blow
【吹,刮,打击】
单词:blow
词性:动词,名词
基本含义:
- 动词:吹,刮,爆炸,打击
- 名词:吹气,风,打击,爆炸
1. 作为动词的“吹”:
blow 作为动词时,最常见的含义是用口气吹气,通常指把空气从嘴里吹出来。这是最基础的含义,通常可以指用嘴巴吹气。
例句:
- She blew out the candles on her birthday cake.
(她吹灭了生日蛋糕上的蜡烛。) - The wind blew strongly all night.
(风整夜刮得很猛烈。)
2. 作为动词的“刮”或“风吹”:
当 blow 描述风、气流等自然现象时,它指的是空气的流动,通常用来描述风的运动。
例句:
- The wind is blowing from the east today.
(今天的风从东边吹来。) - The leaves blew across the yard in the autumn breeze.
(秋风把叶子吹过了院子。)
3. 作为动词的“爆炸,炸裂”:
Blow 还可以用来描述某物因外部压力或内部气体的作用而爆炸或炸裂,常见于“blow up”的形式。
例句:
- The bomb blew up in the middle of the street.
(炸弹在街道中间爆炸了。) - The tire blew out while we were driving.
(我们开车时,轮胎爆裂了。)
4. 作为动词的“打击,损害”:
blow 还可以表示某种打击,通常用在比喻意义上,表示严重的损失或负面影响。
例句:
- Losing his job was a real blow to his confidence.
(失业对他的信心是一次真正的打击。) - The team suffered a huge blow when their star player got injured.
(当他们的明星球员受伤时,队伍遭遇了巨大的打击。)
5. 作为名词的“风,气流”:
blow 作为名词时,指的是空气的流动,通常表示风或者气流。
例句:
- A cold blow of wind swept through the open window.
(一阵冷风从开着的窗户吹了进来。) - The blow of the wind was so strong it knocked down the tree.
(风的冲击如此强烈,以至于把树吹倒了。)
6. 作为名词的“打击”或“损害”:
blow 作为名词时,还可以指某个事件带来的打击或损害,通常是情感上的打击。
例句:
- The news of his father's death was a huge blow to him.
(父亲去世的消息对他来说是一个巨大的打击。) - They received a blow to their reputation after the scandal.
(丑闻之后,他们的声誉受到了很大的打击。)
常见搭配:
- blow out → 吹灭,熄灭
- blow up → 爆炸,炸毁
- blow over → 平息,过去(通常指争论或问题)
- blow away → 吹走,打败
与其他词汇的对比:
单词 | 含义 | 例子 |
---|---|---|
blow | 吹,刮,爆炸,打击 | He blew out the candles. (他吹灭了蜡烛。) |
breeze | 微风 | A light breeze was blowing. (一阵轻风吹过。) |
burst | 爆裂,突然爆发 | The balloon burst with a loud sound. (气球突然爆裂,发出响声。) |
记忆技巧:
- Blow = 吹,风,爆炸,打击,可以联想你用嘴巴吹气(吹灭蜡烛)或想象风吹动物体,甚至是炸弹的爆炸。它是一个多用途的词。