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单词 blowups
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blowup

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noun

blow·​up ˈblō-ˌəp How to pronounce blowup (audio)
plural blowups
: a blowing up: such as
a
: explosion
b
: an outburst of temper
c
: enlargement sense 2
d
: a catastrophic financial failure or collapse
Sometime in the next few years, a blowup is likely—one that could sink an already foundering economy. David Henry

blow-up

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adjective

ˈblō-ˌəp How to pronounce blow-up (audio)
: designed to be inflated before use : inflatable
Here on the south coast the unusually warm seas have been filled with the inflatable vessels … : blow-up kayaks, dinghies and paddleboards. Ian Burrell
Sleeping in the car has now gone from rough and ready to the most comfortable outdoor experience—thanks to an ingenious blow-up mattress. Becky Pemberton

blow up

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verb

blew up; blown up; blowing up; blows up

transitive verb

1
: to build up or tout to an unreasonable extent
advertisers blowing up their products
2
: to rend apart, shatter, or destroy by explosion
3
: to fill up with a gas (such as air)
blow up a balloon
4
: to make a photographic enlargement of
5
: to bring into existence by blowing of wind
it may blow up a storm
6
: to overwhelm (something, such as a phone) with calls, messages, alerts, etc.
… say your friend is blowing up your phone with … messages while you're supposed to be focusing on something else. Jake Peterson

intransitive verb

1
a
: explode
b
: to be disrupted or destroyed (as by explosion)
c
: to lose self-control
especially : to become violently angry
2
: to become or come into being by or as if by blowing of wind
3
a
: to become filled with a gas
b
: to become expanded to unreasonable proportions
c
: to gain a large amount of weight
In the ensuing two years Gibson blew up to more than 400 pounds as he ate an over-abundance of fast foods … Tim Crothers
4
: to suddenly become very successful, prevalent, or popular
Latin-tinged pop is blowing up because it fits the musical times: … Christopher John Farley

Synonyms

Noun

  • explosion
  • fireworks
  • fit
  • hissy [chiefly Southern & southern Midland]
  • hissy fit
  • huff
  • scene
  • tantrum

Verb

  • flare (up)
  • flip (out) [slang]
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun The blowup of the photograph was easy to frame. The two of them had a big blowup about something trivial. The coach's latest blowup occurred when one of his players arrived late. Verb she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day the building blew up because of a gas leak
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
But the left-hander hit a rough patch in recent weeks, culminated by a six-run blowup in the ninth inning of an eventual loss at San Francisco just prior to the all-star break. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2022 Disagreements with the White House fed a previous blowup in the negotiations last year. Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 28 July 2022 The Nets seemed to be on the verge of a blowup this summer, with any Durant trade likely sending him to a team already better than the Bulls. Jason Patt, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Estrada’s two-run blast with one out in the ninth gave San Francisco an 8-7 victory over the Pirates and helped the Giants overcome two of their more common 2022 style issues: a bullpen blowup and poor defense. Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Aug. 2022 The two had not spoken in the 26 days between the blowup and Sunday when Palou finished third at the Music City Grand Prix to join race winner and teammate Scott Dixon on the podium. Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022 As always, too much debt is at the heart of any blowup. James Mackintosh, WSJ, 30 Mar. 2021 Fink: Our initial blowup in popularity was 100% Tumblr. Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022 Its value has to be just right to ensure that the solution to the equations corresponds to a blowup solution in the original version of the problem. Quanta Magazine, 12 Apr. 2022
Verb
Lysobacter specializes in demolition on contact and can blow up not only other bacteria but also green algae, fungi and even little squirming animals called roundworms. Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2022 Marijuana may be legal in Michigan, but smoking it in public could blow up in your face. Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 Mining companies rip away forests and trees, and blow up the mountaintops, removing up to 800 feet worth of rocks and soil from peaks to access coal seams. Carter Sickels, Outside Online, 3 Sep. 2022 Maximalism has taken the front seat for a few seasons now, but if recent styles to hit the runway and blow up on social media are any indicator, we’re headed back to the basics. Jamila Stewart, Essence, 1 Sep. 2022 Furthermore, there was an enormous risk that the contraption might not make it into space, blow up at launch, or might not beam back usable images. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 Ukrainian officials stopped short of publicly claiming responsibility for the explosions, while mocking Russia’s explanation that a careless smoker might have caused ammunition at the Saki air base to catch fire and blow up. Susan Blann, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022 Fox and Croft are also charged with conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction to blow up a bridge. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2022 Dominion says in its complaint that in the weeks after the election, people started leaving violent voicemail messages at its offices, threatening to execute everyone who worked there and blow up the headquarters. Jeremy W. Peters, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1757, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1850, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1538, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

blowups

noun

plural of blowup
1
as in scenes
an outburst or display of excited anger the boss had another blowup when someone fouled up the copy machine

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • scenes
  • outbursts
  • explosions
  • fireworks
  • tantrums
  • huffs
  • reactions
  • rages
  • fits
  • frenzies
  • upheavals
  • distractions
  • hissy fits
  • storms
  • seizures
  • eruptions
  • rampages
  • hissies
  • furies
  • hysterias
  • agitations
  • indignations
  • uproars
  • tempers
  • pouts
  • deliriums
  • furors
  • furores
  • convulsions
  • flare-ups
  • wraths
  • spasms
  • snits
  • paroxysms
  • ires
  • sulks
  • cholers
  • spleens
  • lividities
  • pets
  • humps
  • rises
  • grouches
  • danders
2
as in eruptions
the act or an instance of exploding the last blowup of the volcano flattened trees for miles around

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • eruptions
  • explosions
  • firings
  • outbursts
  • detonations
  • bursts
  • blowouts
  • shootings
  • blasts
  • booms
  • flare-ups
  • pops
  • airbursts
  • discharges
  • bangs
  • groundbursts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • implosions
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