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| 1 | the red liquid that flows around inside your body 血；血液 |
| Oxygen and other vital substances are all carried in the blood. 氧气和其他重要物质都是通过血液输送的。 |
| His face was covered in blood. 他满脸是血。 |
| give/donate blood (=allow doctors to take blood from your body so that it can be given to someone who needs it) Have you ever given blood? 献血 |
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| 2 | the family , nation , or group that you belong to through your parents and grandparents 血统；家族；民族；门第 |
| They never fail to remind people that they have royal blood in their veins. 他们从不忘提醒人们，他们的血管里流着王室的血。 |
| Like many Canadians, she had some Scottish blood. 像许多加拿大人一样，她有部分苏格兰血统。 |
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| 3 | used as a way of referring to violence and death 杀人，流血（用来指暴力和死亡） |
| Peace finally came, but a great deal of blood was lost in the process. 和平终于到来，但是在和平的进程中有许多人流血牺牲。 |
| spill blood (=cause many deaths) The conflict continued for years, with a lot of blood spilled on both sides. 杀人；造成死亡 |
| have blood on your hands (=be responsible for someone’ s death or for many deaths) a ruthless general with blood on his hands 双手沾满鲜血 |
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| - | bad blood
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| if there is bad blood between people , they dislike each other because of something that happened in the past |
| 仇恨；敌意 |
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| - | be after sb’ s blood
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| to be very angry with someone and be trying to find them so that you can punish them |
| 恨透了某人；想要某人的命 |
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| - | blood and guts
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| exciting action , including violence |
| 血腥刺激 |
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| It’ s the kind of film I like – you know, plenty of blood and guts. 这是我喜欢的那种电影，你知道，有很多血腥刺激场面的那种。 |
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| - | the blood drains from sb’ s face
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| used for saying that someone immediately becomes pale because they are shocked or frightened |
| 某人（因吃惊或害怕而）脸色变得煞白 |
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| Hearing his voice, Claudia felt the blood drain from her face. 听到他的声音后，克劳迪娅感觉自己脸色煞白。 |
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| - | blood is thicker than water
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| used for saying that family relationships are usually stronger than other types of relationships |
| 血浓于水；亲人总比外人亲 |
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| - | the blood rushes to your face/cheeks
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| used for saying that someone’ s face becomes red , especially because they are embarrassed |
| （尤指由于尴尬而）脸红 |
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| - | blood, sweat, and tears
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| a lot of effort and hard work |
| 血汗和泪水；辛苦的工作 |
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| - | in cold blood
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| in a cruel calm way , without showing any emotion |
| 残忍地；冷血地 |
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| Unarmed civilians were shot in cold blood. 手无寸铁的平民被残忍地枪杀了。 |
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| - | sth is in your blood
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| it is natural for you to do something because your family has done it in the past |
| 生来就是做某事的 |
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| Farming is in my blood. 我生来就要种地当农民。 |
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| - | like getting blood from a stone
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| used for saying that it is very difficult to persuade someone to give you something or tell you something |
| 像从石头里榨出血来；极其困难 |
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| Getting money out of him is like getting blood from a stone. 从他那里要钱简直像从石头里榨血一样难。 |
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| - | make your blood boil
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| to make you feel very angry |
| 使人怒火中烧 |
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| Her patronizing sarcasm made my blood boil. 她那屈尊俯就的嘲笑使我怒火中烧。 |
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| - | make your blood run/turn/go cold
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| to make you feel suddenly very frightened or worried |
| 使人胆战心惊；使人恐惧万分 |
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| Just hearing his name made her blood run cold. 单单听见他的名字就使她胆战心惊。 |
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| - | new/fresh blood
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| someone who joins an organization with new exciting ideas or new ways of doing things |
| 新鲜血液；新生力量；新人 |
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| We need to bring in some new blood to brighten up our image. 我们必须引进一些新鲜血液来改善我们的形象。 |
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| - | there’ ll be blood on the carpet BRITISH
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| used for saying that someone will be very angry when they find out about something |
| 某人（发现某事后）会大发雷霆的 |
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| See also | | - draw 1 | | - flesh and blood | | - sweat 2 | |
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