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blow blow ★★★☆☆1. VERB USES 动词用法2. NOUN USES 名词用法Part-11[VERB	动词]（风）吹，刮 When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.   [V]A chill wind blew at the top of the hill...山顶寒风呼啸。We woke to find a gale blowing outside.我们醒来时发现外面狂风大作。2[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词]（风）把…吹到；吹到，吹向 If the wind blows something somewhere or if it blows there, the wind moves it there.   [V n with adv]  [V adv/prep]  [V]  [Also V n prep]The wind blew her hair back from her forehead...风把她前额上的头发吹到了后面。Strong winds blew away most of the dust...大风卷走了大部分的尘土。Her cap fell off in the street and blew away...她的帽子掉在大街上，被风吹走了。Sand blew in our eyes...沙子吹进了我们的眼睛里。The bushes and trees were blowing in the wind.灌木丛和树木在风中摇晃。3[VERB	动词]吹气；呼气 If you blow, you send out a stream of air from your mouth.   [V prep/adv]  [V]Danny rubbed his arms and blew on his fingers to warm them...丹尼搓着胳膊并向手指上哈气取暖。Take a deep breath and blow.深呼吸，吐气。4[VERB	动词]（用嘴）吹，把…吹到 If you blow something somewhere, you move it by sending out a stream of air from your mouth.   [V n with adv]  [Also V n prep]He picked up his mug and blew off the steam.他端起杯子，吹走了热气。5[VERB	动词]吹，吐（泡泡、烟圈等） If you blow bubbles or smoke rings, you make them by blowing air out of your mouth through liquid or smoke.   [V n]He blew a ring of blue smoke.他吐出了蓝色的烟圈。6[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词]吹奏；吹响；鸣响 When a whistle or horn blows or someone blows it, they make a sound by blowing into it.   [V]  [V n]The whistle blew and the train slid forward...汽笛鸣响，火车向前滑动。A guard was blowing his whistle.一个警卫正在吹警笛。7[VERB	动词]擤（鼻子） When you blow your nose, you force air out of it through your nostrils in order to clear it.   [V n]He took out a handkerchief and blew his nose.他掏出一块手帕，擤了擤鼻子。8[VERB	动词]炸飞；炸毁 To blow something out ,off, or away means to remove or destroy it violently with an explosion.   [V n with adv]  [V n prep]The can exploded, wrecking the kitchen and bathroom and blowing out windows...罐子爆炸了，不但炸毁了厨房和浴室，还把窗户炸飞了。Rival gunmen blew the city to bits.敌人把这座城市炸成了一片废墟。9[VERB	动词]导致；致使 If you say that something blows an event, situation, or argument into a particular extreme state, especially an uncertain or unpleasant state, you mean that it causes it to be in that state.   [V n with adv]  [V n prep]The dramatic World Motor Sports Council meeting in Paris blew the championship wide open as Schumacher was also docked six points...在巴黎召开的令人瞩目的世界汽车运动理事会会议使冠军归属充满各种可能，因为舒马赫也被扣了6分。Someone took an inappropriate use of words on my part and tried to blow it into a major controversy.有人不适当地引用我的话，想借此把事情闹大。10[VERB	动词]挥霍；乱花 If you blow a large amount of money, you spend it quickly on luxuries.   [V n on n]  [V n]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Before you blow it all on a luxury cruise, give a little thought to the future...在把钱全砸到一趟海上豪华游之前，多少考虑一下日后怎么办。My brother lent me some money and I went and blew the lot.我兄弟借给我一些钱，全被我拿去挥霍了。11[VERB	动词]失去，断送（机会）；搞砸（努力） If you blow a chance or attempt to do something, you make a mistake which wastes the chance or causes the attempt to fail.   [V n]  [V it]  [INFORMAL 非正式]He has almost certainly blown his chance of touring India this winter.他几乎肯定失去了今冬去印度旅行的机会。...the high-risk world of real estate, where one careless word could blow a whole deal...一字不慎就可能会断送整笔交易的高风险的房地产业Oh you fool! You've blown it!哦，你这个笨蛋！都让你搞砸了！12[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词]（保险丝）烧断；使（保险丝）熔断 If a fuse blows or if something blows it, the fuse melts because too much electricity has been sent through it, and the electrical current is cut off.   [V]  [Also V n]The fuse blew as he pressed the button.他刚一按下按钮，保险丝就烧断了。13[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词]（轮胎）爆裂；使（轮胎）爆裂 If you blow a tyre or if it blows, a hole suddenly appears in it and all the air comes out of it.   [V n]  [V]  [V P]A lorry blew a tyre and careered into them...一辆货车爆胎了，向他们猛撞了过去。The car tyre blew.这辆车爆胎了。Blow out means the same as blow .blow out同blowA tyre blew out when the coach was on its way.长途汽车在半路上爆胎了。14[PHRASE	短语]自我炫耀；自吹自擂 If you blow your own trumpet or blow your own horn, you tell people that you are very clever or successful.   [V and N inflect]Hollywood cameramen have good reason to blow their own trumpets.好莱坞的摄影师们有足够的理由可以自我吹嘘。15See also:full-blown；overblown. to blow away the cobwebs→see: cobweb； to blow someone's cover→see: cover； to blow hot and cold→see: hot； to blow a kiss→see: kiss； to blow a raspberry→see: raspberry； to blow your top→see: top； to blow the whistle→see: whistle； 相关词组：blow away blow out blow over blow up Part-21[N-COUNT	可数名词]重击；猛击 If someone receives a blow, they are hit with a fist or weapon.   [oft N to/on n]He went off to hospital after a blow to the face.他脸部受到重击之后就去了医院。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]打击；挫折 If something that happens is a blow to someone or something, it is very upsetting, disappointing, or damaging to them.   [oft N to n]When the marriage finally broke up it was obviously a terrible blow to Soames...婚姻的最终破裂对索姆斯显然是一个沉重打击。That ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists...那项裁决对环境保护论者来说如同一记闷棍。His death dealt a severe blow to the army's morale.他的死严重打击了军队的士气。3[PHRASE	短语]激烈争吵；动武；打架 If two people or groups come to blows, they start fighting.   [V inflects]The representatives almost came to blows at a meeting.代表们在一次会议上差点动起手来。4[PHRASE	短语]减轻，缓和，缓解（打击等） Something that softens the blow or cushions the blow makes an unpleasant change or piece of news easier to accept.   [V inflects]Senator Sarbanes expressed concern that programs designed to soften the blow of unemployment are not working well.旨在缓解失业冲击的项目进展得并不太顺利，参议员萨班斯对此表示关切。5[PHRASE	短语]支持；拥护；为…而战 If you strike a blow for a particular cause or principle, you do something that supports it or makes it more likely to succeed.   [V inflects]The team struck a blow for women's rights by winning the match.这个小组在比赛中获胜，维护了女性的权利。 blow1 verbblow2 nounblowblow1 /bləʊ $ bloʊ/ ●●● S2 W3 verb (past tense blew /bluː/, past participle blown /bləʊn $ bloʊn/)  Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1wind moving [intransitive, transitive] if the wind or a current of air blows, it moves:  A cold breeze was blowing hard. It was blowing from an easterly direction. Outside, the weather was blowing a gale.2wind moving something [intransitive, transitive usually + adverb/preposition] to move, or to move something, by the force of the wind or a current of air:  Her hair was blowing in the breeze. The wind blew the rain into our faces. My ticket blew away.blow (something) open/shut A sudden draught blew the door shut.3air from your mouth [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to send air out from your mouthblow (something) into/onto/out etc She blew onto her coffee to cool it down. He blew the smoke right in my face.4make a noise [intransitive, transitive] to make a sound by passing air through a whistle, horn etc:  The whistle blew for half time. A truck went by and blew its horn at her.5violence [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to damage or destroy something violently with an explosion or by shootingblow something away/out/off something Part of his leg had been blown off.blow somebody/something to pieces/bits/smithereens A bomb like that could blow you to bits.6lose an opportunity [transitive] informal to lose a good opportunity by making a mistake or by being careless:  We’ve blown our chances of getting that contract. You’ve got a great future ahead of you. Don’t blow it.7waste money [transitive] informal to spend a lot of money in a careless way, especially on one thing:  I blew all the money I won on a trip to Hawaii.► see thesaurus at spend8blow your nose to clean your nose by forcing air through it into a cloth or a piece of soft paper9blow somebody a kiss to kiss your hand and then pretend to blow the kiss towards someone:  She leant out of the window and blew him a kiss.10electricity stops [intransitive, transitive] if an electrical fuse blows, or a piece of electrical equipment blows a fuse, the electricity suddenly stops working because a thin wire has melted:  The floodlights blew a fuse.11tyre [intransitive, transitive] if a tyre blows, or if a car blows a tyre, it bursts12make a shape [transitive] to make or shape something by sending air out from your mouth:  The kids were blowing bubbles in the backyard.blow glass (=shape glass by blowing into it when it is very hot and soft)13surprise/annoyance blow/blow me/blow it etc British English spoken said to show annoyance or surprise:  Blow it! I forgot to phone Jane. Blow me down if she didn’t just run off! Well, I’m blowed!14tell a secret [transitive] to make known something that was meant to be a secret:  Your coming here has blown the whole operation.blow somebody’s cover (=make known what someone’s real job or name is) It would only take one phone call to blow his cover.15blow somebody’s mind spoken to make you feel very surprised and excited by something:  Seeing her again really blew my mind. →mind-blowing16blow your top/stack/cool (also blow a fuse/gasket) informal to become extremely angry quickly or suddenly:  One day, I just blew my top and hit him.17blow the whistle on somebody informal to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone is doing:  He blew the whistle on his colleagues. →whistle-blower18blow something (up) out of (all) proportion to make something seem much more serious or important than it is19blow your own trumpet especially BrE, blow your own horn American English informal to talk a lot about your own achievements – used to show disapproval:  Dave spent the whole evening blowing his own trumpet.20blow somebody/something out of the water to defeat someone or something that you are competing with, or to achieve much more than they do:  Motown had blown all the other record companies out of the water.21blow hot and cold British English informal to keep changing your attitude towards someone or something22blow something sky-high British English to destroy an idea, plan etc by showing that it cannot be true or effective:  This new information blows his theory sky-high.GRAMMARBlow belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.• You can say: · Someone blew a whistle. In this sentence, ‘a whistle’ is the object of blow.• You can also say: · A whistle blew. In this sentence, ‘a whistle’ is the subject of blow.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSblow somebody↔ away phrasal verb especially American English informal1to make someone feel very surprised, especially about something they like or admire:  It just blows me away, the way everyone’s so friendly round here.2to kill someone by shooting them with a gun3to defeat someone completely, especially in a game:  Nancy blew away the rest of the skaters.blow down phrasal verb if the wind blows something down, or if something blows down, the wind makes it fall:  The garden gate has blown down.blow something ↔ down Several trees were blown down in the night.blow in phrasal verb1 (also blow into something) informal to arrive in a place, especially suddenly:  Jim blew in about an hour ago. Guess who’s just blown into town?2if a storm or bad weather blows in, it arrives and begins to affect a particular area:  The first snowstorm blew in from the north.blow somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb American English informal1to treat someone or something as unimportant, for example by not meeting someone or not going to an event:  Bud got into trouble for blowing off the meeting.2blow the lid off something to make known something that was secret, especially something involving important or famous people:  Her book blew the lid off the Reagan years.3blow somebody’s head off to kill someone by shooting them in the head4blow off steam American English to get rid of anger or energy by doing something SYN let off steam British English:  I went jogging to blow off some steam.blow out phrasal verb1if you blow a flame or a fire out, or if it blows out, it stops burning:  The match blew out in the wind.blow something ↔ out Blow out all the candles.2if a tyre blows out, it bursts3blow itself out if a storm blows itself out, it ends4blow your/somebody’s brains out to kill yourself, or someone else, with a shot to the head5 blow somebody ↔ out American English spoken to easily defeat someone:  We blew them out 28–0.6American English if you blow out your knee or another joint in your body, or if it blows out, you injure it badly7if an oil or gas well blows out, oil or gas suddenly escapes from it8blow somebody ↔ out to stop having a friendship or relationship with someoneblow over phrasal verb1if the wind blows something over, or if something blows over, the wind makes it fall:  Our fence blew over in the storm.blow something ↔ over The hurricane blew many trees over.2if an argument or unpleasant situation blows over, it ends or is forgotten:  They weren’t speaking to each other, but I think it’s blown over now.3if a storm blows over, it goes awayblow up phrasal verb1to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion:  The plane blew up in midair.blow something ↔ up Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge.2 blow something ↔ up to fill something with air or gas:  Can you blow up this balloon? We’ll blow the tyres up.3if a situation, argument etc blows up, it suddenly becomes important or dangerous:  A crisis had blown up over the peace talks.4 blow something ↔ up if you blow up a photograph, you make it larger  SYN  enlarge5 informal to become very angry with someone:  Jenny’s father blew up when she didn’t come home last night.blow up at I was surprised at the way he blew up at Hardy.6if bad weather blows up, it suddenly arrives:  It looks as if there’s a storm blowing up.7blow up in somebody’s face if something you have done or planned to do blows up in your face, it suddenly goes wrong:  One of his deals had just blown up in his face.blow1 verbblow2 nounblowblow2 ●●○ S3 W3 noun [countable]  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1BAD EFFECT an action or event that causes difficulty or sadness for someone:  Joe resigned, which was a severe blow because we needed him desperately. His mother’s death was a shattering blow. The election result dealt a further blow to the party. The factory closures came as a blow to the local economy. The final blow for many firms was the government’s abolition of import duties.2hard hit a hard hit with someone’s hand, a tool, or a weapon:  She died from a heavy blow to the head. He struck a blow which threw her to the floor. Martin received a blow on the nose. He had been struck a glancing blow (=a blow that did not hit him directly) by the car.blow to He gave her a violent blow to the head.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that someone gets hit or that something hits them, rather than using the noun blow: He received a blow to the head. ➔ He got hit on the head.3blowing an action of blowing:  One big blow and the candles were out.4come to blows (with somebody) if two people come to blows, they start arguing or hitting each other because they disagree about somethingblow over They almost came to blows over the money.5soften/cushion the blow to make something unpleasant easier for someone to accept:  A reduction in interest rates would soften the blow of tax increases.6low blow American English informal something unkind you say to deliberately embarrass or upset someone → strike a blow for somebody/somethingat strike1(13)COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + blowa big/major/serious/heavy blow· The earthquake was a serious blow to the area’s tourism industry.a severe/terrible/awful blow· The news was a terrible blow for his family.a bitter blow (=extremely disappointing)· Their defeat was a bitter blow.a cruel/devastating/crushing blow (=extremely hard to bear)· Her loss came as a devastating blow to her father.a body blow (=a very serious difficulty which could cause something to fail completely)· A tax on books would be a body blow for education.a mortal/fatal/death blow (=causing something to end)· When he quit it dealt a mortal blow to the show.verbsbe a blow· I can’t deny his leaving was a blow.deal a blow to somebody/something· The 1982 drought dealt a devastating blow to the country.come as a blow to somebody· His sudden death came as a huge blow to us all.deliver a blow· Opinion polls delivered a nasty blow to the Tory leader.suffer/receive a blow· Our team suffered a blow when Paul was sent off the field.soften/cushion the blow (=make it easier to deal with)· There are various ways to soften the blow of redundancy among staff.phrasesbe a bit of a blow British English especially spoken (=be disappointing or cause problems for you)· The result was a bit of a blow for the team.

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when            it blows,the wind is            blowing            刮；吹                                    ◆          A cold wind blew from the east.          东边吹来一股冷风。                          ◆          It was blowing hard.          刮着大风。                          ◆          It was            blowing a gale            (= there was a strong wind).                    狂风大作。                            move with wind/breath        风╱口吹动                    3        ★                  [intransitive                ,         transitive          ]                          to be moved by the wind, sb's breath, etc; to move sth in this way            （被）刮动，吹动                          + adv./prep.                  ◆          My hat blew off.          我的帽子被风吹走了。                + adj.                  ◆          The door blew open.          门被风吹开了。                          blowsth + adv./prep.                          ◆          I was almost blown over by the wind.          我被风刮得快站不住了。                          ◆          She blew the dust off the book.          她吹掉了书上的灰尘。                          ◆          The ship was blown onto the rocks.          强风使船撞上了礁石。                          blowsth + adj.                          ◆          The wind blew the door shut.          风把门吹关上了。                            whistle/instrument        哨子；乐器                    4        ★                  [transitive                ,         intransitive          ]                          blow(sth)                          if you            blowa whistle, musical instrument, etc. or if a whistle, etc.            blows,you produce a sound by            blowinginto the whistle, etc.            吹，吹奏（哨子、乐器等）；（哨子、乐器等）吹奏出音                                    ◆          The referee blew his whistle.          裁判吹响了哨子。                          ◆          the sound of trumpets blowing          吹喇叭的声音                            your nose        鼻                    5        ★                  [transitive          ]                ~ your nose                  to clear your nose by            blowingstrongly through it into a            tissueor            handkerchief            擤（鼻子）                                      a kiss        吻                    6                  [transitive          ]                ~ (sb) a kiss                  to kiss your hand and then pretend to            blowthe kiss towards sb            （向某人）送飞吻                                      shape sth        使成形                    7                  [transitive          ]                          blowsth                          to make or shape sth by            blowing            吹出（某物）；把（某物）吹出形状                                    ◆          to blow smoke rings          吐烟圈                          ◆          to            blow bubbles            (= for example, by blowing onto a thin layer of water mixed with soap)                    吹（肥皂等）泡泡                          ◆          to            blow glass            (= to send a current of air into melted glass to shape it)                    吹制玻璃器皿                            electricity        电                    8                  [intransitive                ,         transitive          ]                          blow(sth)                          if a            fuse            blowsor you            blowa            fuse,the electricity stops flowing suddenly because the            fuse(= a thin wire) has melted because the current was too strong            （使保险丝）熔化，烧断                                      tyre        轮胎                    9                  [intransitive                ,         transitive          ]                          to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make a tyre break in this way            破裂；爆裂；爆胎                                    ◆          The car spun out of control when a tyre blew.          车胎爆了一个，车随后失去了控制。                          ◆          The truck blew a tyre and lurched off the road.          这辆卡车爆了一个胎，倾斜着冲出了公路。                            with explosives        炸药                    10                  [transitive          ]                          blowsth                          to break sth open with            explosives            炸开                                    ◆          The safe had been blown by the thieves.          保险柜被窃贼炸开了。                            secret        秘密                    11                  [transitive          ]                          blowsth                          (            informal)                    to make known sth that was secret            泄露；暴露                                    ◆          One mistake could            blow your cover            (= make your real name, job, intentions, etc. known).                    一不小心就会让你暴露身分。                            money        钱                    12                  [transitive          ]                          blowsth (on sth)                          (            informal)                    to spend or waste a lot of money on sth            （在某事物上）花大钱，挥霍                                    ◆          He inherited over a million dollars and blew it all on drink and gambling.          他继承了一百多万元，全部挥霍在饮酒和赌博上了。                            opportunity        机会                    13                  [transitive          ]                          blowsth                          (            informal)                    to waste an opportunity            浪费（机会）                                    ◆          She            blew her chancesby arriving late for the interview.                    她面试时迟到，结果错过了机会。                          ◆          You had your chance and you            blew it.                    你本来有机会，却没有抓住。                            exclamation        感叹                    14                  [transitive          ]                          blowsb/sth                          (            BrE) (            informal)                    used to show that you are annoyed, surprised or do not care about sth            （表示生气、吃惊或不在乎）                                    ◆          Blow it! We've missed the bus.          真该死！我们错过了公交车。                          ◆          Well, blow me down! I never thought I'd see you again.          啊，天哪！我以为再也见不到你了。                          ◆                      I'm blowed ifI'm going to            (= I certainly will not)let him treat you like that.                    我绝不会允许他那么对待你。                          ◆          Let's take a taxi and blow            (= never mind)the expense.                    我们乘出租车吧，别在意费用。                            leave suddenly        突然离开                    15                  [transitive                ,         intransitive          ]                          blow(sth)                          (            NAmE) (            slang)                    to leave a place suddenly            突然离开（某地）                                    ◆          Let's blow this joint.          咱们马上离开这家酒吧。                            IDIOMS              blow your/sb's ˈbrains out                              to kill yourself/sb by shooting yourself/them in the head              枪击头部自杀╱杀人                                                  blow ˈchunks                              (              NAmE) (              slang)                        to              vomit              呕；呕吐                                                  blow a ˈfuse                              (              informal)                        to get very angry              大怒；暴跳如雷                                                  blow the ˈgaff (on sb/sth)                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        to tell sth secret, especially by mistake              （尤指因大意）泄露秘密                                                  blow hot and ˈcold (about sth)                              (              informal)                        to change your opinion about sth often              拿不定主意；出尔反尔                                                  blow sb/sth out of the ˈwater        (          informal)                          1                      to destroy sb/sth completely              彻底摧毁；毁灭                                                2                      to show that sb/sth is not good by being very much better than it/them              （以更加优异者）表明…不好，显得…差得多                                            ◆            A DVD music system plays discs that look like CDs, but blows them out of the water.                          *DVD 音乐播放机里放的碟片看似 CD，却要比 CD 强多了。                                                  blow ˈsmoke (up sb's ass)                              (              taboo) (              NAmE              slang)                        to try to trick sb or lie to sb, particularly by saying sth is better than it really is              吹牛皮；说大话蒙人                                                  blow your ˈmind                              (              informal)                        to produce a very strong pleasant or shocking feeling              使某人兴奋（或吃惊）                                            ◆            Wait till you hear this. It'll blow your mind.            等着听听这个吧。它会让你大感意外的。                                ☞see also                                                            mind-blowing                                                                                blow your own ˈtrumpet                  (            especially BrE)                                (                          NAmE usually                        blow/toot your own ˈhorn            )                                (              informal)                        to praise your own abilities and achievements              自吹自擂                                            SYN                                                            boast                                                                                        ORIGIN            This phrase refers to the custom of announcing important guests by blowing a horn.            这个短语源自吹号宣布贵宾到达的习俗。                                      blow your ˈtop                  (            BrE)                                (                          NAmE                        blow your ˈstack            )                                (              informal)                        to get very angry              大怒；暴跳如雷                                                  blow up in sb's ˈface                              if a plan, etc.              blows up in your face,it goes wrong in a way that causes you damage, embarrassment, etc.              事情失败，害了自己                                                  blow the ˈwhistle on sb/sth                              (              informal)                        to tell sb in authority about sth wrong or illegal that sb is doing              告发                                                  ☞see also                                    whistle-blower                                      IDIOMsee                                    cobweb                              ,                                    ill                                   adj.            ,                                    kingdom                              ,                                    lark                                   n.            ,                                    lid                              ,                                    puff                                   v.            ,                                    sock                                   n.            ,                                    way                                   n.                            PHRASAL VERBS                    ˌblow sth↔aˈpart                  1                      to completely destroy sth in an explosion              炸毁；炸掉                                                2                      to show that an idea is completely false              推翻（观点）；表明…是错误的                                            ◆            What we discovered blew apart all our preconceptions about this fascinating species.            我们的发现将我们对这一奇妙物种的先入之见全盘推翻了。                                      ˌblow sb↔aˈway        (          informal) (          especially NAmE)                          1                      to kill sb by shooting them              枪杀某人                                                2                      to impress sb a lot or to make them very happy              给某人留下深刻印象；使某人很高兴                                                3                      to defeat sb easily              轻易击败某人                                                  ˌblow ˈin | ˌblow ˈinto sth                              (              informal)                        to arrive or enter a place suddenly              突然来到；突然进入                                            ◆            Look who's just blown in!            看，谁来了！                                ◆            Have you heard who's              blown into town?                        你听说谁突然进城来了吗？                                      ˌblow ˈoff                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        a rude way of saying ‘              break wind’              (= release gas through your bottom)              （粗俗语）放屁                                                  ˌblow sb↔ˈoff                              (              NAmE)                        to deliberately not meet sb when you said you would; to end a romantic relationship with sb              失约；结束（恋爱关系）                                                  ˌblow sth↔ˈoff                              (              NAmE)                        to deliberately not do sth that you said you would              （故意）推脱，逃避                                            ◆            He looks for any excuse he can to blow off work.            他寻找任何可能的借口来逃避工作。                                      ˌblow ˈout                  1                      if a flame, etc.              blows out,it is put out by the wind, etc.              被（风等）吹灭；熄灭                                            ◆            Somebody opened the door and the candle blew out.            有人打开了门，蜡烛就被吹灭了。                                    2                      if an oil or gas              well              blows out,it sends out gas suddenly and with force              （油井或气井）喷气；井喷                                            ☞related noun                                                            blowout                                                                                ˌblow itself ˈout                              when a storm              blows itself out,it finally loses its force              （风暴等）平息，减弱                                                  ˌblow sb↔ˈout                              (              NAmE) (              informal)                        to defeat sb easily              轻易击败某人                                                  ★        ˌblow sth↔ˈout                              to put out a flame, etc. by              blowing              吹灭（火焰等）                                                  ˌblow ˈover                              to go away without having a serious effect              刮过去了，平静下来（未造成严重影响）                                            ◆            The storm blew over in the night.            风暴在夜间平息了。                                ◆            The scandal will soon blow over.            流言蜚语很快就会烟消云散的。                                      ˌblow ˈup                  1          ★                      to explode; to be destroyed by an explosion              爆炸；被炸毁                                            ◆            The bomb blew up.            炸弹爆炸了。                                ◆            A police officer was killed when his car blew up.            一名警官在其汽车爆炸时遇难。                                ☞synonyms at                                                            explode                                                                              2                      to start suddenly and with force              爆发                                            ◆            A storm was blowing up.            狂风大作。                                ◆            A crisis has blown up over the President's latest speech.            总统最近的讲话引发了一场危机。                                      ˌblow sth↔ˈup                  1                      to destroy sth by an explosion              炸毁                                            ◆            The police station was blown up by terrorists.            警察局被恐怖分子炸毁了。                                ☞synonyms at                                                            explode                                                                              2          ★                      to fill sth with air or gas so that it becomes firm              给（某物）充气                                            ◆            The tyres on my bike need blowing up.            我的自行车该打气了。                                    3                      to make a photograph bigger              放大（照片）                                            SYN                                                            enlarge                                                                          ☞related noun                                                            blow-up                                                                              4                      to make sth seem more important, better, worse, etc. than it really is              夸大；夸张                                            ◆            The whole affair was              blown up out of all proportion.                        整个事件被渲染得太过了。                                      ˌblow ˈup (at sb)                              (              informal)                        to get angry with sb              （对某人）发火，动怒                                            SYN                                                            lose your temper                                                                          ◆            I'm sorry I blew up at you.            对不起，我对你发脾气了。                                ☞related noun                                                            blow-up                                                                                              noun        ★                    1      ★              a hard hit with the hand, a weapon, etc.          （用手、武器等的）猛击                            ◆        She received a severe blow on the head.        她头上捱了重重的一击。                    ◆        He was knocked out by a single blow to the head.        他头上只被打了一下便昏过去了。                    ◆        The two men were          exchanging blows.                那两个人在相互厮打。                    ◆        He          landed a blowon Hill's nose.                他对着希尔的鼻子来了一拳。                    2      ★              blow(to sb/sth)                    a sudden event which has damaging effects on sb/sth, causing sadness or disappointment          打击；挫折                            ◆        Losing his job          came as aterrible          blowto him.                失业给他造成了沉重的打击。                    ◆        It was a shattering blow to her pride.        那事彻底摧毁了她的自尊心。                    ☞see also                                            body blow                                                  3      ★              the action of blowing          吹                            ◆        Give your nose a good blow          (= clear it completely).                把你的鼻子擤干净。                    IDIOMS              a ˌblow-by-ˌblow acˈcount, deˈscription, etc. (of sth)                              (              informal)                        a description of an event which gives you all the details in the order in which they happen              顺序的详情、描述等                                                  come to ˈblows (over sth)                              to start fighting because of sth              （因某事）动武，打起架来                                                  soften/cushion the ˈblow                              to make sth that is unpleasant seem less unpleasant and easier to accept              缓解；缓和                                                  ☞more at                                    deal                                   v.            ,                                    strike                                   v.                                  exclamation                    (        old-fashioned) (        BrE)            used to show that you are annoyed about sth        （表示厌烦）                    ◆      Blow! I completely forgot it.      哎呀！我给忘得一干二净了。                  blow              /        bləʊ                ;          NAmE                bloʊ                /                    blew              /        bluː                ;          NAmE                bluː                /                    blown              /        bləʊn                ;          NAmE                bloʊn                /             blow[bləʊ]blew, blown, blowing, blowsCET4CET6TEM4考研v141829529560312188595345981187n381479641249289815371556724VERB2188613133NOUN5275171947Spoken:481138054blew[22034] blowed[357] blowing[14738] blown[15392] blows[12039]吹(53%)，打击(40%)，风吹(5%)，殴打(2%)n.吹；打击；殴打vt.风吹vi.风吹；喘气n.(Blow)人名；(英)布洛

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Collins	blow ★★★☆☆ 1. VERB USES 动词用法 2. NOUN USES 名词用法 Part-1 1 [VERB 动词]（风）吹，刮 When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves. [V] A chill wind blew at the top of the hill... 山顶寒风呼啸。 We woke to find a gale blowing outside. 我们醒来时发现外面狂风大作。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（风）把…吹到；吹到，吹向 If the wind blows something somewhere or if it blows there, the wind moves it there. [V n with adv] [V adv/prep] [V] [Also V n prep] The wind blew her hair back from her forehead... 风把她前额上的头发吹到了后面。 Strong winds blew away most of the dust... 大风卷走了大部分的尘土。 Her cap fell off in the street and blew away... 她的帽子掉在大街上，被风吹走了。 Sand blew in our eyes... 沙子吹进了我们的眼睛里。 The bushes and trees were blowing in the wind. 灌木丛和树木在风中摇晃。 3 [VERB 动词]吹气；呼气 If you blow, you send out a stream of air from your mouth. [V prep/adv] [V] Danny rubbed his arms and blew on his fingers to warm them... 丹尼搓着胳膊并向手指上哈气取暖。 Take a deep breath and blow. 深呼吸，吐气。 4 [VERB 动词]（用嘴）吹，把…吹到 If you blow something somewhere, you move it by sending out a stream of air from your mouth. [V n with adv] [Also V n prep] He picked up his mug and blew off the steam. 他端起杯子，吹走了热气。 5 [VERB 动词]吹，吐（泡泡、烟圈等） If you blow bubbles or smoke rings, you make them by blowing air out of your mouth through liquid or smoke. [V n] He blew a ring of blue smoke. 他吐出了蓝色的烟圈。 6 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]吹奏；吹响；鸣响 When a whistle or horn blows or someone blows it, they make a sound by blowing into it. [V] [V n] The whistle blew and the train slid forward... 汽笛鸣响，火车向前滑动。 A guard was blowing his whistle. 一个警卫正在吹警笛。 7 [VERB 动词]擤（鼻子） When you blow your nose, you force air out of it through your nostrils in order to clear it. [V n] He took out a handkerchief and blew his nose. 他掏出一块手帕，擤了擤鼻子。 8 [VERB 动词]炸飞；炸毁 To blow something out ,off, or away means to remove or destroy it violently with an explosion. [V n with adv] [V n prep] The can exploded, wrecking the kitchen and bathroom and blowing out windows... 罐子爆炸了，不但炸毁了厨房和浴室，还把窗户炸飞了。 Rival gunmen blew the city to bits. 敌人把这座城市炸成了一片废墟。 9 [VERB 动词]导致；致使 If you say that something blows an event, situation, or argument into a particular extreme state, especially an uncertain or unpleasant state, you mean that it causes it to be in that state. [V n with adv] [V n prep] The dramatic World Motor Sports Council meeting in Paris blew the championship wide open as Schumacher was also docked six points... 在巴黎召开的令人瞩目的世界汽车运动理事会会议使冠军归属充满各种可能，因为舒马赫也被扣了6分。 Someone took an inappropriate use of words on my part and tried to blow it into a major controversy. 有人不适当地引用我的话，想借此把事情闹大。 10 [VERB 动词]挥霍；乱花 If you blow a large amount of money, you spend it quickly on luxuries. [V n on n] [V n] [INFORMAL 非正式] Before you blow it all on a luxury cruise, give a little thought to the future... 在把钱全砸到一趟海上豪华游之前，多少考虑一下日后怎么办。 My brother lent me some money and I went and blew the lot. 我兄弟借给我一些钱，全被我拿去挥霍了。 11 [VERB 动词]失去，断送（机会）；搞砸（努力） If you blow a chance or attempt to do something, you make a mistake which wastes the chance or causes the attempt to fail. [V n] [V it] [INFORMAL 非正式] He has almost certainly blown his chance of touring India this winter. 他几乎肯定失去了今冬去印度旅行的机会。 ...the high-risk world of real estate, where one careless word could blow a whole deal... 一字不慎就可能会断送整笔交易的高风险的房地产业 Oh you fool! You've blown it! 哦，你这个笨蛋！都让你搞砸了！ 12 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（保险丝）烧断；使（保险丝）熔断 If a fuse blows or if something blows it, the fuse melts because too much electricity has been sent through it, and the electrical current is cut off. [V] [Also V n] The fuse blew as he pressed the button. 他刚一按下按钮，保险丝就烧断了。 13 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（轮胎）爆裂；使（轮胎）爆裂 If you blow a tyre or if it blows, a hole suddenly appears in it and all the air comes out of it. [V n] [V] [V P] A lorry blew a tyre and careered into them... 一辆货车爆胎了，向他们猛撞了过去。 The car tyre blew. 这辆车爆胎了。 Blow out means the same as blow .blow out同blow A tyre blew out when the coach was on its way. 长途汽车在半路上爆胎了。 14 [PHRASE 短语]自我炫耀；自吹自擂 If you blow your own trumpet or blow your own horn, you tell people that you are very clever or successful. [V and N inflect] Hollywood cameramen have good reason to blow their own trumpets. 好莱坞的摄影师们有足够的理由可以自我吹嘘。 15 See also:full-blown ；overblown. to blow away the cobwebs→see: cobweb ； to blow someone's cover→see: cover ； to blow hot and cold→see: hot ； to blow a kiss→see: kiss ； to blow a raspberry→see: raspberry ； to blow your top→see: top ； to blow the whistle→see: whistle ；相关词组： blow away blow out blow over blow up Part-2 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]重击；猛击 If someone receives a blow, they are hit with a fist or weapon. [oft N to/on n] He went off to hospital after a blow to the face. 他脸部受到重击之后就去了医院。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]打击；挫折 If something that happens is a blow to someone or something, it is very upsetting, disappointing, or damaging to them. [oft N to n] When the marriage finally broke up it was obviously a terrible blow to Soames... 婚姻的最终破裂对索姆斯显然是一个沉重打击。 That ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists... 那项裁决对环境保护论者来说如同一记闷棍。 His death dealt a severe blow to the army's morale. 他的死严重打击了军队的士气。 3 [PHRASE 短语]激烈争吵；动武；打架 If two people or groups come to blows, they start fighting. [V inflects] The representatives almost came to blows at a meeting. 代表们在一次会议上差点动起手来。 4 [PHRASE 短语]减轻，缓和，缓解（打击等） Something that softens the blow or cushions the blow makes an unpleasant change or piece of news easier to accept. [V inflects] Senator Sarbanes expressed concern that programs designed to soften the blow of unemployment are not working well. 旨在缓解失业冲击的项目进展得并不太顺利，参议员萨班斯对此表示关切。 5 [PHRASE 短语]支持；拥护；为…而战 If you strike a blow for a particular cause or principle, you do something that supports it or makes it more likely to succeed. [V inflects] The team struck a blow for women's rights by winning the match. 这个小组在比赛中获胜，维护了女性的权利。
Oxford	blow ★ / bləʊ ; NAmE bloʊ / verb , noun , exclamation blow blows blowed blowing verb ★ ( blew / bluː ; NAmE bluː /, blown / bləʊn ; NAmE bloʊn / ) HELP In sense 14 blowedis used for the past participle. 作第 14 义时过去分词用 blowed。 from mouth 口 1 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to send out air from the mouth 吹 + adv./prep. ◆ You're not blowing hard enough! 你没有用劲吹！ ◆ The policeman asked me to blow into the breathalyser. 警察要我对着呼吸分析器吹气。 blowsth + adv./prep. ◆ He drew on his cigarette and blew out a stream of smoke. 他含着烟卷吸了一口，接着吐出一股烟。 of wind 风 2 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] (+ adv./prep.) when the wind or a current of air blows,it is moving; when it blows,the wind is blowing 刮；吹 ◆ A cold wind blew from the east. 东边吹来一股冷风。 ◆ It was blowing hard. 刮着大风。 ◆ It was blowing a gale (= there was a strong wind). 狂风大作。 move with wind/breath 风╱口吹动 3 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to be moved by the wind, sb's breath, etc; to move sth in this way （被）刮动，吹动 + adv./prep. ◆ My hat blew off. 我的帽子被风吹走了。 + adj. ◆ The door blew open. 门被风吹开了。 blowsth + adv./prep. ◆ I was almost blown over by the wind. 我被风刮得快站不住了。 ◆ She blew the dust off the book. 她吹掉了书上的灰尘。 ◆ The ship was blown onto the rocks. 强风使船撞上了礁石。 blowsth + adj. ◆ The wind blew the door shut. 风把门吹关上了。 whistle/instrument 哨子；乐器 4 ★ [transitive , intransitive ] blow(sth) if you blowa whistle, musical instrument, etc. or if a whistle, etc. blows,you produce a sound by blowinginto the whistle, etc. 吹，吹奏（哨子、乐器等）；（哨子、乐器等）吹奏出音 ◆ The referee blew his whistle. 裁判吹响了哨子。 ◆ the sound of trumpets blowing 吹喇叭的声音 your nose 鼻 5 ★ [transitive ] ~ your nose to clear your nose by blowingstrongly through it into a tissueor handkerchief 擤（鼻子） a kiss 吻 6 [transitive ] ~ (sb) a kiss to kiss your hand and then pretend to blowthe kiss towards sb （向某人）送飞吻 shape sth 使成形 7 [transitive ] blowsth to make or shape sth by blowing 吹出（某物）；把（某物）吹出形状 ◆ to blow smoke rings 吐烟圈 ◆ to blow bubbles (= for example, by blowing onto a thin layer of water mixed with soap) 吹（肥皂等）泡泡 ◆ to blow glass (= to send a current of air into melted glass to shape it) 吹制玻璃器皿 electricity 电 8 [intransitive , transitive ] blow(sth) if a fuse blowsor you blowa fuse,the electricity stops flowing suddenly because the fuse(= a thin wire) has melted because the current was too strong （使保险丝）熔化，烧断 tyre 轮胎 9 [intransitive , transitive ] to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make a tyre break in this way 破裂；爆裂；爆胎 ◆ The car spun out of control when a tyre blew. 车胎爆了一个，车随后失去了控制。 ◆ The truck blew a tyre and lurched off the road. 这辆卡车爆了一个胎，倾斜着冲出了公路。 with explosives 炸药 10 [transitive ] blowsth to break sth open with explosives 炸开 ◆ The safe had been blown by the thieves. 保险柜被窃贼炸开了。 secret 秘密 11 [transitive ] blowsth ( informal) to make known sth that was secret 泄露；暴露 ◆ One mistake could blow your cover (= make your real name, job, intentions, etc. known). 一不小心就会让你暴露身分。 money 钱 12 [transitive ] blowsth (on sth) ( informal) to spend or waste a lot of money on sth （在某事物上）花大钱，挥霍 ◆ He inherited over a million dollars and blew it all on drink and gambling. 他继承了一百多万元，全部挥霍在饮酒和赌博上了。 opportunity 机会 13 [transitive ] blowsth ( informal) to waste an opportunity 浪费（机会） ◆ She blew her chancesby arriving late for the interview. 她面试时迟到，结果错过了机会。 ◆ You had your chance and you blew it. 你本来有机会，却没有抓住。 exclamation 感叹 14 [transitive ] blowsb/sth ( BrE) ( informal) used to show that you are annoyed, surprised or do not care about sth （表示生气、吃惊或不在乎） ◆ Blow it! We've missed the bus. 真该死！我们错过了公交车。 ◆ Well, blow me down! I never thought I'd see you again. 啊，天哪！我以为再也见不到你了。 ◆ I'm blowed ifI'm going to (= I certainly will not)let him treat you like that. 我绝不会允许他那么对待你。 ◆ Let's take a taxi and blow (= never mind)the expense. 我们乘出租车吧，别在意费用。 leave suddenly 突然离开 15 [transitive , intransitive ] blow(sth) ( NAmE) ( slang) to leave a place suddenly 突然离开（某地） ◆ Let's blow this joint. 咱们马上离开这家酒吧。 IDIOMS blow your/sb's ˈbrains out to kill yourself/sb by shooting yourself/them in the head 枪击头部自杀╱杀人 blow ˈchunks ( NAmE) ( slang) to vomit 呕；呕吐 blow a ˈfuse ( informal) to get very angry 大怒；暴跳如雷 blow the ˈgaff (on sb/sth) ( BrE) ( informal) to tell sth secret, especially by mistake （尤指因大意）泄露秘密 blow hot and ˈcold (about sth) ( informal) to change your opinion about sth often 拿不定主意；出尔反尔 blow sb/sth out of the ˈwater ( informal) 1 to destroy sb/sth completely 彻底摧毁；毁灭 2 to show that sb/sth is not good by being very much better than it/them （以更加优异者）表明…不好，显得…差得多 ◆ A DVD music system plays discs that look like CDs, but blows them out of the water. *DVD 音乐播放机里放的碟片看似 CD，却要比 CD 强多了。 blow ˈsmoke (up sb's ass) ( taboo) ( NAmE slang) to try to trick sb or lie to sb, particularly by saying sth is better than it really is 吹牛皮；说大话蒙人 blow your ˈmind ( informal) to produce a very strong pleasant or shocking feeling 使某人兴奋（或吃惊） ◆ Wait till you hear this. It'll blow your mind. 等着听听这个吧。它会让你大感意外的。 ☞see also mind-blowing blow your own ˈtrumpet ( especially BrE) ( NAmE usually blow/toot your own ˈhorn ) ( informal) to praise your own abilities and achievements 自吹自擂 SYN boast ORIGIN This phrase refers to the custom of announcing important guests by blowing a horn. 这个短语源自吹号宣布贵宾到达的习俗。 blow your ˈtop ( BrE) ( NAmE blow your ˈstack ) ( informal) to get very angry 大怒；暴跳如雷 blow up in sb's ˈface if a plan, etc. blows up in your face,it goes wrong in a way that causes you damage, embarrassment, etc. 事情失败，害了自己 blow the ˈwhistle on sb/sth ( informal) to tell sb in authority about sth wrong or illegal that sb is doing 告发 ☞see also whistle-blower IDIOMsee cobweb , ill adj. , kingdom , lark n. , lid , puff v. , sock n. , way n. PHRASAL VERBS ˌblow sth↔aˈpart 1 to completely destroy sth in an explosion 炸毁；炸掉 2 to show that an idea is completely false 推翻（观点）；表明…是错误的 ◆ What we discovered blew apart all our preconceptions about this fascinating species. 我们的发现将我们对这一奇妙物种的先入之见全盘推翻了。 ˌblow sb↔aˈway ( informal) ( especially NAmE) 1 to kill sb by shooting them 枪杀某人 2 to impress sb a lot or to make them very happy 给某人留下深刻印象；使某人很高兴 3 to defeat sb easily 轻易击败某人 ˌblow ˈin \| ˌblow ˈinto sth ( informal) to arrive or enter a place suddenly 突然来到；突然进入 ◆ Look who's just blown in! 看，谁来了！ ◆ Have you heard who's blown into town? 你听说谁突然进城来了吗？ ˌblow ˈoff ( BrE) ( informal) a rude way of saying ‘ break wind’ (= release gas through your bottom) （粗俗语）放屁 ˌblow sb↔ˈoff ( NAmE) to deliberately not meet sb when you said you would; to end a romantic relationship with sb 失约；结束（恋爱关系） ˌblow sth↔ˈoff ( NAmE) to deliberately not do sth that you said you would （故意）推脱，逃避 ◆ He looks for any excuse he can to blow off work. 他寻找任何可能的借口来逃避工作。 ˌblow ˈout 1 if a flame, etc. blows out,it is put out by the wind, etc. 被（风等）吹灭；熄灭 ◆ Somebody opened the door and the candle blew out. 有人打开了门，蜡烛就被吹灭了。 2 if an oil or gas well blows out,it sends out gas suddenly and with force （油井或气井）喷气；井喷 ☞related noun blowout ˌblow itself ˈout when a storm blows itself out,it finally loses its force （风暴等）平息，减弱 ˌblow sb↔ˈout ( NAmE) ( informal) to defeat sb easily 轻易击败某人 ★ ˌblow sth↔ˈout to put out a flame, etc. by blowing 吹灭（火焰等） ˌblow ˈover to go away without having a serious effect 刮过去了，平静下来（未造成严重影响） ◆ The storm blew over in the night. 风暴在夜间平息了。 ◆ The scandal will soon blow over. 流言蜚语很快就会烟消云散的。 ˌblow ˈup 1 ★ to explode; to be destroyed by an explosion 爆炸；被炸毁 ◆ The bomb blew up. 炸弹爆炸了。 ◆ A police officer was killed when his car blew up. 一名警官在其汽车爆炸时遇难。 ☞synonyms at explode 2 to start suddenly and with force 爆发 ◆ A storm was blowing up. 狂风大作。 ◆ A crisis has blown up over the President's latest speech. 总统最近的讲话引发了一场危机。 ˌblow sth↔ˈup 1 to destroy sth by an explosion 炸毁 ◆ The police station was blown up by terrorists. 警察局被恐怖分子炸毁了。 ☞synonyms at explode 2 ★ to fill sth with air or gas so that it becomes firm 给（某物）充气 ◆ The tyres on my bike need blowing up. 我的自行车该打气了。 3 to make a photograph bigger 放大（照片） SYN enlarge ☞related noun blow-up 4 to make sth seem more important, better, worse, etc. than it really is 夸大；夸张 ◆ The whole affair was blown up out of all proportion. 整个事件被渲染得太过了。 ˌblow ˈup (at sb) ( informal) to get angry with sb （对某人）发火，动怒 SYN lose your temper ◆ I'm sorry I blew up at you. 对不起，我对你发脾气了。 ☞related noun blow-up noun ★ 1 ★ a hard hit with the hand, a weapon, etc. （用手、武器等的）猛击 ◆ She received a severe blow on the head. 她头上捱了重重的一击。 ◆ He was knocked out by a single blow to the head. 他头上只被打了一下便昏过去了。 ◆ The two men were exchanging blows. 那两个人在相互厮打。 ◆ He landed a blowon Hill's nose. 他对着希尔的鼻子来了一拳。 2 ★ blow(to sb/sth) a sudden event which has damaging effects on sb/sth, causing sadness or disappointment 打击；挫折 ◆ Losing his job came as aterrible blowto him. 失业给他造成了沉重的打击。 ◆ It was a shattering blow to her pride. 那事彻底摧毁了她的自尊心。 ☞see also body blow 3 ★ the action of blowing 吹 ◆ Give your nose a good blow (= clear it completely). 把你的鼻子擤干净。 IDIOMS a ˌblow-by-ˌblow acˈcount, deˈscription, etc. (of sth) ( informal) a description of an event which gives you all the details in the order in which they happen 顺序的详情、描述等 come to ˈblows (over sth) to start fighting because of sth （因某事）动武，打起架来 soften/cushion the ˈblow to make sth that is unpleasant seem less unpleasant and easier to accept 缓解；缓和 ☞more at deal v. , strike v. exclamation ( old-fashioned) ( BrE) used to show that you are annoyed about sth （表示厌烦） ◆ Blow! I completely forgot it. 哎呀！我给忘得一干二净了。 blow / bləʊ ; NAmE bloʊ / blew / bluː ; NAmE bluː / blown / bləʊn ; NAmE bloʊn /
LDC	blow1 verb blow2 noun blowblow1 /bləʊ $ bloʊ/ ●●● S2 W3 verb (past tense blew /bluː/, past participle blown /bləʊn $ bloʊn/) Entry menu Word Origin Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1wind moving [intransitive, transitive] if the wind or a current of air blows, it moves: A cold breeze was blowing hard. It was blowing from an easterly direction. Outside, the weather was blowing a gale.2wind moving something [intransitive, transitive usually + adverb/preposition] to move, or to move something, by the force of the wind or a current of air: Her hair was blowing in the breeze. The wind blew the rain into our faces. My ticket blew away.blow (something) open/shut A sudden draught blew the door shut.3air from your mouth [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to send air out from your mouthblow (something) into/onto/out etc She blew onto her coffee to cool it down. He blew the smoke right in my face.4make a noise [intransitive, transitive] to make a sound by passing air through a whistle, horn etc: The whistle blew for half time. A truck went by and blew its horn at her.5violence [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to damage or destroy something violently with an explosion or by shootingblow something away/out/off something Part of his leg had been blown off.blow somebody/something to pieces/bits/smithereens A bomb like that could blow you to bits.6lose an opportunity [transitive] informal to lose a good opportunity by making a mistake or by being careless: We’ve blown our chances of getting that contract. You’ve got a great future ahead of you. Don’t blow it.7waste money [transitive] informal to spend a lot of money in a careless way, especially on one thing: I blew all the money I won on a trip to Hawaii.► see thesaurus at spend 8blow your nose to clean your nose by forcing air through it into a cloth or a piece of soft paper9blow somebody a kiss to kiss your hand and then pretend to blow the kiss towards someone: She leant out of the window and blew him a kiss.10electricity stops [intransitive, transitive] if an electrical fuse blows, or a piece of electrical equipment blows a fuse, the electricity suddenly stops working because a thin wire has melted: The floodlights blew a fuse.11tyre [intransitive, transitive] if a tyre blows, or if a car blows a tyre, it bursts12make a shape [transitive] to make or shape something by sending air out from your mouth: The kids were blowing bubbles in the backyard.blow glass (=shape glass by blowing into it when it is very hot and soft)13surprise/annoyance blow/blow me/blow it etc British English spoken said to show annoyance or surprise: Blow it! I forgot to phone Jane. Blow me down if she didn’t just run off! Well, I’m blowed!14tell a secret [transitive] to make known something that was meant to be a secret: Your coming here has blown the whole operation.blow somebody’s cover (=make known what someone’s real job or name is) It would only take one phone call to blow his cover.15blow somebody’s mind spoken to make you feel very surprised and excited by something: Seeing her again really blew my mind. → mind-blowing 16blow your top/stack/cool (also blow a fuse/gasket) informal to become extremely angry quickly or suddenly: One day, I just blew my top and hit him.17blow the whistle on somebody informal to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone is doing: He blew the whistle on his colleagues. → whistle-blower 18blow something (up) out of (all) proportion to make something seem much more serious or important than it is19blow your own trumpet especially BrE, blow your own horn American English informal to talk a lot about your own achievements – used to show disapproval: Dave spent the whole evening blowing his own trumpet.20blow somebody/something out of the water to defeat someone or something that you are competing with, or to achieve much more than they do: Motown had blown all the other record companies out of the water.21blow hot and cold British English informal to keep changing your attitude towards someone or something22blow something sky-high British English to destroy an idea, plan etc by showing that it cannot be true or effective: This new information blows his theory sky-high.GRAMMARBlow belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.• You can say: · Someone blew a whistle. In this sentence, ‘a whistle’ is the object of blow.• You can also say: · A whistle blew. In this sentence, ‘a whistle’ is the subject of blow.Grammar guide ‒ VERBSblow away phrasal verb especially American English informal1to make someone feel very surprised, especially about something they like or admire: It just blows me away, the way everyone’s so friendly round here.2to kill someone by shooting them with a gun3to defeat someone completely, especially in a game: Nancy blew away the rest of the skaters.blow down phrasal verb if the wind blows something down, or if something blows down, the wind makes it fall: The garden gate has blown down.blow something ↔ down Several trees were blown down in the night.blow in phrasal verb1 (also blow into something) informal to arrive in a place, especially suddenly: Jim blew in about an hour ago. Guess who’s just blown into town?2if a storm or bad weather blows in, it arrives and begins to affect a particular area: The first snowstorm blew in from the north.blow off phrasal verb American English informal1to treat someone or something as unimportant, for example by not meeting someone or not going to an event: Bud got into trouble for blowing off the meeting.2blow the lid off something to make known something that was secret, especially something involving important or famous people: Her book blew the lid off the Reagan years.3blow somebody’s head off to kill someone by shooting them in the head4blow off steam American English to get rid of anger or energy by doing something SYN let off steam British English: I went jogging to blow off some steam.blow out phrasal verb1if you blow a flame or a fire out, or if it blows out, it stops burning: The match blew out in the wind.blow something ↔ out Blow out all the candles.2if a tyre blows out, it bursts3blow itself out if a storm blows itself out, it ends4blow your/somebody’s brains out to kill yourself, or someone else, with a shot to the head5 blow somebody ↔ out American English spoken to easily defeat someone: We blew them out 28–0.6American English if you blow out your knee or another joint in your body, or if it blows out, you injure it badly7if an oil or gas well blows out, oil or gas suddenly escapes from it8blow somebody ↔ out to stop having a friendship or relationship with someoneblow over phrasal verb1if the wind blows something over, or if something blows over, the wind makes it fall: Our fence blew over in the storm.blow something ↔ over The hurricane blew many trees over.2if an argument or unpleasant situation blows over, it ends or is forgotten: They weren’t speaking to each other, but I think it’s blown over now.3if a storm blows over, it goes awayblow up phrasal verb1to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion: The plane blew up in midair.blow something ↔ up Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge.2 blow something ↔ up to fill something with air or gas: Can you blow up this balloon? We’ll blow the tyres up.3if a situation, argument etc blows up, it suddenly becomes important or dangerous: A crisis had blown up over the peace talks.4 blow something ↔ up if you blow up a photograph, you make it larger SYN enlarge5 informal to become very angry with someone: Jenny’s father blew up when she didn’t come home last night.blow up at I was surprised at the way he blew up at Hardy.6if bad weather blows up, it suddenly arrives: It looks as if there’s a storm blowing up.7blow up in somebody’s face if something you have done or planned to do blows up in your face, it suddenly goes wrong: One of his deals had just blown up in his face. blow1 verb blow2 noun blowblow2 ●●○ S3 W3 noun [countable] Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1BAD EFFECT an action or event that causes difficulty or sadness for someone: Joe resigned, which was a severe blow because we needed him desperately. His mother’s death was a shattering blow. The election result dealt a further blow to the party. The factory closures came as a blow to the local economy. The final blow for many firms was the government’s abolition of import duties.2hard hit a hard hit with someone’s hand, a tool, or a weapon: She died from a heavy blow to the head. He struck a blow which threw her to the floor. Martin received a blow on the nose. He had been struck a glancing blow (=a blow that did not hit him directly) by the car.blow to He gave her a violent blow to the head.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say that someone gets hit or that something hits them, rather than using the noun blow: He received a blow to the head. ➔ He got hit on the head.3blowing an action of blowing: One big blow and the candles were out.4come to blows (with somebody) if two people come to blows, they start arguing or hitting each other because they disagree about somethingblow over They almost came to blows over the money.5soften/cushion the blow to make something unpleasant easier for someone to accept: A reduction in interest rates would soften the blow of tax increases.6low blow American English informal something unkind you say to deliberately embarrass or upset someone → strike a blow for somebody/something at strike1(13) COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + blowa big/major/serious/heavy blow· The earthquake was a serious blow to the area’s tourism industry.a severe/terrible/awful blow· The news was a terrible blow for his family.a bitter blow (=extremely disappointing)· Their defeat was a bitter blow.a cruel/devastating/crushing blow (=extremely hard to bear)· Her loss came as a devastating blow to her father.a body blow (=a very serious difficulty which could cause something to fail completely)· A tax on books would be a body blow for education.a mortal/fatal/death blow (=causing something to end)· When he quit it dealt a mortal blow to the show.verbsbe a blow· I can’t deny his leaving was a blow.deal a blow to somebody/something· The 1982 drought dealt a devastating blow to the country.come as a blow to somebody· His sudden death came as a huge blow to us all.deliver a blow· Opinion polls delivered a nasty blow to the Tory leader.suffer/receive a blow· Our team suffered a blow when Paul was sent off the field.soften/cushion the blow (=make it easier to deal with)· There are various ways to soften the blow of redundancy among staff.phrasesbe a bit of a blow British English especially spoken (=be disappointing or cause problems for you)· The result was a bit of a blow for the team.
WDF	blow [bləʊ]blew, blown, blowing, blows CET4CET6TEM4考研 v1418 29529 5603 12188 5953 4598 1187 n3814 7964 1249 2898 1537 1556 724 VERB2188 613133 NOUN5275 171947 Spoken: 481138054 blew[22034] blowed[357] blowing[14738] blown[15392] blows[12039] 吹(53%)，打击(40%)，风吹(5%)，殴打(2%) n.吹；打击；殴打 vt.风吹 vi.风吹；喘气 n.(Blow)人名；(英)布洛

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