B1 [ I or T ] to move and make currents of air, or to be moved or make something move on a current of air吹;吹动;被吹走
C2 [ I or T ] to make a sound by forcing air out of your mouth and through an instrument, or to make a sound when someone does this吹响;吹奏
[ T ] to blow air down a tube into a piece of heated soft glass, in order to shape it into an object吹制(玻璃)
to kiss your hand and blow on it in the direction of someone向…送飞吻
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To play the recorder, blow gently into the mouthpiece.
A light wind was blowing.
The storm uprooted trees and blew fences down.
Strong winds blew the ship ashore.
The referee blew his whistle for half-time.
[ T ] to cause something to be destroyed by a bomb, technical failure, etc.毁掉;炸毁
[ I or T ] If an electrical fuse (= a short, thin piece of wire) blows, or if something electrical blows a fuse, the device it is in stops working because it is receiving too much electricity.(使)(保险丝)烧断
[ I ] informal If a tyre blows, it suddenly gets a hole in it and goes flat.(轮胎)爆开,爆裂
to seriously damage something by making it explode将…炸得稀烂;严重损坏
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There was an overload on the electrical circuit and the fuse blew.
My hairdrier's stopped working - I think the fuse has blown.
The car was blown to bits.
So many films nowadays involve everyone and everything being blown to smithereens.
There was a picture in the paper of a man whose leg had been blown off.
[ T ] informal to spend a large amount of money, especially on things that are not really necessary挥霍,浪费
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The blow caught him right on the bridge of his nose.
He planted a blow on his opponent's jaw.
The police said that it was the blow that had been delivered to her head that had killed her.
Feeling muzzy from the blow on his head, he got up very slowly.
She died after receiving a blow to the head.
C2 [ C ] an unexpected event that has a damaging effect on someone or something打击;不幸
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The news came as a crushing blow.
He's lost his job, but the redundancy money will cushion the blow.
The latest trade figures have dealt a severe blow to hopes of an early economic recovery.
The news came as a shocking blow.
The latest opinion polls have administered a severe blow to the party.
[ C usually singular ] an act of blowing吹;擤(鼻子);吹奏(乐器)
[ C usually singular ] UK old-fashioned a walk in the fresh air(在空气清新的地方)散步
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See also: blow (it)
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