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blow

UK //bləʊ//US //bloʊ//

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。)

同义词:gust, blast, explode, burst

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。)

同义词:hit, strike, punch, gust

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。)