blow out

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas. transitive
    — He blows out the match.
  2. To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint. transitive
    — I blew out a tire on some hard cornering.
  3. To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely. intransitive
    — The tire blew out on some hard cornering.
  4. In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin. transitive
    — The No. 1-rated football team proceeded to blow out its undermanned opponent.
  5. To exhaust; to physically tire. transitive
    — And although they were pushed harder than even Lennon might have expected on a night of galeforce winds, they clung on to the lead Ledley gave them for all they were worth until their rivals had blown themselves out and surrendered top spot.
  6. To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour. transitive
    — The startled man blowing out his drink is one of the surest laugh-getters of the modern drama.
  7. To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour. intransitive
    — A steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.
  8. To talk violently or abusively. archaic,slang,vulgar
  9. To sing out, sing out loud. slang
  10. To spend a lot of money; to splurge. slang
    — There's also an abundance of sky bars for an expensive drink with an awesome view. If you're looking to blow out in style then try one of them.

词形变化

blows out present,singular,third-person blowing out participle,present blew out past blown out participle,past

词源

From Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen (> English outblow), equivalent to blow + out. Compare West Frisian útblaze (“to blow out”), Dutch uitblazen (“to blow out”), German ausblähen and ausblasen (“to blow out”), Danish blæse ud (“to blow out”), Swedish blåsa ut (“to blow out”).
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