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! 你沒有用勁吹！ The policeman asked me to blow into the breathalyser. 警察要我對着呼氣酒精含量探測器吹氣。 - blow something + adv./prep.
He drew on his cigarette and blew out a stream of smoke. 他含着煙卷吸了一口，接着吐出一股煙。
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. 鳥兒在歌唱，吹着暖風。 - + adv./prep.
A cold wind blew from the east. 東邊吹來一股冷風。 It was blowing hard. 刮着大風。 It was blowing a gale (= there was a strong wind). 狂風大作。
Homophones blew | blueblew blue- blew verb (past tense of blow)
The wind blew the door shut. 風把門吹關上了。
- blue adjective
Both candidates wore blue jeans. 兩位候選人都穿着藍色牛仔褲。
- blue noun
They chose an intense blue for the walls. 他們選擇了深藍色作爲牆壁。
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）刮動，吹動 - + adv./prep.
My hat blew off. 我的帽子被風吹走了。 - + adj.
The door blew open. 門被風吹開了。 - blow somebody/something + adv./prep.
I was almost blown over by the wind. 我被風刮得快倒了。 She blew the dust off the book. 她吹掉了書上的灰塵。 The ship was blown onto the rocks. 強風使船撞上了礁石。 The bomb blast blew two passers-by across the street. 炸彈爆炸的強勁氣流把兩個行人刮到街的另一邊去了。 - blow something + adj.
The wind blew the door shut. 風把門吹關上了。
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、樂器等）；（哨子、樂器等）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. 她抓起一張紙巾，大聲擤鼻子。
- [transitive] blow (somebody) a kiss
to kiss your hand and then pretend to blow the kiss towards somebody （向某人）送飛吻 - [transitive] blow something
to make or shape something by blowing 吹出（某物）；把（某物）吹出形狀 to blow smoke rings 吐煙圈 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 （使保險絲）熔化，燒斷 - [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 炸開 - [transitive] blow something (informal)
to make known something that was secret 洩露；暴露 - [transitive] blow something (on something) (informal)
to spend or waste a lot of money on something （在某事物上）花大錢，揮霍 - [transitive] blow something (informal)
to waste an opportunity 浪費（機會） - [transitive] blow somebody/something (British English, informal)
used to show that you are annoyed, surprised or do not care about something （表示生氣、吃驚或不在乎） - [transitive, intransitive] blow (something) (North American English, informal)
to leave a place suddenly 突然離開（某地）
from mouth口
of wind風
move with wind/breath風／口吹動
whistle/instrument哨子；樂器
your nose鼻
a kiss吻
shape something使成形
electricity電
tyre輪胎
with explosives炸藥
secret秘密
money錢
opportunity機會
exclamation感歎
leave suddenly突然離開
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 槍擊頭部自殺／殺人 He put a gun to his head and threatened to blow his brains out. 他用槍指着他的頭，威脅說要讓他腦袋開花。 While cleaning his shotgun he had accidentally blown his own brains out. 他擦獵槍時意外走火，打爛了自己的腦袋。
blow chunks
- (North American English, slang)
to vomit 嘔；嘔吐
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）洩露秘密
blow hot and cold (about something)
- (informal)
to change your opinion about something often 拿不定主意；出爾反爾
blow your mind
- (informal)
to produce a very strong feeling of pleasure or shock 使某人興奮（或吃驚） Wait till you hear this. It'll blow your mind. 等着聽聽這個吧。它會讓你大感意外的。 a collection of photographs that will blow your mind 將會沖擊你大腦的一批照片
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. 我走了很長一段路來發洩情緒。 I like blowing off steam and I like saying things that shock people. 我喜歡發洩，我喜歡說讓人震驚的話。
blow somebody/something out of the water (informal)
to destroy somebody/something completely 徹底摧毀；毀滅 to show that somebody/something is not good by being very much better than it/them （以更加優異者）表明…不好，顯得…差得多 I like my old phone, but this new model blows it out of the water. 我喜歡我的舊手機，但這個新款比它強多了。
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；說大話蒙人
blow/knock somebody’s socks off
- (informal)
to surprise or impress somebody very much 使某人萬分驚愕；給某人留下深刻印象
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 徹底摧毀；毀滅 The plane was blown to pieces when the bomb exploded. 炸彈爆炸時，飛機被炸成碎片。
blow somebody/something to kingdom come
- (informal)
to completely destroy somebody/something with an explosion 送…上西天；徹底炸毀 The truck was blown to kingdom come. 卡車被炸飛到了西天了。
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 事情失敗，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 告發
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 沒有絕對的壞事；任何壞事都會有利於某些人
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場所的欺淩行爲。
puff and blow
(also puff and pant informal)
to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth after physical effort 氣喘籲籲；呼哧呼哧地喘 Eventually, puffing and blowing, he arrived at the gate. 最終，他氣喘籲籲地來到了大門口。
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- first and foremost
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- signed and sealed
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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 看看風向；觀察勢頭；摸清可能發生的情況