单词 | blow up |
释义 | blow up 1. 2. a. < many biographies have cruelly blown up the reputations of some of the great men in history > especially < these facts completely blew up the case against him > b. 3. a. < blowing up a balloon > b. < they blew him up to ridiculous proportions with their childish adulation > c. < it is easy to blow up the medical school out of all proportion to its place in the university structure — Morley Callaghan > 4. a. < it looks as though it may blow up a storm by nightfall > b. archaic 5. a. b. < he blew up an 8 mm to a 16 mm film > c. intransitive verb 1. a. of explosives < all the charges blew up at once > b. < it looked as though half the town had blown up > 2. a. < saw his academic career blow up in a tabloid scandal — Time > b. < on further investigation the case blew up > < many an experienced player blows up in his lines on opening night > c. < he finally blew up and fairly screamed with rage > 3. a. < this tire won't blow up, the valve must be blocked > b. < this matter could blow up out of sight if someone doesn't set it straight > 4. a. of bad weather < it's going to blow up cold > b. < where will the next international crisis blow up > < a foolish argument blew up > • - blow up in one's face |
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