| 单词 | blow |
| 释义 | blowWord family nounblowerblowieblowbackblowballblowdownblow-dryerblowfishblowflyblowgunblowhardblowholeblowjobblowlampblowpipeblowtorchadjectiveblownblowyblow-by-blowverbblow-dryblow Nature, Music, Electrical, Motor vehicles, Electricity, Electricity blow1 /bləʊ $ bloʊ/ ●●● S2 W3 verb (past tensepst blew /bluː/, past participlepp blown /bləʊn $ bloʊn/) 1 wind moving 风吹动 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]WIND MOVINGDN if the wind or a current of air blows, it moves 〔风〕吹，刮 A cold breeze was blowing hard. 寒风劲吹。 It was blowing from an easterly direction. 这是从东面吹过来的。 Outside, the weather was blowing a gale. 外面狂风大作。 2 wind moving STH 风吹动某物WIND MOVING something [intransitiveI, transitiveT usually + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DN to move, or to move something, by the force of the wind or a current of air 吹动；刮走 Her hair was blowing in the breeze. 她的头发在微风中飘扬。 The wind blew the rain into our faces. 风裹挟着雨点吹打在我们脸上。 My ticket blew away. 我的票被风刮走了。 blow (something) open/shut A sudden draught blew the door shut. 一阵突如其来的穿堂风把门吹上了。 3 air from your mouth 嘴里呼出的气 [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]AIR to send air out from your mouth 吹（气） blow (something) into/onto/out etc She blew onto her coffee to cool it down. 她吹着咖啡让它凉下来。 He blew the smoke right in my face. 他直对着我的脸吐烟。 4 make a noise 弄出声响 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]APM to make a sound by passing air through a whistle, horn etc 吹奏；（使）鸣响 The whistle blew for half time. 哨声响起，上半场结束。 A truck went by and blew its horn at her. 一辆卡车驶过，对着她鸣喇叭。 5 violence 暴力 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DAMAGE to damage or destroy something violently with an explosion or by shooting 炸毁；摧毁 blow something away/out/off something Part of his leg had been blown off. 他的一条腿被炸掉一截。 blow somebody/something to pieces/bits/smithereens A bomb like that could blow you to bits. 那样一颗炸弹可以把你炸得粉碎。 6 lose an opportunity 失去机会 [transitiveT] informalMISTAKE to lose a good opportunity by making a mistake or by being careless 〔因犯错或不小心〕失掉，断送〔机会〕 We’ve blown our chances of getting that contract. 我们断送了得到那份合同的机会。 You’ve got a great future ahead of you. Don’t blow it. 你有很大好的前途，不要毁了它。 7 waste money 浪费钱 [transitiveT] informalSPEND MONEY to spend a lot of money in a careless way, especially on one thing 挥霍〔尤在一件事物上〕 I blew all the money I won on a trip to Hawaii. ► see thesaurus at spend 我把赢来的钱全部挥霍在一次夏威夷之旅上了。 8. blow your nose HBHto clean your nose by forcing air through it into a cloth or a piece of soft paper 擤鼻涕 Examples from the Corpus blow your nose• Here's a Kleenex - blow your nose.• I had a terrible cold and spent much of the time blowing my nose.• She took out a handkerchief and pressed it against her eyes, then blew her nose.• Stu was worried that he was responsible for me needing Kleenex, blowing my nose.• With great discretion, the overcoats in the front pews blew their noses.• With soil-caked fingers he drew a handkerchief from a pocket and blew his nose.• She blew her nose as daintily as was possible in the circumstances and handed the handkerchief back with a wan smile.• For a moment Converse thought that she would blow her nose on him.• Either way, if you blow your nose, you may well miss it altogether. 9 blow somebody a kiss KISSto kiss your hand and then pretend to blow the kiss towards someone 给某人一个飞吻 She leant out of the window and blew him a kiss. 她探出窗外，给他送上一个飞吻。 Examples from the Corpus blow somebody a kiss• And she blew down a kiss.• Dinah was at the near window, saw him, and blew a kiss.• He gave them a huge grin and blew them a kiss.• She blew him little kisses, and he felt love and pangs of something that frightened him.• Joe blew her a kiss and set off again.• I wanted to blow her a kiss but there was nothing in me to send her way.• Blow Grandma a kiss, Katie.• For him to blow a kiss to the gallery was one thing.• She blew a kiss to Tunney, and scampered up a wall like a spider. 10 electricity stops 电力中断 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TEE if an electrical fuse blows, or a piece of electrical equipment blows a fuse, the electricity suddenly stops working because a thin wire has melted （使）〔保险丝〕烧断，熔断 The floodlights blew a fuse. 泛光灯烧断了一根保险丝。 11. tyre 轮胎 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TTC if a tyre blows, or if a car blows a tyre, it bursts （使）爆裂，（使）破裂 12 make a shape 做成某种形状 [transitiveT]CFBREATHE to make or shape something by sending air out from your mouth 吹成…形状；吹制 The kids were blowing bubbles in the backyard. 孩子们在后院吹泡泡。 blow glass (=shape glass by blowing into it when it is very hot and soft) 吹制玻璃（器皿） 13 surprise/annoyance 惊讶/烦恼blow/blow me/blow it etc SURPRISED British EnglishBrE spoken said to show annoyance or surprise 讨厌，糟糕 Blow it! I forgot to phone Jane. 糟糕！ 我忘记给简打电话了。 Blow me down if she didn’t just run off! 她没有逃走才怪呢！ Well, I’m blowed! 哇，真让我晕倒！ 14 MAKE A SECRET KNOWNtell a secret 泄露秘密 [transitiveT] to make known something that was meant to be a secret 泄露〔秘密〕 Your coming here has blown the whole operation. 你来这里使整个行动泄了密。 blow somebody’s cover (=make known what someone’s real job or name is) 暴露某人的身份 It would only take one phone call to blow his cover. 只需一个电话就能暴露他的身份。 15 blow somebody’s mind spokenSURPRISED to make you feel very surprised and excited by something 令某人兴奋不已 Seeing her again really blew my mind. → mind-blowing 再次见到她令我兴奋不已。 16 blow your top/stack/cool (also blow a fuse/gasket) informalANGRY to become extremely angry quickly or suddenly 勃然大怒，大发雷霆 One day, I just blew my top and hit him. 有一天，我火了就打了他。 Examples from the Corpus blow your top/stack/cool• It was unusual for Hauser to blow his top.• Striker Slaven blew his top after being axed from the side which grabbed a draw at Bristol City in midweek.• I used to get so angry on the set that one day I just blew my top and hit John Huston.• It had me rolling on the floor to see Schmeichel blowing his top at the scum defence.• Tristan last blew its stack in 1961, forcing a complete evacuation.• Then Nature blows her top, just to remind us.• My father blew his top when I told him I was quitting medical school.• Then suddenly he blew his top while walking down the street one day.• Whether the Ipswich directors who watched him blow his top with the unwitting journalist believe that is debatable. 17 blow the whistle on somebody informalTELL to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone is doing 打某人的小报告，告发某人 He blew the whistle on his colleagues. → whistle-blower 他打小报告说同事的不是。 Examples from the Corpus blow the whistle on somebody• So, why not blow the whistle on a thoroughly corrupt system sooner?• With great courage, Vasseur has blown the whistle on an unacceptable situation.• The report will question why medical staff working with him did not blow the whistle on his activities.• Not withstanding that risk, under the Constitution, the judiciary is in the best position to blow the whistle on runaway majorities.• A few honest policemen were willing to blow the whistle on the captain.• There were even rebelliously honest policemen, who might blow the whistle on the dishonest ones.• He claims the two are separate enough that he was in the clear to blow the whistle on the Rialto Theater project.• Anyone who tried to blow the whistle on the violence was intimidated or threatened.• Staff members have little interest in blowing the whistle on this situation. 18. blow something (up) out of (all) proportion EXAGGERATEto make something seem much more serious or important than it is 小题大做；夸大 Examples from the Corpus blow something (up) out of (all) proportion• The issue was blown far out of proportion.• This case has been blown totally out of proportion because of the media attention. 19 blow your own trumpet especially British EnglishBrE, blow your own horn American EnglishAmE informalBOAST to talk a lot about your own achievements – used to show disapproval 自吹自擂〔含贬义〕 Dave spent the whole evening blowing his own trumpet. 戴夫一整个晚上都在自吹自擂。 Examples from the Corpus blow your own trumpet• Despite a unique record of achievement is recent years, he can never be accused of blowing his own trumpet.• For too long we Christians have heard the modern world blowing its own trumpet.• Most were reluctant, defensive, or simply hesitant to blow their own trumpet.• I don't want to blow my own trumpet, but it was me who came up with the idea for the project in the first place.• I don't like to blow my own trumpet but My Better Half could eat it to a band playing.• But he could also blow his own trumpet like Satchmo on pay per note. 20 blow somebody/something out of the water to defeat someone or something that you are competing with, or to achieve much more than they do 把某人/某物打得落花流水；把…彻底比下去 Motown had blown all the other record companies out of the water. 摩城唱片公司把其他所有的唱片公司都打得落花流水。 Examples from the Corpus blow somebody/something out of the water• By then the Motown label had blown all the other record companies out of the water. 21. blow hot and cold British EnglishBrE informalCHANGE YOUR MIND to keep changing your attitude towards someone or something 反复无常，忽冷忽热，摇摆不定 Examples from the Corpus blow hot and cold• I can't tell what he wants - he keeps blowing hot and cold.• Some of these young officers blow hot and cold.• In our dealings with the police we have found that they can blow hot and cold. Sometimes they are keen to have media help in solving a crime, other times they are more reluctant. 22 blow something sky-high British EnglishBrE to destroy an idea, plan etc by showing that it cannot be true or effective 粉碎，使破灭，彻底摧毁 This new information blows his theory sky-high. 这一新信息彻底粉碎了他的理论。 n Grammar PHRASAL VERBSBlow belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object. You can say: Someone blew a whistle. In this sentence, ‘a whistle’ is the object of blow.You can also say: A whistle blew. In this sentence, ‘a whistle’ is the subject of blow.23 blow sb↔ away phrasal verbphr v especially American EnglishAmE informal a) SURPRISEDto make someone feel very surprised, especially about something they like or admire 使大为惊讶〔尤指对喜欢或羡慕的东西〕 It just blows me away, the way everyone’s so friendly round here. 我真是惊讶极了，这里人人都是这么友好。 b) KILLto kill someone by shooting them with a gun 枪杀 c) BEAT/DEFEATto defeat someone completely, especially in a game 〔尤指在比赛中〕彻底击败 Nancy blew away the rest of the skaters. 南希击败了其他的滑冰运动员。 Examples from the Corpus blow away• If you use a powder supplement, damp the feed to prevent the horse from blowing it away!• It was so much dust, and the slightest wind would blow it away.• She places it on her finger and blows it away.• The handsome one blew him away.• One song will blow your head away and the next song will mellow out.• You can blow it away with a blink of an eye.• Philip Seymour Hoffman blows them all away with a scene - stealing black comic turn as Dickie's awful preppie buddy.• From the sound of it he'd blow you away without a second thought. 24 blow down phrasal verbphr v DNFALLif the wind blows something down, or if something blows down, the wind makes it fall 吹倒，刮倒 The garden gate has blown down. 花园的门被风吹倒了。 blow something ↔ down Several trees were blown down in the night. 夜里有好几棵树被刮倒了。 25 blow in phrasal verbphr v a) (also blow into something)ARRIVE informal to arrive in a place, especially suddenly 突然来到 Jim blew in about an hour ago. 大约一小时前吉姆突然来了。 Guess who’s just blown into town? 猜猜刚才谁进城来了？ b) if a storm or bad weather blows in, it arrives and begins to affect a particular area 〔暴风雨或坏天气〕到来 The first snowstorm blew in from the north. 第一场暴风雪从北方袭来。 26 blow somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE informal a) UNIMPORTANTto treat someone or something as unimportant, for example by not meeting someone or not going to an event 不重视，轻视 Bud got into trouble for blowing off the meeting. 巴德逃避开会惹了麻烦。 b) blow the lid off something to make known something that was secret, especially something involving important or famous people 揭发某事的内幕〔尤指与重要人物或名人有关的事情〕 Her book blew the lid off the Reagan years. 她的书揭露了里根当政时期的内幕。 c) blow somebody’s head off to kill someone by shooting them in the head 〔用枪〕打烂某人的脑袋 d) blow off steam American EnglishAmE to get rid of anger or energy by doing something 发泄怒气[精力] SYN British English let off steam I went jogging to blow off some steam. 我去跑步，以消消怒气。 Examples from the Corpus blow off• It would take some wind to blow me off.• They blow the arbitrations, or blow them off.• You gave instructions that I would be the one to blow the lid off.• Some one should dig it out from the carpet under which it was brushed and blow the dust off it.• I took the cliff road and the wind could be so fierce that it blew me off my bike more than once.• The way she blew him off, ran out of the car, like she was deserting him to his life.• The force of the blast blew the roof off the white taxi van and shattered the windscreens of passing vehicles.• Lit came on the east stage and blew the top off Woodstock. blow the lid off something• You gave instructions that I would be the one to blow the lid off.• Her book has blown the lid off the Reagan years. blow somebody’s head off• Depressed, he blows his head off.• He held a loaded air pistol to her stepfather's neck and threatened to blow his head off.• If I ever get you alone, I am going to blow your head off.• It would come in a box and it would blow your head off.• She also told the court that he'd heard he'd threatened to blow his head off.• Then he saw himself tripping over the gun and blowing his head off. blow off steam• I went jogging to blow off some steam.• She just needed to blow off steam.• You got upset, blew off steam.• Jody lets her blow off steam first. 27 blow out phrasal verbphr v a) STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGif you blow a flame or a fire out, or if it blows out, it stops burning 吹灭；熄灭 The match blew out in the wind. 火柴被风吹灭了。 blow something ↔ out Blow out all the candles. 把所有的蜡烛吹灭。 b) TTCif a tyre blows out, it bursts 〔车胎〕爆裂 c) blow itself outDNFINISH/COME TO AN END if a storm blows itself out, it ends 〔风暴〕停止，平息 d) blow your/somebody’s brains out to kill yourself, or someone else, with a shot to the head 枪击头部自杀/杀死某人 e) BEAT/DEFEAT blow somebody ↔ out American EnglishAmE spoken to easily defeat someone 轻而易举地战胜某人 We blew them out 28–0. 我们以28比0大胜他们。 f) American EnglishAmE if you blow out your knee or another joint in your body, or if it blows out, you injure it badly （使）〔膝关节等〕受重伤 g) TPGif an oil or gas well blows out, oil or gas suddenly escapes from it 〔油井或气井〕井喷 h) blow somebody ↔ out to stop having a friendship or relationship with someone 和某人断绝关系 Examples from the Corpus blow out• We tried to light a fire but the wind kept blowing it out.• You have to blow out all the candles or your wish won't come true.• He blew out the candle and went to sleep. blow itself out• She could do nothing but batten down the conversational hatches and wait until the storm blew itself out.• The morning of the third day, they woke up and saw the storm had blown itself out.• This storm was not going to blow itself out in an hour - not even for him.• Next morning dawns bright and clear; the storm has blown itself out in the night.• The storm had blown itself out, leaving the sky pearly.• The storm had blown itself out, there was only steady drizzle.• They had waited for the Darkfall to blow itself out, which it did in spectacular fashion.• Governments were paralysed, hoping the storm would blow itself out without affecting their friends and families and favourite projects. blow your/somebody’s brains out• There was a mercury pool for losers to reflect in while they blew their brains out.• In a few years you will blow your brains out, a bankrupt.• The bullet took him right between the eyes, blowing his brains out through the back of his head.• Hunting rabbits with hawks is surely better than blowing their brains out with shotguns. 28 blow over phrasal verbphr v a) FALLif the wind blows something over, or if something blows over, the wind makes it fall 吹倒，刮倒 Our fence blew over in the storm. 我们的篱笆被风暴刮倒了。 blow something ↔ over The hurricane blew many trees over. 飓风把一些棕榈树吹倒了。 b) FORGETif an argument or unpleasant situation blows over, it ends or is forgotten 〔争论或不愉快的事情〕结束；被遗忘 They weren’t speaking to each other, but I think it’s blown over now. 他们以前互不理睬，但我想现在一切都过去了。 c) DNFINISH/COME TO AN ENDif a storm blows over, it goes away 〔暴风雨〕停止，平息，过去 Examples from the Corpus blow over• This meant that the gliders were then parked the wrong way and, being light, they often blew over.• And his electrically-powered Sungift 400 buggy was nearly blown over every time a juggernaut roared by.• What was different about the air on top of the paper and the air underneath the paper when you blew over it?• Why did the paper go up when you blew over it?• If a glider was blown over with some one sitting inside it unstrapped, that person could be killed. 29 blow up phrasal verbphr v a) DESTROYEXPLODEto destroy something, or to be destroyed, by an explosion 炸毁，炸得粉碎 The plane blew up in midair. 飞机在半空中爆炸了。 blow something ↔ up Rebels attempted to blow up the bridge. 叛乱分子企图炸毁桥梁。 b) TTCAIR blow something ↔ up to fill something with air or gas 给某物充气[打气] Can you blow up this balloon? 你能把这个气球吹起来吗？ We’ll blow the tyres up. 我们会把轮胎充好气。 c) IMPORTANTDANGEROUSif a situation, argument etc blows up, it suddenly becomes important or dangerous 〔形势、争论等〕变得严峻 A crisis had blown up over the peace talks. 和谈过程中爆发了一场危机。 d) TCP blow something ↔ up if you blow up a photograph, you make it larger 放大〔照片〕 SYN enlarge e) ANGRY informal to become very angry with someone 大发雷霆 Jenny’s father blew up when she didn’t come home last night. 珍妮昨晚没回家，她的父亲大为光火。 at I was surprised at the way he blew up at Hardy. 他对着哈迪发火的样子让我很吃惊。 f) DNWEATHERif bad weather blows up, it suddenly arrives 〔恶劣天气〕突然来临 It looks as if there’s a storm blowing up. 看来暴风雨即将来临。 g) blow up in somebody’s face if something you have done or planned to do blows up in your face, it suddenly goes wrong 〔事情〕出岔子；〔计划等〕突然告吹 One of his deals had just blown up in his face. 他的一桩生意好端端地就告吹了。 Examples from the Corpus blow up• Some problem had blown up and the Prime Minister wanted to see me.• We also used it to blow up bunkers and similar things.• He blew up five city blocks, of course.• A brisk wind was blowing up from the Tail of the Bank.• And when that song blew up, I was shocked.• A bomb blew up near his truck.• The gunners had to blow up some of their own artillery pieces to keep them from being turned on themselves.• At 0400 she blew up with the loss of fifty-seven of the precious tanks and ten of the even more precious Hurricanes. blow up ... balloon• But there are two ways of blowing up a balloon.• There was a game where you blew up balloons and sat on them.• Work quickly or keep the cutting material in a plastic bag blown up like a balloon and sealed.• Tell the students to blow up the balloon and then tape the straw to the balloon.• You look like you have blown up like a balloon and you feel that you are a complete dieting failure. blow at• Both cars blew up at Aintree, but the start money saw us through.• Privately, Diamandopoulos, as mercurial as he is erudite, is said to have blown up at critics.• She simply blew up at him.• Well, she blew up at me last Saturday for no reason. blow up in somebody’s face• It was kind of funny watching the presentation blow up in Harry's face.• Kristin knew that if anyone found out, the whole thing could blow up in her face.• But I also fear that this encryption stuff is so powerful it could blow up in my face.• Having opted for a formation that he thought would beat Leicester, David O Leary saw it blow up in his face.• Liable blow up in their faces.• Not only could be, but would be, and the whole thing would blow up in my face.• Nothing of its kind had ever been done before, and it could have blown up in his face.• When the clothes iron blows up in your face.• Auditors some-times miss big potential problems that blow up in the face of bondholders. Examples from the Corpus blow• We blew $3000 on a trip to Barbados.• On the minus side, she'd blown a lot of money and received a couple of scares.• On one of them was Blue Mooney, his pale blond hair blown against his cheek as he skidded around the corner.• One of the tires blew and they skidded into the center divider.• They know the way that the wind is blowing, and would be only too pleased to be redeployed into another trade.• I put the balloon to my lips and blew as hard as I could.• His black hair was tousled, blown by the wind, shining strands of it across his brown forehead.• A warm breeze was blowing from the south.• The ornaments are made of blown glass.• The referee blew his whistle to start the game.• She tried to open the door to the storage-room, but twice the wind blew it out of her hands.• He thinks one of the anti-Castro group is going to blow me away.• Blow on it, Ian - the oatmeal's very hot.• The whistle blew on the old steam engine.• The scare has been blown out of proportion, said John Marchello, professor of animal science at the University of Arizona.• You're lucky you didn't blow out the whole engine.• He blew smoke rings across the table.• The wind blew so hard the bread got stale in our hands.• The wind must have blown the door shut.• She blew the feather off her sleeve.• He won £500,000 in the National Lottery, but he's already blown the lot. blowing hard• It is miserable work as the snow is now falling thickly, the wind blowing hard.• An hour later I was back, blowing hard and running with sweat, but feeling virtuous and much more relaxed.• When we reached our house, the wind was blowing hard in our faces.• It was still blowing hard north-west. blow (something) open/shut• Furthermore, its flexibility and power of movement are considerably greater, so that less power is needed to deliver a blow.• A cold breeze blew through the open door, stirring the fire so the flames shot up, flickering brightly.• This will help prevent freezing air blowing up the open ends of the waste pipes.• After 30 moves the position appeared level but Kasparov blew the situation open with a pawn sacrifice. blow (something) into/onto/out etc• She could do nothing but batten down the conversational hatches and wait until the storm blew itself out.• The morning of the third day, they woke up and saw the storm had blown itself out.• She blew smoke out, coughed, and handed him the cigarette and he took it without a word.• Minor disputes over specific issues blew up into major confrontations.• The wind blew strongly into the room.• The bullet took him right between the eyes, blowing his brains out through the back of his head.• In fact, he reportedly blew it out with a stunning, if showy, throw-out at third. blow somebody/something to pieces/bits/smithereens• Settle down with a good book, and let them blow themselves to bits. blown ... chances• He had already blown his chances and perhaps that was why he played a relaxed stroke. blowing bubbles• Why not something else equally apparently arbitrary, such as blowing bubbles, or dropping pebbles?• Grandma was blowing bubbles with us in the backyard. blow2 ●●○ S3 W3 noun [countableC] 1 BAD EFFECT 不好的效果 an action or event that causes difficulty or sadness for someone 打击 Joe resigned, which was a severe blow because we needed him desperately. 乔辞职了，这是一个巨大的打击，因为我们非常需要他。 His mother’s death was a shattering blow. 他母亲的死是一个沉重的打击。 The election result dealt a further blow to the party. 竞选结果进一步打击了这个政党。 The factory closures came as a blow to the local economy. 工厂关闭是对当地经济的一个打击。 The final blow for many firms was the government’s abolition of import duties. 对于许多公司来说，政府取消进口税是最后致命的一击。 2 hard hit 重击HIT a hard hit with someone’s hand, a tool, or a weapon 重击，击打 She died from a heavy blow to the head. 她头部受重击死亡。 He struck a blow which threw her to the floor. 他一拳把她打倒在地。 Martin received a blow on the nose. 马丁鼻子上被打了一下。 He had been struck a glancing blow (=a blow that did not hit him directly) by the car. 他被汽车从侧面刮到了。 blow to He gave her a violent blow to the head. 他在她脑袋上猛击了一下。 Register In everyday English, people usually say that someone gets hit or that something hits them, rather than using the noun blow: 在日常英语中，人们一般说someone gets hit 或something hits someone，而不用名词blow He received a blow to the head. → He got hit on the head. 他头上被打了一下。3 blowing 吹BREATHE an action of blowing 吹 One big blow and the candles were out. 使劲一吹，蜡烛就都灭了。 4 come to blows (with somebody) FIGHTif two people come to blows, they start arguing or hitting each other because they disagree about something （和某人）争吵起来；（和某人）打起来 come to blows (with somebody) over They almost came to blows over the money. 他们为钱的事差一点儿打起来。 Examples from the Corpus come to blows (with somebody)• The two actors reputedly almost came to blows and ended the film not talking to each other.• When Antony and Cleopatra come to blows, the scene explodes.• We curse and leave the room or even come to blows.• He and John, the Red Comyn, had come to blows before.• Two men had come to blows, an arm had been broken.• They came to blows in Jersey last weekend and Speedie was fined £50 in court.• The effect was unnerving, and at first I thought the old men would come to blows.• The two of them shouted at each other and until Daley stomped out, the secretaries feared they would come to blows. 5 soften/cushion the blow ACCEPTto make something unpleasant easier for someone to accept 缓和打击 A reduction in interest rates would soften the blow of tax increases. 降息对增税带来的打击将起到缓和的作用。 Examples from the Corpus soften/cushion the blow• Help, or soften the blow.?• Even where price increases have taken place, retailers with good stocks may be able to cushion the blow for a while.• Try starting with a pat on the back to soften the blow of criticism.• Additionally, two presidential decrees on March 23 had been designed to cushion the blow of the price rises.• Factories had closed, and thousands were out of work, without unemployment insurance to soften the blow.• Some of the money will be used to soften the blow of budget cuts to education.• Letting some one resign is a way to soften the blow.• To cushion the blow, wages and pensions were increased. 6. low blow American EnglishAmE informal something unkind you say to deliberately embarrass or upset someone 故意让人难堪的话，刻薄话 → strike a blow for somebody/something at strike1(17)Examples from the Corpus low blow• He respected Ray and his willingness to fight for his ideals, but this was a low blow.• Trinidad was warned for low blows twice by referee Mitch Halpern. n COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + blow a big/major/serious/heavy blow The earthquake was a serious blow to the area’s tourism industry. a severe/terrible/awful blow The news was a terrible blow for his family. a bitter blow (=extremely disappointing) Their defeat was a bitter blow. a cruel/devastating/crushing blow (=extremely hard to bear) Her loss came as a devastating blow to her father. a body blow (=a very serious difficulty which could cause something to fail completely) A tax on books would be a body blow for education. a mortal/fatal/death blow (=causing something to end) verbsWhen he quit it dealt a mortal blow to the show. be a blow I can’t deny his leaving was a blow. deal a blow to somebody/something The 1982 drought dealt a devastating blow to the country. come as a blow to somebody His sudden death came as a huge blow to us all. deliver a blow Opinion polls delivered a nasty blow to the Tory leader. suffer/receive a blow Our team suffered a blow when Paul was sent off the field. soften/cushion the blow (=make it easier to deal with) phrasesThere are various ways to soften the blow of redundancy among staff. be a bit of a blow British EnglishBrE especially spoken (=be disappointing or cause problems for you) The result was a bit of a blow for the team. Examples from the Corpus blow• Not being allowed to return to her own country was a blow from which she never really recovered.• He had a robust self-esteem, even though this was a blow, and he needed financially to continue working.• a blow to the stomach• The Colorado river was closed, a bitter blow to rafters and kayakers who may have to wait seven years for a river use permit.• For the prosecution case to stand, it will be necessary to prove that Lenny McLean struck the fatal blow.• three heavy blows from the hammer• One jarring blow crushed it all.• One of the knife blows had punctured a lung.• His championship hopes were dealt a savage blow last night when he received a hamstring injury.• The assailant struck several blows before he was restrained.• Officer Stacey was knocked over by a sharp blow to the head.• It is a sweeping blow and only one who has seen them in action knows how tremendous it is.• He kept coming, taking ten blows for one.• Tony smiled and without moving his left knee dodged the blows, his torso jinking, neck muscles popping.• The blue rose on stubby wings, twisting acrobatically to slip the blow.• The blow proved fatal. severe blow• The failure of the Accord was also a severe blow to Mulroney and prompted opposition calls for his resignation.• This is a severe blow to the Fernandez family.• Pentrite can explode without a detonator if it receives a severe blow or strong friction.• Bank Assistants have suffered a severe blow.• Pittsburgh suffered a severe blow, however, when quarterback Neil O'Donnell broke his right leg.• Finally, the cutting of trade with the United States from 1985 was a severe blow.• This was a severe blow because we needed him desperately. heavy blow• He says that both changes will be a heavy blow for young self-employed workers.• For the beneficiaries the change would be almost imperceptible: for the losers it would be a heavy blow.• It is knocked to the ground by a heavy blow, seized by the throat or mouth and quickly suffocated.• Now think again of the wound on Hector's face - a heavy blow, a wide gash.• The repression which followed temporarily halted the labour movement and dealt the party a heavy blow.• I am not wholly barren of hope, for circumstances have been dealing the conventional wisdom a new series of heavy blows. From Longman Business Dictionary blowblow /bləʊbloʊ/ verb (past tensepst blew /bluː/, past participlepp blown /bləʊnbloʊn/) [transitiveT] 1informal if you blow money on something, you spend a lot of money on it, often money that you cannot afford He blew his wages on a new stereo. 2HUMAN RESOURCES blow the whistle (on somebody/something) to tell the authorities that someone in your organization is doing something illegal, dishonest, or wrong Workers were too scared of their employers to blow the whistle on illegal working hours. Old English blawan blow2 1. (1400-1500) Origin unknown. 2. (1600-1700) → BLOW1 →n GRAMMAR1 →PHRASAL VERBS1blow2 noun →REGISTER1 →n COLLOCATIONS1 |
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