| 单词 | blow |
| 释义 | blow 1. v. & n. --v (past blew; past part. blown) 1. a intr. (of the wind or air, or impersonally) move along; act as an air-current (it was blowing hard). b intr. be driven by an air-current (waste paper blew along the gutter). c tr. drive with an air-current (blew the door open). 2. a tr. send out (esp. air) by breathing (blew cigarette smoke; blew a bubble). b intr. send a directed air-current from the mouth. 3. tr. & intr. sound or be sounded by blowing (the whistle blew; they blew the trumpets). 4. tr. a direct an air-current at (blew the embers). b (foll. by off, away, etc.) clear of by means of an air-current (blew the dust off). 5. tr. (past part. blowed) sl. (esp. in imper.) curse, confound (blow it!; I'll be blowed!; let's take a taxi and blow the expense). 6. tr. a clear (the nose) of mucus by blowing. b remove contents from (an egg) by blowing through it. 7. a intr. puff, pant. b tr. (esp. in passive) exhaust of breath. 8. sl. a tr. depart suddenly from (blew the town yesterday). b intr. depart suddenly. 9. tr. shatter or send flying by an explosion (the bomb blew the tiles off the roof; blew them to smithereens). 10. tr. make or shape (glass or a bubble) by blowing air in. 11. tr. & intr. melt or cause to melt from overloading (the fuse has blown). 12. intr. (of a whale) eject air and water through a blow-hole. 13. tr. break into (a safe etc.) with explosives. 14. tr. sl. a squander, spend recklessly (blew {pound}20 on a meal). b spoil, bungle (an opportunity etc.) (he's blown his chances of winning). c reveal (a secret etc.). 15. intr. (of a food-tin etc.) swell and eventually burst from internal gas pressure. 16. tr. work the bellows of (an organ). 17. tr. (of flies) deposit eggs in. 18. intr. US & Austral. colloq. boast. --n 1. a an act of blowing (e.g. one's nose, a wind instrument). b colloq. a turn or spell of playing jazz (on any instrument); a musical session. 2. a a gust of wind or air. b exposure to fresh air. 3. = fly-blow (see FLY(2)). 4. US a boaster. Phrases and idioms be blowed if one will sl. be unwilling to. blow-ball the globular seed-head of a dandelion etc. blow-dry arrange (the hair) while drying it with a hand-held drier. blow-drier (or -dryer) a drier used for this. blow the gaff reveal a secret inadvertently. blow-hole 1 the nostril of a whale, on the top of its head. 2. a hole (esp. in ice) for breathing or fishing through. 3. a vent for air, smoke, etc., in a tunnel etc. blow hot and cold colloq. vacillate. blow in 1. break inwards by an explosion. 2. colloq. arrive unexpectedly. blow-job coarse sl. fellatio; cunnilingus. blow a kiss kiss one's hand and wave it to a distant person. blow a person's mind sl. cause a person to have drug-induced hallucinations or a similar experience. blow off 1. escape or allow (steam etc.) to escape forcibly. 2. sl. break wind noisily. blow on (or upon) make stale; discredit. blow out 1. a extinguish by blowing. b send outwards by an explosion. 2. (of a tyre) burst. 3. (of a fuse etc.) melt. blow-out n. colloq. 1. a burst tyre. 2. a melted fuse. 3. a huge meal. blow over (of trouble etc.) fade away without serious consequences. blow one's own trumpet praise oneself. blow one's top (US stack) colloq. explode in rage. blow up 1. a shatter or destroy by an explosion. b explode, erupt. 2. colloq. rebuke strongly. 3. inflate (a tyre etc.). 4. colloq. a enlarge (a photograph). b exaggerate. 5. colloq. come to notice; arise. 6. colloq. lose one's temper. blow-up n. 1. colloq. an enlargement (of a photograph etc.). 2. an explosion. blow the whistle on see WHISTLE. Etymology: OE blawan f. Gmc 2. n. 1. a hard stroke with a hand or weapon. 2. a sudden shock or misfortune. Phrases and idioms at one blow by a single stroke; in one operation. blow-by-blow (of a description etc.) giving all the details in sequence. come to blows end up fighting. strike a blow for (or against) help (or oppose). Etymology: 15th c.: orig. unkn. 3. v. & n. archaic --vintr. (past blew; past part. blown) burst into or be in flower. --n blossoming, bloom (in full blow). Etymology: OE blowan f. Gmc |
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