blow

1. V-I When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves. 刮风

A chill wind blew at the top of the hill. 山顶上刮了一阵凉飕飕的风。

2. V-T/V-I If the wind blows something somewhere or if it blows there, the wind moves it there. 把…吹到; 吹

The wind blew her hair back from her forehead. 风把她额头上的头发向后吹。

Sand blew in our eyes. 沙子吹进了我们眼里。

3. V-I If you blow, you send out a stream of air from your mouth. 呵气

Danny rubbed his arms and blew on his fingers to warm them. 丹尼搓着胳膊，向他的手指上呵气来暖手。

4. V-T If you blow something somewhere, you move it by sending out a stream of air from your mouth. (人) 把…吹到

He picked up his mug and blew off the steam. 他端起杯子吹掉蒸汽。

5. V-T If you blow bubbles or smoke rings, you make them by blowing air out of your mouth through liquid or smoke. 吹出 (肥皂泡、烟圈等)

He blew a ring of blue smoke. 他吐出了一圈蓝烟。

6. V-T/V-I When a whistle or horn blows or someone blows it, they make a sound by blowing into it. 吹 (口哨、喇叭); 吹响

The whistle blew and the train slid forward. 汽笛吹响，火车向前滑动。

7. V-T When you blow your nose, you force air out of it through your nostrils in order to clear it. 擤 (鼻子)

He took out a handkerchief and blew his nose. 他掏出手帕擤鼻子。

8. V-T To blow something out, off, or away means to remove or destroy it violently with an explosion. 炸毁

The can exploded, wrecking the kitchen and bathroom and blowing out windows. 罐子爆炸了，毁了厨房和浴室，也炸掉了窗户。

9. V-T If you blow a chance or attempt to do something, you make a mistake which wastes the chance or causes the attempt to fail. 使 (机会) 告吹[非正式]

One careless word could blow the whole deal. 一句不经意的话可能使整笔交易告吹。

Oh you fool! You've blown it!

傻瓜！你把它搞砸了！

10. V-T If you say that something blows an event, situation, or argument into a particular extreme state, especially an uncertain or unpleasant state, you mean that it causes it to be in that state. 搞成 (极端局面)

Someone took an inappropriate use of words on my part and tried to blow it into a major controversy. 有人不当借用了我说的话，想要挑起一场大争端。

11. V-T If you blow a large amount of money, you spend it quickly on luxuries. 挥霍[非正式]

My brother lent me some money and I went and blew it all. 我哥哥借给我一些钱，我全都挥霍掉了。

12. V (of a plant or flower) to blossom or open out (植物或花)开花; 开放

13. →see also full-blown

14. to blow hot and cold→see hot

15. blow someone a kiss→see kiss

16. to blow the whistle→see whistle

V

1. N-COUNT If someone receives a blow, they are hit with a fist or weapon. (用拳或武器的) 击打

He went to the hospital after a blow to the face. 他脸上挨了一拳后就去了医院。

2. N-COUNT If something that happens is a blow to someone or something, it is very upsetting, disappointing, or damaging to them. 打击

That ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists. 那项规定对环境保护主义者是一个打击。

3. N a mass of blossoms 许多花