Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1822
blow
吹;刮
(of wind or air) to move or flow
- 1.
To produce an air current.
产生气流。
- 2.
To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
开花;使开花。
- 3.
To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
用嘴吹气(或水中喷水)推动。
- 4.
To be propelled by an air current.
被气流推动。
- 5.
To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
使前往某地;引导或移动(通常指人)。
- 6.
To create or shape by blowing.
吹制;吹塑成形。
- 7.
To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
用嘴或他物吹气。
- 8.
To clear of contents by forcing air through.
吹空;吹净。
- 9.
To cause to make sound by blowing (as a musical instrument).
吹奏(乐器)发声。
- 10.
To make a sound as a result of being blown.
被吹响。
- 11.
To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
(鲸等)从喷气孔喷出海水。
- 12.
To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
爆炸;突然发生。
- 13.
To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
使爆炸、粉碎或彻底毁坏。
- 14.
To cause the sudden destruction of.
使突然毁灭。
- 15.
To suddenly fail or give way destructively.
突然失灵;崩坏。
- 16.
To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
未经许可离开山达基教会。
- 17.
To make flyblown; to defile or spoil, especially with fly eggs.
使生蛆;玷污,尤指被蝇卵污染。
- 18.
(of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed (in flesh or meat).
(苍蝇)产卵;在肉里繁殖。
- 19.
To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
喘气;喘息。
- 20.
To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
使喘不过气;使累得直喘。
吹;吹气;吹动;擤(鼻子);吹净;爆炸;爆裂;被吹动;飘动;吹响;(使)鸣响
In use
She blew out the candles on her birthday cake.
He blew on his hot soup to cool it down.
I blew the dust off the old book.
Verb forms
base blow · third person blows · -ing blowing · past blew · past participle blown
"blow" 是不规则动词,注意其过去式和过去分词形式。
Connections
Collocations
- blow out a candle
- 吹灭蜡烛
- She blew out all the candles on her birthday cake.她吹灭了生日蛋糕上所有的蜡烛。
- blow up a balloon
- 吹气球
- The clown blew up a balloon and made a dog shape.小丑吹起一个气球,做成了小狗的形状。
- blow one's nose
- 擤鼻子
- Please blow your nose and wash your hands.请你擤擤鼻子,然后洗手。
- blow the whistle
- 吹哨子
- The referee blew the whistle to end the match.裁判吹哨结束了比赛。
- blow glass
- 吹制玻璃
- Artists blow glass into vases and bowls.工匠们吹制玻璃做成花瓶和碗。
- blow away
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象 blow 里有 low(低),吹气时嘴唇压低,气流呼出,就是“吹”。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常交流、天气描写、音乐演奏、工业工艺 该词动词义项较多,语域跨度大。日常用语中多指“吹”(如吹气、风吹)和“吹奏”;工业语境中的“吹制”较为正式;爆炸义项在口语和新闻报道中均常见。总体按具体搭配选择语域。
Grammar Note
blow用作动词,兼有及物(如blow the candle)和不及物(如The wind is blowing)用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
所有这些词都与 blow /bləʊ/ 押韵,读音含 /əʊ/:go /ɡəʊ/、low /ləʊ/、show /ʃəʊ/、know /nəʊ/、snow /snəʊ/、though /ðəʊ/。其中 low、show、know、snow 与 blow 一样都以 ow 字母结尾,而 go 和 though 拼写不同但发音相同。注意别被外形误导:cow /kaʊ/、now /naʊ/ 也以 ow 结尾,但发 /aʊ/ 音,与 blow 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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