blood
/blʌd/ (bre, ipa) · /blʌd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbləd/ (ame, mw)
blood — noun
1. the red fluid inside people and animals that the heart moves around the body so
the red fluid inside people and animals that the heart moves around the body so cells get oxygen and food and can remove waste.
Priya pressed a cloth on her knee to stop the blood.
stop the blood
Dark blood marked the snow where the injured fox had run.
blood on a surface
Local students came to donate blood after the train crash.
A drop of blood fell on the recipe book by the sink.
After falling off his bike, Yusuf saw blood on his sleeve.
文法句型
lose blood
donate blood
blood on + noun
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when it means the liquid in the body. Common verbs are lose, give, donate, draw, and spill.
常見錯誤
2. a family link that comes from shared birth or ancestors instead of marriage.
a family link that comes from shared birth or ancestors instead of marriage.
The twins are related by blood, not through their adoptive parents.
related by blood
Noa has Korean blood through her mother's family in Busan.
have + nationality + blood
The family reunion welcomed spouses, children, and blood relatives.
Grandfather left the farm to blood relatives, not in-laws.
Under the new law, adopted children had the same rights as blood children.
文法句型
related by blood
blood relative
have + nationality + blood
用法筆記
Common in phrases such as by blood and blood relative. Distinguish from noun/1: this sense is about family origin, not the liquid in the body.
常見錯誤
3. in British informal medical use, blood tests, usually spoken of in the plural as
in British informal medical use, blood tests, usually spoken of in the plural as bloods.
The clinic will do Ravi's bloods before the heart scan.
do somebody's bloods
A nurse took Hana's bloods after the fever returned.
take somebody's bloods
The doctor ordered bloods when Omar felt weak for weeks.
By Friday, Mei's bloods came back normal after the school fainting scare.
- blood tests
the standard neutral term
- lab work
broader and more common in American English because it can include other tests too
文法句型
do somebody's bloods
take somebody's bloods
bloods come back + adjective
用法筆記
Usually appears as bloods, especially after do, take, order, and come back. Distinguish from noun/1, which names the liquid itself rather than the tests.
常見錯誤
blood — verb
1. to give someone a first real chance to do a job, sport, or other activity.
to give someone a first real chance to do a job, sport, or other activity.
The coach blooded Priya in Sunday's cup match against Bristol.
blood somebody in + match
Factory managers blood new drivers on short city routes first.
The editor blooded Diego on the evening radio show.
Nadia was blooded in the senior choir at sixteen.
The army blooded young officers during the border exercise.
文法句型
blood somebody in + team/match/role
be blooded in + group
blood somebody against + opponent
用法筆記
Usually takes a person as object and often appears in sports, military, or work settings where someone is put into a real role for the first time. Frequently used in the passive.