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blasted

UK //ˈblɑːstɪd//US //ˈblæstɪd//

词源

源自古英语blǣstan(吹奏,咆哮),后引申为爆炸冲击的含义,粗俗用法始见于16世纪。

adjective

❶ 用来表达愤怒或强调的粗俗用语,相当于中文的“该死的”、“讨厌的”,常用于非正式场合表达不满情绪。

“I can't find my blasted keys anywhere!”

(我到处都找不到我那该死的钥匙!)

“The blasted car won't start again.”

(这辆破车又发动不起来了。)

❶ 指被爆炸或强风摧毁的,描述物体因强烈外力冲击而严重受损的状态。

“The soldiers took cover behind the blasted wall.”

(士兵们在被炸毁的墙后躲避。)

“We walked through the blasted landscape after the hurricane.”

(飓风过后,我们走过满目疮痍的地带。)

同义词:damned, cursed, bloody, wretched, ruined

verb

❶ blast的过去式和过去分词形式,表示用爆炸物破坏或强风冲击的行为。

“The workers blasted through the mountain to build the tunnel.”

(工人们炸穿山体修建隧道。)

“The storm blasted the coastline for hours.”

(暴风雨连续数小时冲击着海岸线。)

同义词:exploded, bombed, shattered, demolished

常见短语

blasted heath — 源自莎士比亚《麦克白》的文学表达,形容荒凉贫瘠之地,现代用法多指遭受严重破坏的自然环境。

“The industrial waste turned the forest into a blasted heath.”

(工业废料将森林变成了荒芜之地。)