blow /bləu/ I. vt.& vi. (blew /blu:/, blown /bləun/) 1.吹：It is blowing hard tonight. 今晚风刮得很大。The wind has blown my hat off. 风把我的帽子吹掉了。The door blew open. 门被吹开了。blow out 吹灭：Blow the candle out.把蜡烛吹灭。 2.吹奏(喇叭等)，(管乐器)发出响声：The referee blew his whistle to stop the game. 裁判吹响哨子结束了比赛。The horn blew loudly. 号声响亮。3.喘息，喘气：He was blowing as he climbed the stairs. 他爬楼梯时直喘气。4.用于短语动词 blow up 爆炸：The barrel of gunpowder blew up. 火药桶爆炸了。The soldiers blew up the bridge.士兵们把桥炸毁了。‖II. n.［c］打击，猛攻：He struck his enemy a heavy blow on the head.他给了敌人头上重重一击。at one blow 一击，一下子：I killed six flies at one blow. 我一下子打死6只苍蝇。His wife’s death was a great blow to him. 妻子的死对他是一大打击。
［辨析］与blast和explode辨见blast
