blow
verb
noun
bləʊ verb
1
WIND MOVING
风吹动
if the wind or a current of air blows, it moves 〔风〕吹，刮 I,T
A cold breeze was blowing hard .
寒风劲吹。
It was blowing from an easterly direction.
是从东面吹过来的。
Outside, the weather was blowing a gale .
外面狂风大作。
2
WIND MOVING STH
风吹动某物
to move or to move something by the force of the wind or a current of air 吹动; 刮走 I,T usually + adv/prep
Her hair was blowing in the breeze.
她的头发在微风中飘扬。
The wind blew the rain into our faces.
风吹着雨飘打在我们脸上。
My ticket blew away.
我的票被风刮走了。
blow (sth) open/shut
A sudden draught blew the door shut .
一阵突如其来的风把门刮上了。
3
AIR FROM YOUR MOUTH
嘴里呼出的气
to send air out from your mouth 吹（气） I,T always + adv/prep
blow (sth) into/onto/out etc
She blew onto her coffee to cool it down.
她把咖啡吹凉。
He blew the smoke right in my face.
他直对着我的脸吐烟。
4
MAKE A NOISE
弄出声响
to make a sound by passing air through a whistle, horn etc 吹奏;（使）鸣响 I,T
The whistle blew for halftime.
哨声响起，上半场结束。
A truck went by and blew its horn at her.
一辆卡车驶过，对着她按响了喇叭。
5
VIOLENCE
暴力
to damage or destroy something violently with an explosion or by shooting 炸毁; 摧毁 T always + adv/prep
blow sth away/out/off sth
Part of his leg had been blown off.
他的一条腿被炸掉一截。
blow sth/sb to pieces/bits/smithereens
A bomb like that could blow you to bits.
那样一颗炸弹可以把你炸得粉碎。
6
LOSE AN OPPORTUNITY
失去机会
to lose a good opportunity by making a mistake or by being careless [非正式] 〔因犯错或不小心〕失掉，断送 T | informal
We’ve blown our chances of getting that contract.
我们把得到那份合同的机会给葬送了。
You’ve got a great future ahead of you. Don’t blow it .
你有很美好的前途，不要毁了它。
7
WASTE MONEY
浪费钱
to spend a lot of money in a careless way, especially on one thing [非正式] 〔尤指在一件事物上〕挥霍 T | informal
I blew all the money I won on a trip to Hawaii.
我把赢来的钱全部挥霍在一次夏威夷之旅上。
8
blow your nose
to clean your nose by forcing air through it into a cloth or a piece of soft paper 擤鼻涕
9
blow sb a kiss
to kiss your hand and then pretend to blow the kiss towards someone 给某人一个飞吻
She leant out of the window and blew him a kiss.
她探出窗外，给他送上一个飞吻。
10
ELECTRICITY STOPS
电力中断
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 （使）〔保险丝〕烧断，熔断 I,T
The floodlights blew a fuse.
泛光灯烧断了一根保险丝。
11
TYRE
轮胎
if a tyre blows or if a car blows a tyre, it bursts （使）爆裂，（使）破裂 I,T
12
MAKE A SHAPE
做成某种形状
to make or shape something by sending air out from your mouth 吹制 T
The kids were blowing bubbles in the backyard.
孩子们在后院吹泡泡。
blow glass
13
SURPRISE/ANNOYANCE
惊讶/烦恼
said to show annoyance or surprise [英，口] 讨厌，糟糕 BrE spoken
Blow it! I forgot to phone Jane.
糟糕！ 我忘记给简打电话了。
Blow me down if she didn’t just run off!
她没有逃走才怪呢！
Well, I’m blowed !
哇，真让我晕倒！
14
TELL A SECRET
泄露秘密
to make known something that was meant to be a secret 泄露〔秘密〕 T
Your coming here has blown the whole operation.
你来这里使整个行动泄了密。
blow sb’s cover (make known what someone’s real job or name is) 暴露某人的身份
It would only take one phone call to blow his cover.
只需一个电话就会暴露他的身份。
15
blow sb’s mind
15. to make you feel very surprised and excited by something [口] 令某人兴奋不已 spoken
Seeing her again really blew my mind.
再次见到她令我兴奋不已。
16
blow your top/stack/cool blow a fuse/gasket
16. also 又作 to become extremely angry quickly or suddenly [非正式] 勃然大怒，大发雷霆 informal
One day, I just blew my top and hit him.
有一天，我突然发脾气打了他。
17
blow the whistle on sb
17. to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone is doing [非正式] 打某人的小报告，告发某人 informal
He blew the whistle on his colleagues.
他打小报告说同事的不是。
18
blow sth (up) out of (all) proportion
18. to make something seem much more serious or important than it is 小题大做; 夸大
19
blow your own trumpet blow your own horn
19. also 又作 to talk a lot about your own achievements – used to show disapproval [非正式] 自吹自擂〔含贬义〕 especially BrE AmE informal
Dave spent the whole evening blowing his own trumpet.
戴夫一整个晚上都在自吹自擂。
20
blow sb/sth out of the water
20. to defeat someone or something that you are competing with, or to achieve much more than they do 把某人打得落花流水
Motown had blown all the other record companies out of the water.
摩城唱片公司把其他所有的唱片公司都打得落花流水。
21
blow hot and cold
21. to keep changing your attitude towards someone or something [英，非正式] 反复无常，忽冷忽热，摇摆不定 BrE informal
22
blow sth sky-high
22. to destroy an idea, plan etc by showing that it cannot be true or effective [英] 粉碎，使破灭，彻底摧毁 BrE
This new information blows his theory sky-high.
这一新的信息彻底粉碎了他的理论。
23 to make someone feel very surprised, especially about something they like or admire 使大为惊讶〔尤指对喜欢或羡慕的东西〕
It just blows me away, the way everyone’s so friendly round here.
我真是惊讶极了，这里人人都是这么友好。
24 to kill someone by shooting them with a gun 枪杀
25 to defeat someone completely, especially in a game 〔尤指在比赛中〕彻底击败
Nancy blew away the rest of the skaters.
南希击败了其他的滑冰运动员。
26 if the wind blows something down, or if something blows down, the wind makes it fall 吹倒，刮倒
The garden gate has blown down.
花园的门被风吹倒了。
blow sth ↔ down
Several trees were blown down in the night.
夜里有好几棵树被刮倒了。
27
blow into sth
also 又作 to arrive in a place, especially suddenly [非正式] 突然来到 informal>
Jim blew in about an hour ago.
大约一小时前吉姆突然来了。
Guess who’s just blown into town ?
猜猜刚才谁进城来了？
28 if a storm or bad weather blows in, it arrives and begins to affect a particular area 〔暴风雨或坏天气〕到来
The first snowstorm blew in from the north.
第一场暴风雪从北方袭来。
29 to treat someone or something as unimportant, for example by not meeting someone or not going to an event 不重视，轻视〔某人或某事〕
Bud got into trouble for blowing off the meeting.
巴德逃避开会惹了麻烦。
30
blow the lid off sth
to make known something that was secret, especially something involving important or famous people 揭发某事的内幕〔尤指与重要人物或名人有关的事情〕
Her book blew the lid off the Reagan years.
她的书揭露了里根当政时期的内幕。
31
blow sb’s head off
to kill someone by shooting them in the head 〔用枪〕打烂某人的脑袋
32
blow off steam
to get rid of anger or energy by doing something [美] 发泄怒气 （精力 ）; AmE BrE
I went jogging to blow off some steam.
我去慢跑了，以消消怒气。
33 if you blow a flame or a fire out, or if it blows out, it stops burning 吹灭; 熄灭
The match blew out in the wind.
火柴被风吹灭了。
blow sth ↔ out
Blow out all the candles.
吹灭所有的蜡烛。
34 if a tyre blows out, it bursts 〔车胎〕爆裂
35
blow itself out
if a storm blows itself out, it ends 〔风暴〕停止，平息
36
blow your/sb’s brains out
to kill yourself or someone else with a shot to the head 枪击头部自杀/杀死某人
37
blow sb out
↔ to easily defeat someone [美，口] 轻而易举地战胜某人 AmE spoken
We blew them out 28–0.
我们以 28 比 0 大胜他们。
38 if you blow out your knee or another joint in your body, or if it blows out, you injure it badly [美] （使）脱臼; 受伤 AmE
39 if an oil or gas WELL blows out, oil or gas suddenly escapes from it 〔油井或气井〕井喷
40
blow sb out
to stop having a friendship or relationship with someone 和某人断绝关系
41 if the wind blows something over, or if something blows over, the wind makes it fall 吹倒，刮倒
Our fence blew over in the storm.
我们的篱笆被风暴刮倒了。
blow sth ↔ over
The hurricane blew some palm trees over.
飓风把一些棕榈树吹倒了。
42 if an argument or unpleasant situation blows over, it ends or is forgotten 〔争论或不愉快的事情〕结束，被遗忘
They weren’t speaking to each other, but I think it’s blown over now.
他们以前互不理睬，但我想现在一切都过去了。
43 if a storm blows over, it goes away 〔暴风雨〕停止，平息，过去
44 to destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion 炸毁，炸得粉碎
The plane blew up in mid-air.
飞机在半空中爆炸了。
blow sth ↔ up
Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge.
叛乱分子企图炸毁桥梁。
45
blow sth up
↔ to fill something with air or gas 给某物充气 （打气 ）
Can you blow up this balloon ?
你能把这个气球吹起来吗？
We’ll blow the tyres up .
我们会把轮胎充好气。
46 if a situation, argument etc blows up, it suddenly becomes important or dangerous 〔形势、争论等〕变得严峻
A crisis had blown up over the peace talks.
和谈过程中爆发了一场危机。
47
blow sth up
↔ if you blow up a photograph, you make it larger 放大〔照片〕;
48 to become very angry with someone [非正式] 大发雷霆 informal
Jenny’s father blew up when she didn’t come home last night.
珍妮昨晚没回家，她的父亲大为光火。
[+ at ]
I was surprised at the way he blew up at Hardy.
他对着哈迪发火的样子让我很吃惊。
49 if bad weather blows up, it suddenly arrives 〔恶劣天气突然〕来临
It looks as if there’s a storm blowing up.
看来暴风雨即将来临。
50
blow up in sb’s face
if something you have done or planned to do blows up in your face, it suddenly goes wrong 〔计划等〕突然告吹
One of his deals had just blown up in his face.
他的一桩生意好端端地就告吹了。
noun
51
BAD EFFECT
坏效果
an action or event that causes difficulty or sadness for someone 打击
52
HARD HIT
重击
a hard hit with someone’s hand, a tool, or a weapon 重击，击打
She died from a heavy blow to the head.
她头部受重击死亡。
He struck a blow which threw her to the floor.
他一拳把她打倒在地。
Martin received a blow on the nose.
马丁鼻子上挨了一拳。
He had been struck a glancing blow (=a blow that did not hit him directly) by the car.
一辆车和他斜擦而过。
[+ to ]
He gave her a violent blow to the head.
他在她脑袋上猛击了一下。
53
BLOWING
吹
an action of blowing 吹
One big blow and the candles were out.
使劲一吹，蜡烛就都灭了。
54
come to blows (with sb)
if two people come to blows, they start arguing or hitting each other because they disagree about something （和某人）争吵起来; （和某人）打起来
[+ over ]
They almost came to blows over the money.
他们为钱的事差一点儿打起来。
55
soften/cushion the blow
to make something unpleasant easier for someone to accept 缓和打击
A reduction in interest rates would soften the blow of tax increases.
减息对增税带来的打击将起到缓和的作用。
56
low blow
something unkind you say to deliberately embarrass or upset someone [美，非正式] 故意让人难堪的话，刻薄话 AmE informal