blow

/bləʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /bləʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈblō/ (ame, mw) · /bloʊ/ (ame, ipa)

blow — 動詞

1. to push air out from your mouth, or to make something travel because moving air

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

吹；吹動

吹氣，或使隨風移動

to push air out from your mouth, or to make something travel because moving air carries it.

例句

Aiko blew on the soup before the baby took a spoonful.

Aiko 在寶寶喝第一口前，先吹了吹湯。

blow on + object

The strong wind blew sand across the road near the beach.

強風吹得沙子掠過海邊附近的道路。

wind blows + object + across

同義詞
  • exhale

    used only for breathing air out, not for moving other things

  • waft

    suggests a gentler movement through the air

  • gust

    used for wind itself, especially a sudden strong movement

反義詞
  • inhale

    means breathe air in, not out

  • draw in

    used when air is pulled inward

文法句型

blow on + object

wind blows

blow + object + adverb/preposition

object blows + adverb/preposition

用法筆記

Covers both breath from a person and movement caused by wind. When an object changes position, a result phrase such as 'away', 'out', or 'across' is very common.

常見錯誤

❌The wind blew the door.
✅The wind blew the door open.
💡When air causes movement, English often adds the result or direction.

2. to make a whistle, horn, or similar instrument give a sound by using your breath

2.動詞及物 / 不及物C2
釋義

吹響；吹奏

把哨子或號角吹出聲音

to make a whistle, horn, or similar instrument give a sound by using your breath.

例句

The referee blew the whistle when two players fell near goal.

兩名球員在球門附近倒下時，裁判吹響了哨子。

blow the whistle

At sunrise, Yuri blew his trumpet outside the city hall.

日出時，Yuri 在市政廳外吹奏小號。

blow + wind instrument

同義詞
  • sound

    more general and works for many devices, not just wind instruments

  • play

    natural for instruments such as trumpet or flute, but not for whistles in short signals

  • toot

    informal and often suggests a short horn sound

文法句型

blow a whistle

blow a horn

blow a trumpet

horn/whistle blows

用法筆記

Object is usually a whistle, horn, trumpet, or another wind instrument. Distinguish from sense 1, where the focus is simply on air moving rather than on the sound produced.

常見錯誤

❌The referee played the whistle.
✅The referee blew the whistle.
💡For whistles and horns, English normally uses 'blow'.

3. to shape hot soft glass or a similar material by sending air into it.

3.動詞及物
釋義

吹製

把熱玻璃吹成形

to shape hot soft glass or a similar material by sending air into it.

例句

At the workshop, Mei blew a small glass bird for the shop window.

在工作坊裡，Mei 吹製了一隻要放進櫥窗的小玻璃鳥。

blow + finished glass object

The artist blew the hot glass into a round bowl.

那位工匠把熱玻璃吹成一個圓碗。

blow + material + into + shape

同義詞
  • shape

    broader and does not name the specific glassmaking method

  • form

    slightly more formal and general

  • mold

    usually implies using a mold rather than breath

文法句型

blow glass

blow a bottle

blow + material + into + shape

blow + object

用法筆記

Mostly used for glassmaking. The object can be the material ('blow the glass into a bowl') or the finished thing ('blow a bottle').

常見錯誤

❌The artist blew into a glass bird.
✅The artist blew a glass bird.
💡In this craft sense, the object is the thing being made.

4. to blow strongly through your nose so that it is no longer blocked.

4.動詞不及物B1
釋義

擤鼻涕

用力吹氣清鼻子

to blow strongly through your nose so that it is no longer blocked.

例句

Before the photo, Noa blew her nose with a clean tissue.

拍照前，Noa 用乾淨的面紙擤了鼻涕。

blow your nose

The child stopped crying after blowing his nose in the kitchen.

那個孩子在廚房擤完鼻涕後就不哭了。

同義詞

文法句型

blow your nose

blow his/her nose

用法筆記

Usually appears in the fixed pattern 'blow your nose', often with a tissue or handkerchief. English normally states the nose directly rather than only the mucus.

常見錯誤

❌Please blow your nose out.
✅Please blow your nose.
💡The fixed phrase does not take 'out' after it.

5. to touch your hand with your lips and then gesture the kiss toward someone.

5.動詞不及物
釋義

送飛吻

親吻手後把吻送出

to touch your hand with your lips and then gesture the kiss toward someone.

例句

From the stage, Leila blew a kiss to her grandparents.

Leila 在台上向祖父母送了一個飛吻。

blow a kiss to + someone

The actress smiled and blew kisses after the final song.

演員在最後一首歌後微笑著送飛吻。

plural form: blow kisses

同義詞

文法句型

blow a kiss to + someone

blow someone a kiss

blow kisses

用法筆記

Most often appears with the noun 'kiss': 'blow a kiss', 'blow someone a kiss', or 'blow kisses'. It is more about a visible gesture than about real contact.

常見錯誤

❌Leila blew a kiss for her grandmother.
✅Leila blew a kiss to her grandmother.
💡Use 'to', or use the pattern 'blow someone a kiss'.

6. to ruin something completely by an explosion, sudden force, or a serious failure

6.動詞及物
釋義

毀掉；炸壞

把某物炸壞或徹底弄壞

to ruin something completely by an explosion, sudden force, or a serious failure.

例句

The blast blew the kitchen windows off the old house.

那陣爆炸把老房子的廚房窗戶都毀掉了。

blow + object + off

A power surge blew our old TV during the storm.

暴風雨中的電湧把我們那台舊電視弄壞了。

damage from sudden failure

同義詞
  • destroy

    the most direct neutral equivalent

  • wreck

    common in everyday speech for severe damage

  • ruin

    can also be used for non-physical damage

反義詞
  • repair

    to make something usable again

  • fix

    more everyday than 'repair'

文法句型

blow + object

blow + object + off

blow a hole in/through + object

用法筆記

Often used when something ends up unusable after sudden damage. Distinguish from sense 1, where air only moves something, and from later verb sense 9, which is more specifically about blasting something apart with an explosion.

常見錯誤

❌The bomb blew the wall.
✅The bomb blew a hole in the wall.
💡This sense often names the damage result, not only the object.

7. for a fuse to melt because too much electricity passes through it, or to make th

7.動詞及物 / 不及物
釋義

燒斷；燒壞

保險絲因過載而失效

for a fuse to melt because too much electricity passes through it, or to make this happen to a fuse.

例句

During the storm, the kitchen fuse blew and the fridge went quiet.

暴風雨期間，廚房的保險絲燒斷了，冰箱也沒聲音了。

intransitive: fuse blew

The old heater blew a fuse when Omar plugged it in.

那台老暖氣機在 Omar 插上電時把保險絲燒壞了。

transitive: blow a fuse

同義詞
  • burn out

    often used for electrical parts becoming unusable from heat or overuse

  • short out

    focuses on an electrical fault in the system, not only the fuse

  • trip

    is more usual for a switch or breaker than for a fuse

反義詞
  • work

    describes the circuit continuing to operate normally

文法句型

fuse blows

blow a fuse

用法筆記

With the intransitive pattern, the fuse is the subject. In the transitive pattern, the subject is the machine or action that causes the overload.

常見錯誤

❌The heater blew when I turned it on.
✅The heater blew a fuse when I turned it on.
💡In this electrical sense, 'blow' normally needs 'a fuse' unless the fuse itself is the subject.

8. for a tyre or another air-filled rubber thing to split suddenly and lose its air

8.動詞不及物
釋義

爆胎

輪胎突然破掉漏氣

for a tyre or another air-filled rubber thing to split suddenly and lose its air.

例句

Our front tyre blew on the highway near Tainan.

我們的前輪在台南附近的高速公路上爆胎了。

intransitive: tyre blew

The bike tyre blew after it rolled over a sharp nail.

那台腳踏車的輪胎輾過尖釘後爆胎了。

sudden damage from the road

同義詞
  • burst

    general and can be used for many things, not only tyres

  • go flat

    focuses on the result of losing air, not the sudden break itself

  • rupture

    more formal and technical

反義詞
  • hold air

    describes the tyre staying usable without leaking

文法句型

tyre blows

用法筆記

Usually used with tyres, tubes, or similar rubber parts filled with air. In American English, 'blow out' is often more common for this idea.

常見錯誤

❌My tyre was blown on the road.
✅My tyre blew on the road.
💡This sense is usually intransitive, with the tyre as the subject.

9. to use an explosion to force something open or damage it very badly.

9.動詞及物
釋義

炸開；炸毀

用爆炸把東西炸開或重創

to use an explosion to force something open or damage it very badly.

例句

Soldiers blew the bridge apart before the tanks arrived.

士兵在坦克抵達前把橋炸開了。

blow + object + apart

The thieves tried to blow the safe open at night.

那些小偷夜裡想把保險箱炸開。

blow + object + open

同義詞
  • blast open

    especially stresses forcing an entrance open

  • demolish

    can describe destruction without saying how it happened

  • shatter

    focuses on breaking into pieces rather than explosive force itself

反義詞
  • repair

    describes making the damaged thing usable again

文法句型

blow + object + apart

blow + object + open

blow + object + up

用法筆記

Often followed by a result word such as 'open', 'apart', or 'up'. Distinguish this from verb/6, where the focus is general destruction rather than damage caused specifically by an explosion.

常見錯誤

❌The bomb blew to the bridge.
✅The bomb blew the bridge apart.
💡This sense takes the damaged thing as a direct object.

10. to throw money away on something expensive or unnecessary.

10.動詞及物
釋義

揮霍

亂花大筆錢在非必要事物上

to throw money away on something expensive or unnecessary.

例句

Ravi blew half his pay on a gold watch.

Ravi 把半個月的薪水揮霍在一支金錶上。

blow + amount + on + thing

We blew too much money on snacks at the stadium.

我們在體育場把太多錢揮霍在零食上。

blow + money + on + thing

同義詞
  • waste

    more neutral and can be used for money, time, or effort

  • squander

    more formal and strongly suggests foolish loss

  • splash out on

    informal and often suggests buying something expensive as a treat

  • fritter away

    suggests losing money little by little

反義詞
  • save

    means keeping money instead of using it

  • invest

    suggests using money for future value rather than waste

文法句型

blow + money + on + something

blow + amount + on + something

用法筆記

Usually followed by an amount, 'money', or 'cash', then 'on' and the thing bought. It suggests waste, unlike neutral 'spend'.

常見錯誤

❌I blew ten dollars on lunch every day at work.
✅I spent ten dollars on lunch every day at work.
💡'blow' suggests wasting money, not ordinary daily spending.

blow — 名詞