| 释义 |
blow² /bləʊ/ n. | phr.
n.
1. (用拳、武器等的)一击；捶打
give sb. a blow in the eye 对某人的眼睛打了一拳
a heavy blow to the head 当头的一下猛击
2. 打击；灾祸；损失
His failure to be admitted to that college was a terrible blow to him. 他未能考取那所学院，这对他是一个沉重的打击。
be hit by a blow of fate 受到命运的打击
a hard blow for freedom 对于自由的巨大灾难
3. 突然袭击，攻击；敌对行为；打架
The demonstrators fled the blows of the police. 示威者逃避警察的袭击。
deal successive blows at the enemy 接连攻击敌人
be at blows 在殴斗中
be close to blows with sb. 快要跟某人打起来
[< ME blaw < ? Gmc] phr. at a (single) blow = at one blow
at one blow 1. 一击之下；一举，一下子
He killed three flies at one blow. 他一下子打死三只苍蝇。
Two thirds of your income is gone at one blow. 你收入的⅔一下子花光了。
2. 突然地
come to (或 exchange) blows 动手打起来，开始互殴
Tempers rose high and the company nearly came to blows. 这群人火气上来差一点就要打起来了。
get a (或 one's) blow in 〈口〉
1. 打着，击中
He got his blow in first. 他先击中
2. (在辩论中)阐明论点
soften (或cushion) the blow 减轻打击
strike a blow (或 blows) 1. 重打，猛击
strike the door a heavy blow 对门猛击一下
2. 攻击；反对
strike a blow in self-defence 自卫反击
strike blows at the root cause of poverty 抨击贫穷的根源
strike a blow against racism 反对种族主义
3. 使受挫折，使遭受损害
strike a blow at oneself 使自己遭殃
4. 努力完成(或争取)；拥护，支持
strike a blow for freedom 为和平而奋斗
with one blow = at one blow
without (striking) a blow不费一兵一卒，未经战斗 |