8 BLOW: 吹；吐；炸開，炸壞；爆發(fā)；失去

8 BLOW: 吹；吐；炸開，炸壞；爆發(fā)；失去

詞組講解

1. blow a gasket * 勃然大怒，發(fā)脾氣

解 俚語；詞義溯源：吹走［（汽缸、管子等結合的部分所用的）墊圈（gasket）］

例 Mr. Price almost blew a gasket when he saw the sales statistics for the third quarter.

2. blow hot and cold ** （對某事）無主見；優(yōu)柔寡斷

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：冷風熱風一起吹

例 City council has been blowing hot and cold on the issue for years.

3. blow one's brains out ** （用槍）殺死

解 習語；詞義溯源：使某人的腦袋炸開

例 Police say the victim committed suicide by blowing his brains out with a 45 revolver.

4. blow one's cover * 暴露某人的真面目或真實目的

解 俚語；詞義溯源：吹走某人［身上的遮蔽物（cover）］

例 Careful not blow his cover. Aldridge kept nothing in his apartment that might suggest his true identity.

5. blow one's lunch 〔cookies〕 * 嘔吐

解 俚語；詞義溯源：吐掉了自己的［午飯（lunch）］或［餅干（cookies）］

例 I knew I was going to be sick, so I rushed to toilet and sure enough I blew my lunch.

6. blow one's mind * 使感到高興或驚愕

解 俚語；詞義溯源：讓某人失去［意識（mind）］

例 Jackson's latest album is fantastic. It'll blow your mind!

7. blow over *** 安然過去；平息

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：吹（飄）［過去（over）］

例 The storm blew over and in less than an hour it was sunny outside again.

Controversies like this usually blow over in a few short weeks. So be patient and people will soon forget about it.

8. blow sb. or sth. away *** 吹走，驅散；殺害

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物吹［遠（away）］

例 The carpenter bent over and blew the sawdust that had accumulated away.

Every ten minutes a kid can see somebody getting blown away on some television show.

9. blow sb. or sth. off / blow off sb. or sth. *** 回避，逃避；爽約

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某人或某物吹［離（off）］

例 We decided to blow off the assignment and went out to a movie instead.

John tried to talk to Vicki, but she just blew him off and walked away.

10. blow sth. down *** 吹倒，推倒

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物吹［倒（down）］

例 High winds from the approaching typhoon blew many billboards and street signs down.

11. blow sth. up / blow up sth. *** 炸壞；充氣

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：將某物［完全（up）］炸壞或吹［起來（up）］

例 The two Towers were blown up almost simultaneously.

To inflate the toy, you have to blow it up.

12. blow the lid off sth. / blow the lid off ** 揭露（丑聞或內(nèi)幕）

解 習語；詞義溯源：吹［掉（off）］某物的［蓋子（lid）］

例 One man's testimony blew the lid off the biggest scandal the nation has ever faced.

13. blow the whistle on sb. / blow the whistle ** 命令停止；告發(fā)

解 〈口〉習語；詞義溯源：對某人吹響［警笛（whistle）］

例 A worker in the factory blew the whistle on the company for dumping its waste in the stream.

14. blow up *** 生氣，發(fā)怒；（風雨等）出現(xiàn)，加??；爆炸

解 短語動詞；詞義溯源：［完全（up）］爆發(fā)；參照blow sth. up和blow up sth.

例 Frank, you ought not blow up so easily. Control your temper.

A political crisis has blown up over the President's latest speech.

15. blow up in one's face ** 突然爆發(fā)；事情進展過程中被破壞（告吹）

解 習語；詞義溯源：［當面（in one's face）］爆發(fā)

例 Janet tried to make Mark dislike Lisa, but her plans blew up in her face when they both realized what she was trying to do.

Two terrorists were killed when the bomb they were building blew up in their faces last night.

參考譯文

1. 在看到第三季度的銷售統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù)時，普賴斯先生勃然大怒。

2. 這幾年來市議會在這個問題上一直搖擺不定。

3. 警察說死者用一把45左輪手槍打爆了自己的頭。

4. 小心點，不要揭穿他。奧爾德里奇沒有在公寓保留任何能夠證明他的真實身份的東西。

5. 我知道我要嘔吐了，所以我沖到洗手間，結果真的把午飯都吐出來了。

6. 杰克遜的最新專輯非常棒。它會讓你陶醉的。

7. 暴風雨過去不到一個小時外面就恢復晴天了。

這種爭論通常在短短幾周內(nèi)就會過去。所以耐心點，人們很快就會忘掉的。

8. 木匠彎下腰，把堆積的鋸屑吹掉。

每隔十分鐘，孩子們就能在某個電視節(jié)目中看到有人被殺害。

9. 我們決定先不做作業(yè)，而是出去看場電影。

約翰想跟維姬說話，但是她避開他，走開了。

10. 逐漸接近的臺風所帶來的狂風吹倒了許多廣告牌和道路標志。

11. 那兩座塔幾乎同時發(fā)生爆炸。

為了讓玩具膨脹起來，你必須給它充氣。

12. 一個人的證詞揭發(fā)了這個國家有史以來最大的丑聞。

13. 這家工廠的一位工人舉報公司向小溪里傾倒廢水。

14. 弗蘭克，你不應該這么輕易生氣。控制你的脾氣。

總統(tǒng)最近的演說觸發(fā)了政治危機。

15. 珍妮特試圖讓馬克討厭莉薩，但是當他們意識到她做的事情時，她的計劃失敗了。

昨晚，兩個恐怖分子因為在制作炸彈時發(fā)生爆炸而被炸死。