक अवस्था बताता है, इसलिए इसके साथ more या most कम ही लगता है। इसके बजाय very, slightly या badly का प्रयोग करें।
- Her eyes were slightly bloodshot after the long train journey.
- The patient's eyes were badly bloodshot and painful.
+Collocations 4
bloodshot + noun
eyesgazestarewhites of the eyes
- He gave a bloodshot stare when the alarm rang at four in the morning.
adverb + bloodshot
slightlybadlyvisiblyangrilyslightly
- The invigilator's eyes were visibly bloodshot by the end of the three-hour paper.
cause + bloodshot eyes
lack of sleepcryingdustsmokeinfection
- Dust on the highway left the cyclist with bloodshot eyes.
verb + with bloodshot eyes
wake upstarearrivelook atblink
- Aman arrived at the station with bloodshot eyes after the night shift.
“More examples 5
- Swimming in the chlorinated pool left the children with bloodshot eyes.
क्लोरीन वाले तालाब में तैरने से बच्चों की आँखें लाल हो गईं।
- The doctor asked why my eyes were so bloodshot.
डॉक्टर ने पूछा कि मेरी आँखें इतनी लाल क्यों हैं।
- The night guard looked up with tired, bloodshot eyes.
रात के पहरेदार ने थकी हुई, लाल आँखों से ऊपर देखा।
- Holi colours got into his eyes, and they turned bloodshot by evening.
होली के रंग उसकी आँखों में चले गए और शाम तक वे लाल हो गईं।
- A bloodshot eye is often a sign of strain rather than serious illness.
लाल आँख प्रायः गंभीर बीमारी की नहीं, बल्कि थकान की निशानी होती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ My eyes are bloodshot since morning.
✓ My eyes have been bloodshot since morning.
A state that continues from a past time up to now needs the present perfect with since.
जो स्थिति बीते समय से अब तक चल रही हो, उसके लिए since के साथ present perfect आता है।
✗ He had a bloodshot because of the smoke.
✓ He had bloodshot eyes because of the smoke.
Bloodshot is an adjective and needs a noun such as eyes after it.
'Bloodshot' adjective है, इसलिए इसके बाद eyes जैसा noun चाहिए।