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词汇 blow up
释义
Idiom
blow up
Theme: RUIN
to fall apart or get ruined.
The whole project blew up. It will have to be canceled.All my planning was blown up this afternoon.
Idiom
blow up (at someone)
Theme: ANGER - RELEASE
to get angry at someone; to lose one's temper and yell at someone.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to blow up.You'd blow up, too, if you'd had a day like mine.
Slang
blow up
Theme: ANGER
1.
in. to burst into anger.
I just knew you'd blow up.So she blew up. Why should that affect you so much?
2.
n. an angry outburst; a fight. (Usually blowup.)
After the third blowup, she left him.One blowup after another. Yuck!
Idiom
blow upblow up (something)
to make something larger.
Could you blow this picture up to 8 by 10?
Phr V
blow up
blows, blowing, blew, blown
blow up (sth/sb) or blow (sth/sb) up
to destroy something or kill someone with a bomb, or to be destroyed or killed with a bomb
They threatened to blow up the airliner if their demands were not met.He drove over a land mine and his jeep blew up.The man threatened to blow himself up rather than surrender.
blow up sth or blow sth up
to fill something {e.g. balloon, tyre} with air
He blew his tyres up using the pressure pump.I spent the morning blowing up balloons for Joe's party.
blow-up
adjective (always before noun)
I got one of those blow-up travel pillows.
to make a large copy of a photograph
The police had blown up a photograph of the riot to show more detail.
blow-up
noun
Was that the original photo or a blow-up?
to make something seem much worse or much better than it really is
The problem had been blown up out of all proportion.
blow up
if a problem or difficult situation blows up, it suddenly happens or starts to exist
Another row blew up this week over the proposed rise in school fees.Everything seemed perfect until all this trouble with my relatives blew up.
informal to suddenly become very angryoften + at
She blew up at me and started calling me all these names.
blow-up
noun singular informal
After his blow-up with Lila, he needed a walk.
if a storm blows up, it starts
They could hear a tremendous storm blowing up as they sat in the tent.
blow up sb or blow sb up
Australian informal to speak to someone in a very angry way because they have done something wrong
Ted was two hours late home from the party and his father really blew him up.
blow up
verb
1
to lose your temper UK, 1871.
2
in an endurance sport, especially cycling, to reach a point of utter exhaustion US, 2001.
3
to quit a job without notice US, 1946.
4
to inform against someone. A variation of BLOW THE WHISTLE UK, 1982.
5
(used of a telephone, especially a mobile phone) to ring US, 2002.
6
to receive repeated electronic pages US, 2001.
7
(used of a racehorse) to breath hard after a race US, 1997
phraseblow up1. blow up sth • blow sth up to destroy something using a bomb: The two men are accused of blowing up TWA Flight 103 over Scotland in 1988. Nato forces have blown up almost all the bridges over the Danube. An army bus carrying 10 soldiers was blown up by a land mine.2. blow up to be destroyed in an explosion: Investigators are trying to find out what caused the rocket to blow up in midair.3. blow up sth • blow sth up to fill something with air or gas: The tyre needs blowing up. Have you got a bicycle pump? Come and help me blow up the balloons.■ SIMILAR TO: pump up, inflate formal■ OPPOSITE: let downblow-up adj always before noun a blow-up object is one that you fill with air and is usually made of plastic or rubber: a blow-up doll4. blow up to suddenly become very angry and start shouting: Why did he blow up like that? He's usually so calm. Soon after our wedding, she started to blow up over the slightest thing.■ SIMILAR TO: explodeblow-up n C usually singular a sudden angry argument: After our blow-up, Larry didn't speak to me for a week.5. blow up sth • blow sth up to make a much larger copy of something, especially a photograph: This picture is absolutely gorgeous - you should blow it up and hang it in the living room. Jerry blew up a picture of himself and gave it to his girlfriend for Christmas.■ SIMILAR TO: enlargeblow-up n C a photograph or picture that has been made much larger: The evening news showed a blow-up of a spy satellite picture taken over Cuba.6. blow up if an angry argument or a difficult situation blows up, it suddenly starts to happen: A diplomatic crisis has blown up over Nato's bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.7. blow up sth • blow sth up usually passive to talk about something in a way that makes it seem more important or more serious than it really is: The story got blown up by the press.+ into I don't know why you've blown this up into such a big deal - it was just a joke!blow sth up out of proportion The whole thing is being blown up out of all proportion by the Western media.8. blow up if a storm or strong wind blows up, it suddenly starts: The sky's getting dark - it looks like there's a storm blowing up.

blow up

1. verb To destroy something through an explosion. They plan to blow up that old apartment building and replace it with shops and luxury condos.
2. verb To explode something. Our poor dog is hiding under the bed because our neighbors celebrate the Fourth of July by blowing up tons of fireworks.
3. verb To inflate. Can you help me blow up these balloons for the birthday party? I need to blow up one of my bike tires—it's a little flat right now.
4. verb To increase in size. If you can't read the text at this size, I can blow it up a little bit more. For my mom's birthday, I blew up that picture of our entire family at my graduation and gave it to her as a gift.
5. verb To lose one's temper in a display of anger. I'm sorry that I blew up at you like that—work is so frustrating right now that I have no patience left when I get home. Don't blow up at me—I didn't make that mistake!
6. verb To become very popular, often suddenly. I used to think I was the only one who liked that band, but they're really popular at my school now—it's like they blew up overnight.
7. verb To make something seem more important, negative, or significant than it really is; to exaggerate something or focus unnecessary attention on something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is often used between "blow" and "up." I'm sure he didn't mean anything by that comment—don't blow it up too much. Of course she's mad at me for not calling her back—you can always count on my mom to blow something up!
8. verb To begin suddenly, as of a storm or other windy weather condition. The storm blew up so quickly that I didn't have a chance to move the patio furniture before it started pouring rain.
9. verb To fail or fall apart. My plans of being productive this weekend blew up when I got really sick on Friday night.
10. verb, slang To receive a lot of phone calls and/or text messages in a short period of time. This phrase typically uses the form "blowing up." A: "Wow, you're really blowing up right now." B: "Ugh, it's just this stupid group text. The other people in it text each other every five seconds!" The senator's phones were blowing up as his constituents called en masse to urge him to vote against the confirmation.
11. noun An intense argument or disagreement. In this usage, the phrase is often written as one word. Our neighbors had a real blowup last night—we could hear them screaming at each other through the walls.
12. noun A larger version of something, such as a photo. In this usage, the phrase is often written as one word. For her birthday, I gave my mom a poster-size blowup of that picture of our entire family from my graduation.
13. noun A failure or collapse. In this usage, the phrase is often written as one word. The blowup of the management team was another big setback for the fledgling company.

blowing up

Receiving a lot of phone calls and/or text messages in a short period of time. A: "Wow, you're really blowing up right now." B: "Ugh, it's just this stupid group text. The other people in it text each other every five seconds!" The senator's phones were blowing up as his constituents called en masse to urge him to vote against the confirmation.

blow someone or something up

 
1. Lit. to destroy someone or something by explosion. The terrorists blew the building up at midday. They blew up the bridge.
2. Fig. to exaggerate something [good or bad] about someone or something. I hope no one blows the story up. The media always blows up reports of celebrity behavior. The press blew the story up unnecessarily.

blow something up

 
1. to inflate something. He didn't have enough breath to blow the balloon up. They all blew up their own balloons.
2. to have a photograph enlarged. How big can you blow this picture up? I will blow up this snapshot and frame it.

blow up

 
1. Lit. [for something] to explode. The bomb might have blown up if the children had tried to move it. The firecracker blew up.
2. Fig. to burst into anger. I just knew you'd blow up. So she blew up. Why should that affect you so much?
3. Fig. an angry outburst; a fight. (Usually blowup.) After the third blowup, she left him. One blowup after another from you. Control your temper!
4. Fig. an enlarged version of a photograph, map, chart, etc. (Usually blowup.) Here's a blowup of the scene of the crime. Kelly sent a blowup of their wedding picture to all her relatives.
5. Fig. the ruination of something; the collapse of something. (Usually blowup.) The blowup in the financial world has ruined my chances for early retirement. After the blowup at the company, the top managers called one another to compare notes.
6. Fig. to fall apart or get ruined. The whole project blew up. It will have to be canceled. All my planning was blown up this afternoon.
7. [for a storm] to arrive accompanied by the blowing of the wind. A terrible storm blew up while we were in the movie theater. I was afraid that a rainstorm was blowing up.

blow up

1. Explode or cause to explode. For example, The squadron was told to blow up the bridge, or Jim was afraid his experiment would blow up the lab. The term is sometimes amplified, as in blow up in one's face. [Late 1500s]
2. Lose one's temper, as in I'm sorry I blew up at you. Mark Twain used this metaphor for an actual explosion in one of his letters (1871): "Redpath tells me to blow up. Here goes!" [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]
3. Inflate, fill with air, as in If you don't blow up those tires you're sure to have a flat. [Early 1400s]
4. Enlarge, especially a photograph, as in If we blow up this picture, you'll be able to make out the expressions on their faces. [c. 1930]
5. Exaggerate the importance of something or someone, as in Tom has a tendency to blow up his own role in the affair. This term applies the "inflate" of def. 3 to importance. It was used in this sense in England from the early 1500s to the 1700s, but then became obsolete there although it remains current in America.
6. Collapse, fail, as in Graduate-student marriages often blow up soon after the couple earn their degrees. [Slang; mid-1800s]

blow up

v.
1. To destroy something or someone by explosion: The soldiers will blow the bridge up. The dynamite blew up the abandoned building.
2. To explode: I pressed the red button, and the bomb blew up.
3. To start suddenly and with force: A storm blew up as we were walking home.
4. To fill something with air or gas; inflate something: We need to blow up the tires of this old bicycle. The clown blew some balloons up for the kids to play with.
5. To increase the size or scale of an image of something, as for display or in order to view it more closely: We blew up the document to make a poster out of it. If we blow the photograph up we can see more detail.
6. To become very angry: My date blew up when I suggested we leave the party early.
7. To exaggerate something: Don't blow the story up into such a great disaster; it wasn't that bad. It may sound impressive, but I'm sure they're blowing up what really happened.

blow up

1. in. to burst into anger. So she blew up. Why should that affect you so much?
2. n. an angry outburst; a fight. (Usually blowup.) After the third blowup, she left him.
3. n. an enlarged version of a photograph, map, chart, etc. (Usually blowup.) Kelly sent a blowup of their wedding picture to all her relatives.
4. n. the ruination of something; the collapse of something. (Usually blowup.) The blowup in the financial world has ruined my chances for early retirement.

blown (up)

mod. alcohol intoxicated. (see also blown away, blown (out).) You are blown as blazes, you twit!
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