
blow
词源
源自古英语blāwan,意为'吹',与古高地德语blāen和拉丁语flare同源,都表示吹气的动作。
verb
❶ 指空气或风快速移动,通常伴随着力量或声音,比如风吹动树叶或人用嘴吹气。
“The wind blows strongly in autumn.”
(秋天时风刮得很猛。)
“She blew out the candles on her birthday cake.”
(她吹灭了生日蛋糕上的蜡烛。)
❶ 表示因爆炸或突然释放能量而破裂或损坏,比如轮胎爆裂或电器烧坏。
“The tire blew out on the highway.”
(轮胎在高速公路上爆了。)
“A fuse blew when we turned on all the lights.”
(我们打开所有灯时保险丝烧断了。)
noun
❶ 指用力的击打或撞击,可以是物理上的打击,也可以是比喻性的打击。
“He received a heavy blow to the head during the fight.”
(他在打斗中头部受到重击。)
“The news was a blow to her hopes.”
(这个消息对她的希望是一个打击。)
❶ 指吹气的动作或风的一次吹动,比如吹奏乐器或一阵风。
“She gave the whistle a sharp blow.”
(她用力吹了一下哨子。)
“A gentle blow of wind rustled the leaves.”
(一阵微风吹动了树叶。)
常见短语
blow away — 字面意思是吹走,比喻意义上表示非常惊讶或印象深刻。
“The special effects in the movie blew me away.”
(电影中的特效让我惊叹不已。)
blow up — 可以指爆炸,也可以指放大照片或使情况升级。
“They had to blow up the old building for safety reasons.”
(出于安全考虑,他们不得不炸毁旧建筑。)
blow off — 表示取消约定或不认真对待某事。
“He blew off our meeting to go to a concert.”
(他为了去听音乐会而取消了我们的会面。)
blow out — 指吹灭火焰,或指轮胎爆裂。
“Make a wish and blow out the candles.”
(许个愿然后吹灭蜡烛。)