blow
verb In sense 14 blowed is used for the past participle.Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they blow | |
| he / she / it blows | |
| past simple blew | |
| past participle blown | |
| -ing form blowing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to send out air from the mouth 吹 - + adv./prep.
You're not blowing hard enough! 你没有用劲吹！ The policeman asked me to blow into the breathalyser. 警察要我对着呼气酒精含量探测器吹气。 - blow something + adv./prep.
He drew on his cigarette and blew out a stream of smoke. 他含着烟卷吸了一口，接着吐出一股烟。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- strongly
- gently
- …
- from
- off
- blow something off course
- see which way the wind is blowing
- + adv./prep.
- [intransitive, transitive]
when the wind or a current of air blows, it is moving; when it blows, the wind is blowing 刮；吹 The birds were singing and a warm wind was blowing. 鸟儿在歌唱，吹着暖风。 - + adv./prep.
A cold wind blew from the east. 东边吹来一股冷风。 It was blowing hard. 刮着大风。 It was blowing a gale (= there was a strong wind). 狂风大作。
Homophones blew | blueblew blue- blew verb (past tense of blow)
The wind blew the door shut. 风把门吹关上了。
- blue adjective
Both candidates wore blue jeans. 两位候选人都穿着蓝色牛仔裤。
- blue noun
They chose an intense blue for the walls. 他们选择了深蓝色作为墙壁。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- strongly
- gently
- …
- from
- off
- blow something off course
- see which way the wind is blowing
- [intransitive, transitive]
to be moved by the wind, somebody’s breath, etc.; to move something in this way （被）刮动，吹动 - + adv./prep.
My hat blew off. 我的帽子被风吹走了。 - + adj.
The door blew open. 门被风吹开了。 - blow somebody/something + adv./prep.
I was almost blown over by the wind. 我被风刮得快倒了。 She blew the dust off the book. 她吹掉了书上的灰尘。 The ship was blown onto the rocks. 强风使船撞上了礁石。 The bomb blast blew two passers-by across the street. 炸弹爆炸的强劲气流把两个行人刮到街的另一边去了。 - blow something + adj.
The wind blew the door shut. 风把门吹关上了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- strongly
- gently
- …
- from
- off
- blow something off course
- see which way the wind is blowing
- + adv./prep.
- [transitive, intransitive]
if you blow a whistle, musical instrument, etc. or if a whistle, etc. blows, you produce a sound by blowing into the whistle, etc. 吹，吹奏（哨子、乐器等）；（哨子、乐器等）吹奏出音 - [transitive] blow your nose
to clear your nose by blowing strongly through it into a tissue or handkerchief 擤（鼻子） She grabbed a tissue and loudly blew her nose. 她抓起一张纸巾，大声擤鼻子。
- [transitive] blow (somebody) a kiss
to kiss your hand and then pretend to blow the kiss towards somebody （向某人）送飞吻 - [transitive] blow something
to make or shape something by blowing 吹出（某物）；把（某物）吹出形状 to blow smoke rings 吐烟圈 to blow bubbles (= for example, by blowing onto a thin layer of water mixed with soap) 吹泡泡 to blow glass (= to send a current of air into melted glass to shape it) 吹制玻璃器皿
- [intransitive, transitive] blow (something)
if a fuse blows or you blow a fuse, the electricity stops flowing suddenly because the fuse (= a thin wire) has melted because the current was too strong （使保险丝）熔化，烧断 - [intransitive, transitive]
to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make a tyre break in this way 破裂；爆裂；爆胎 - [transitive] blow something
to break something open with explosives 炸开 - [transitive] blow something (informal)
to make known something that was secret 泄露；暴露 - [transitive] blow something (on something) (informal)
to spend or waste a lot of money on something （在某事物上）花大钱，挥霍 - [transitive] blow something (informal)
to waste an opportunity 浪费（机会） - [transitive] blow somebody/something (British English, informal)
used to show that you are annoyed, surprised or do not care about something （表示生气、吃惊或不在乎） - [transitive, intransitive] blow (something) (North American English, informal)
to leave a place suddenly 突然离开（某地）
from mouth口
of wind风
move with wind/breath风／口吹动
whistle/instrument哨子；乐器
your nose鼻
a kiss吻
shape something使成形
electricity电
tyre轮胎
with explosives炸药
secret秘密
money钱
opportunity机会
exclamation感叹
leave suddenly突然离开
Word Originverb Old English blāwan, of Germanic origin; related to German blähen ‘blow up, swell’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin flare ‘blow’.
Idioms
blow your/somebody’s brains out
to kill yourself/somebody by shooting yourself/them in the head 枪击头部自杀／杀人 He put a gun to his head and threatened to blow his brains out. 他用枪指着他的头，威胁说要让他脑袋开花。 While cleaning his shotgun he had accidentally blown his own brains out. 他擦猎枪时意外走火，打烂了自己的脑袋。
blow chunks
- (North American English, slang)
to vomit 呕；呕吐
blow/clear the cobwebs away
blow a fuse
- (informal)
to get very angry 大怒；暴跳如雷
blow the gaff (on somebody/something)
- (British English, informal)
to tell something secret, especially by mistake （尤指因大意）泄露秘密
blow hot and cold (about something)
- (informal)
to change your opinion about something often 拿不定主意；出尔反尔
blow your mind
- (informal)
to produce a very strong feeling of pleasure or shock 使某人兴奋（或吃惊） Wait till you hear this. It'll blow your mind. 等着听听这个吧。它会让你大感意外的。 a collection of photographs that will blow your mind 将会冲击你大脑的一批照片
blow/let off steam
- (informal)
to get rid of your energy, anger or strong emotions by doing something active or noisy 大怒；暴跳如雷 I went for a long walk to let off steam. 我走了很长一段路来发泄情绪。 I like blowing off steam and I like saying things that shock people. 我喜欢发泄，我喜欢说让人震惊的话。
blow somebody/something out of the water (informal)
to destroy somebody/something completely 彻底摧毁；毁灭 to show that somebody/something is not good by being very much better than it/them （以更加优异者）表明…不好，显得…差得多 I like my old phone, but this new model blows it out of the water. 我喜欢我的旧手机，但这个新款比它强多了。
blow your own trumpet (especially British English)
(North American English usually blow/toot your own horn)
blow smoke (up somebody’s ass)
- (North American English, taboo, slang)
to try to trick somebody or lie to somebody, particularly by saying something is better than it really is 吹牛皮；说大话蒙人
blow/knock somebody’s socks off
- (informal)
to surprise or impress somebody very much 使某人万分惊愕；给某人留下深刻印象
blow that for a lark
(also taboo sod that for a lark)
blow somebody/something to bits/pieces
to use bombs or other weapons to destroy somebody/something completely 彻底摧毁；毁灭 The plane was blown to pieces when the bomb exploded. 炸弹爆炸时，飞机被炸成碎片。
blow somebody/something to kingdom come
- (informal)
to completely destroy somebody/something with an explosion 送…上西天；彻底炸毁 The truck was blown to kingdom come. 卡车被炸飞到了西天了。
blow your top
(North American English also blow your stack)
- (informal)
to get very angry 大怒；暴跳如雷
blow up in somebody’s face
if a plan, etc. blows up in your face, it goes badly wrong in a way that causes you damage or makes you feel embarrassed 事情失败，害了自己
blow the whistle on somebody/something
- (informal)
to tell somebody in authority about something wrong or illegal that somebody is doing 告发
it’s an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)
- (saying)
no problem is so bad that it does not bring some advantage to somebody 没有绝对的坏事；任何坏事都会有利于某些人
lift the lid on something | take/blow the lid off something
to tell people unpleasant facts about something 揭露…的真相 Her article lifts the lid on bullying in the workplace. 她的文章揭露了工作场所的欺凌行为。
puff and blow
(also puff and pant informal)
to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort 气喘吁吁；呼哧呼哧地喘 Eventually, puffing and blowing, he arrived at the gate. 最终，他气喘吁吁地来到了大门口。
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see which way the wind is blowing
to get an idea of what is likely to happen before deciding what to do 看看风向；观察势头；摸清可能发生的情况