blow
verb
uk
/bləʊ/ us
/bloʊ/ blew | blownblow verb (SEND OUT AIR)
B1 [ I or T ]
C2 [ I or T ]
blow verb (DESTROY)
[ 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.
- 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.
blow verb (SPEND)
习语
blow
noun
uk
/bləʊ/ us
/bloʊ/blow noun (HIT)
blow noun (BAD EVENT)
C2 [ C ]
blow noun (AIR)
[ C usually singular ]
an act of blowing
[ C usually singular ] UK old-fashioned
(在空气清新的地方)散步
Shall we go out for a blow?
我们出去散散步怎么样?