- no obj.(of wind) move creating an air current（风）吹, 吹动：
a cold wind began to blow.
刮起了冷风。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction(of wind) cause to move; propel（风）推动, 吹动：
a gust of wind blew a cloud of smoke into his face
一阵风把一团烟雾吹到他脸上
the spire was blown down during a gale.
尖顶被大风刮倒了。
- no obj., with adverbial of direction be carried, driven, or moved by the wind or an air current被吹动, 被吹走; 飘动：
it was so windy that the tent nearly blew away
风很大, 帐篷差点儿被吹走了
cotton curtains blowing in the breeze.
在微风中飘动的棉布窗帘。
- informal leave〈非正式〉离开, 动身：
I'd better blow.
我得走了。
- no obj.(of a person) expel air through pursed lips（人）吹气：
Willie took a deep breath, and blew
威利深吸一口气后吐气
he blew on his tea to cool it.
他往茶水里吹气, 让它冷下来。
- with obj. use one's breath to propel用嘴吹动, 吹送：
he blew cigar smoke in her face.
他朝她脸上吹雪茄烟雾。
- breathe hard; pant用力呼吸; 喘息：
Uncle Albert was soon puffing and blowing.
阿尔伯特叔叔很快就气喘吁吁了。
- with obj. cause to breathe hard; exhaust of breath使用力呼吸, 使上气不接下气：
as adj. blown an exhausted, blown horse.筋疲力尽、气喘吁吁的马。
- with obj.(of a person) force air through the mouth into (an instrument) in order to make a sound（人）吹奏（乐器）; 吹响：
the umpire blew his whistle.
裁判吹响了哨子。
- (of such an instrument) make a noise through being blown into in such a way（乐器等）吹响：
police whistles blew.
警笛吹响了。
- with obj. sound (the horn of a vehicle)鸣（汽车喇叭）。
- informal play jazz or rock music in an unrestrained style〈非正式〉纵情地演奏爵士乐（或摇滚乐）。
- with obj. force air through a tube into (molten glass) in order to create an artefact吹制（玻璃）。
- with obj. remove the contents of (an egg) by forcing air through把蛋清和蛋黄从（蛋壳）中吹出。
- with obj.(of flies) lay eggs in or on(something)（苍蝇）产卵于。
- (of a whale) eject air and vapour through the blowhole（鲸鱼）喷水。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction(of an explosion or explosive device) displace violently or send flying（爆炸, 爆炸装置）把…炸飞：
the blast had blown the windows out of the van.
爆炸把运货车的窗户炸飞了。
- no obj.(of a vehicle tyre) burst suddenly while the vehicle is in motion（轮胎）爆胎。
- burst or cause to burst due to pressure or overheating（因压力或过热）（使）爆炸, （使）爆破：
no obj. the engines sounded as if their exhausts had blown引擎的排气管听起来好像爆裂了
with obj. frost will have blown a compression joint.霜冻将会使压缩式接头爆裂。
- (of an electric circuit) burn out or cause to burn out through overloading（电路因过载）（使）溶化, 烧断：
no obj. the fuse in the plug had blown插头的保险丝爆了
with obj. the floodlights blew a fuse.泛光灯爆了一根熔丝。
- with obj. informal spend recklessly〈非正式〉大手大脚的花费, 挥霍：
they blew £100,000 in just eighteen months.
他们仅仅18个月就挥霍掉了10万英镑。
- informal completely bungle (an opportunity)〈非正式〉糟蹋（一次机会）; 把…搞糟：
the wider issues were to show that politicians had blown it.
更大范围内的问题将表明, 政客们把事情搞糟了。
- （一般作be blown）expose (a stratagem)揭露（计谋, 诡计）：
a man whose cover was blown.
伪装被揭穿的人。
- (past participle blowed)with obj. [usu. as imperative] Brit. informal damn〈英, 非正式〉见鬼, 真倒霉：
'Well, blow me', he said, 'I never knew that'
“唉, 真倒霉,"他说, “我根本就不知道这事。”
with clause I'm blowed if I want to see him again.我要想再见他, 我就不是人。
- with obj. vulgar slang perform fellatio on (a sexual partner)〈粗俚〉吮吸（性伴侣）的阴茎。
- in sing. a strong wind强风, 大风：
we're in for a bit of a blow.
我们很快就要遭遇一场强风了。
- an act of getting some fresh air呼吸新鲜空气：
I'll go down to the sea and get a blow before supper.
我晚饭前要去海边呼吸点儿新鲜空气。
- an act of blowing on an instrument吹奏：
a number of blows on the whistle.
几次鸣哨。
- in sing. an act of blowing one's nose擤鼻子：
give your nose a good blow.
把你的鼻子好好擤一擤。
- in sing. informal a spell of playing jazz or rock music〈非正式〉爵士乐（或摇滚乐）演奏。
- (in steel-making) an act of sending an air or oxygen blast through molten metal in a converter（炼钢用语）吹炼。
- mass noun informal cannabis〈非正式〉大麻。
be blown off course
- (of a project) be disrupted by some circumstance（项目）被中断。
be blown out of the water
- (of a person, idea, or project) be shown to lack all credibility（人, 想法, 计划）被证明不可信。
blow away the cobwebs
- refresh oneself when feeling weary, especially by having some fresh air（尤指通过呼吸新鲜空气）提神, 清醒脑子。
blow someone's brains out
- informal kill someone with a shot in the head with a firearm〈非正式〉（用枪）击中某人头部将其杀死。
blow cold on
- regard unfavourably冷眼相待。
blow the doors off
- N. Amer. informal be considerably better or more successful than〈北美, 非正式〉远远胜过, 比…更为成功：
a package that blows the doors off anything on the market.
一种比市场上任何促销手段更为成功的一搅子销售方法。
blow a fuse（或 gasket）
- informal lose one's temper〈非正式〉发脾气。
blow the gaff
- 见GAFF2.
blow hot and cold
- vacillate出尔反尔, 冷热无常。
blow someone a kiss
- kiss the tips of one's fingers then blow across them towards someone as a gesture of affection给某人一个飞吻。
blow someone's mind
- informal impress or otherwise affect someone very strongly给某人留下深刻印象; 使某人感到震撼：
the sound of a twelve-string guitar just blew my mind.
十二弦吉他的声音震撼了我的心。
blow one's nose
- clear one's nose of mucus by blowing through it into a handkerchief（对着手帕）擤鼻子。
blow off steam
- 见STEAM条let off steam.
blow someone's socks off
- 见SOCK.
blow one's top（或〈主北美〉lid, stack）
- informal lose one's temper〈非正式〉发脾气。
blow one's trumpet
- 见TRUMPET.
blow up in one's face
- (of an action, project, or situation) go drastically wrong with damaging effects to oneself（行动, 计划, 情况）朝对自己不利的方向急剧发展。
blow the whistle on
- 见WHISTLE.
blow with the wind
- be incapable of maintaining a consistent course of action无法保持一贯的事态进程, 随波逐流。
blow someone away
- kill someone using a firearm枪杀某人。
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be blown away
be extremely impressed得到极深印象, 被深深打动： I'm blown away by his new poem.
我被他的新诗深深打动。
blow in
- informal (of a person) arrive casually and unannounced〈非正式〉（人）不期而至, 突然来访。
blow off
- lose one's temper and shout发脾气大叫大嚷。
- informal break wind noisily〈非正式〉放响屁。
blow someone off
- N. Amer. informal fail to keep an appointment with someone〈北美, 非正式〉没有赴约会见某人。
- end a romantic or sexual relationship with someone结束与某人的情爱关系, 与某人吹了。
blow something off
- N. Amer. informal ignore or make light of something〈北美, 非正式〉把…不当一回事, 无视。
- fail to attend something未能参加, 未能出席：
Ivy blew off class.
伊维旷课了。
blow out
- be extinguished by an air current被吹灭：
the candles blew out.
蜡烛被吹灭了。
- (of an tyre) puncture while the vehicle is in motion（行驶时轮胎）爆裂。
- (of an oil or gas well) emit gas suddenly and forcefully（油井, 气井）突然猛烈喷气, 井喷。
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blow itself out
(of a storm) finally lose its force（暴风雨）平息。
blow someone out
- N. Amer. informal defeat someone convincingly〈北美, 非正式〉让某人输得心服口服。
blow something out
- use one's breath to extinguish a flame把（火）吹灭：
he blew out the candle.
他把蜡烛吹灭了。
- puff out one's cheeks鼓起腮帮。
- N. Amer. informal render a part of the body useless〈北美, 非正式〉使身体部位残废。
blow over
- (of trouble) fade away without serious consequences（麻烦）结束, 烟消云散。
blow up
- explode爆炸, 爆破。
- (of a person) lose one's temper（人）发火, 发脾气：
Mum had blown up at Dad with more than her usual vehemence.
妈妈对爸爸发脾气, 火气比平时还大。
- (of a wind or storm) begin to develop（风, 暴风雨）开始爆发。
- (of a scandal or dispute) emerge or become public（丑闻）曝光; （争端）公开化。
- inflate膨胀：
my stomach had started to blow up.
我的胃开始发胀。
blow someone up
- informal, dated reprimand someone severely〈非正式, 旧〉训斥, 严斥：
she got blown up by her boss for being late.
她因迟到被老板狠狠训了一顿。
blow something up
- cause something to explode使爆炸。
- inflate something使膨胀, 使鼓起来：
a small pump for blowing up balloons.
给气球充气的小气筒。
- figurative inflate the importance of something〈喻〉夸大某事的重要性：
it was a domestic tiff which had been blown up out of all proportion.
那是一桩被过分夸大了的家庭争吵。
- enlarge a photograph or text放大（照片, 文字）。
- a powerful stroke with a hand, weapon, or hard object（用手、武器或硬物的）重击, 捶击：
he received a blow to the skull.
他脑颅遭到一记重击。
- a sudden shock or disappointment震惊; 失望; 打击：
the news came as a crushing blow to the cast.
这消息对剧组是个毁灭性的打击。
at one blow
- by a single stroke; in one operation一击; 一举; 一下子：
the letter had destroyed his certainty at one blow.
那封信一下子让他没有了把握。
come to blows
- start fighting after a disagreement动手打起来。
soften （或cushion） the blow
- make it easier to cope with a difficult change or upsetting news使困难的事情易于处理; 使不好的消息易于接受, 安抚：
monetary compensation was offered to soften the blow
提供金钱赔偿以示安抚。
strike a blow for （或against）
- act in support of (or opposition to)支持（或反对）：
a chance to strike a blow for freedom.
争取自由的机会。
- produce flowers or be in flower开花; 在开花：
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows.
我知道一个堤岸, 那里野生百里香正在开花。