单词 | blow off |
释义 | > as lemmasto blow off 10. to blow off: (transitive) to allow (steam or the like) to escape forcibly with a blowing noise; also figurative to get rid of (superfluous energy, emotion, etc.) in a noisy way; intransitive (for reflexive) of steam, gas, etc.: to escape forcibly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > manifest or exhibit (emotions) [verb (transitive)] > expel emotion in noisy or vigorous manner exhale1745 to blow off1836 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > go or come out [verb (intransitive)] > of something confined > forcibly (of steam or gas) to blow off1836 the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [verb (transitive)] > treat to drinks to blow off1884 1836 F. Marryat Snarleyyow xi, in Metropolitan May 10 The widow..sat..fuming and blowing off her steam. 1865 W. S. Jevons Coal Quest. (ed. 2) 65 Carburetted gas..is liable to blow off and endanger the lives of hundreds of persons. 1884 Christian Commonw. 24 Jan. 348/1 Blowing off their superfluous energy in singing and shouting. to blow off c. to blow over (formerly in perfect to be blown over): (of storms or storm-clouds) to pass over a place without descending upon it; to pass away, come to an end; also figurative of misfortune, danger, etc. Also to blow off in same sense. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > end or extremity > come to an end [verb (intransitive)] finea1300 cease1382 fall1523 to break up1544 to blow off1633 subside1654 peter1846 1633 J. Fosbroke Englands Warning 26 in Six Serm. When the storm is blown over, they return to their old bias again. 1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. §13. 131 This cloud will soone blow over. 1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 636 Do they think that..this dreadfull Sentence [shall] blow off without Execution? 1794 G. Morris in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) II. 399 The affair is blown over. 1849 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. (new ed.) VIII. liv. 479 The danger had blown over. to blow off transitive. to blow off: (a) (now U.S. slang) to rebuff, to reject the advances of (a person); to ignore, disregard, dismiss; (b) U.S. slang, to shirk or evade (a job or duty), to stay away from (school or work) without permission or good reason. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > ignoring, disregard > ignore, disregard [verb (transitive)] fordita800 forheedc1275 forget1297 to let out ofa1300 spele1338 to go beside ——a1382 waivec1400 remiss?a1425 to go by ——?c1450 misknowledge?a1475 misknow1483 misken1494 to go besides ——1530 to let pass1530 unregard1545 unmind1562 overlook1570 mislippen1581 suspend1581 omit1589 blanch1605 to blow off1631 disregard1641 to pass with ——1641 to give (a person or thing) the go-by1654 prescind1654 nihilify1656 proscribe1680 unnotice1776 ignore1795 to close one's mind1797 cushion1818 to leave out in the cold1839 overslaugh1846 unheed1847 to write off1861 to look through ——1894 scrub1943 the mind > language > statement > refusal > [verb (transitive)] > rebuff rebut1488 reject1529 counterbuff1579 rebuffa1586 repel1593 slighta1616 to blow off1631 squab1812 respue1818 snout1916 stiff-arm1927 to knock back1930 to brush off1941 1631 B. Jonson New Inne ii. vi. sig. D2 Blow him off good Pru, they'l mar all else. 1668 E. Howard Usurper iv. 54 Clean.: Remember he's your Son. Dam.: Thus I blow off that name. 1856 W. S. Landor Anthony & Octavius viii. 74 Let him brush kings away and blow off queens. 1947 B. Schulberg Harder they Fall xv. 253 I was just thinking like a moon-struck freshman when I was..deciding to blow Nick off. 1968 F. M. Spillane Killer Mine 14 I'm a cop, plain and simple. But I'm just cop enough to blow off a job I don't want to get fixed into. 1975 S. Bellow Humboldt's Gift (1976) 440 ‘And where is she?’ I didn't answer. ‘She blew you off. I see.’ 1988 J. McInerney Story of my Life ii. 29 Did you blow off work, I ask, and he says he called in and said he was taking the day off, he had one coming. 1993 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 30 May c4/2 Don't obsess, but don't blow it off as useless information, say health professionals. < as lemmas |
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