early 15c., "inflated," from Old English blawen, past participle of blow (v.1). Figurative sense of "inflated by pride" is from late 15c. Meaning "out of breath" is from 1670s. As a past participle adjective from blow (v.2), it was Old English geblowenne.
双语例句
1. They walked right into a booby-trap and got blown to smithereens.
他们正好踩上了饵雷，结果被炸得粉身碎骨。
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2. He has almost certainly blown his chance of touring India this winter.
他几乎肯定失去了今冬去印度旅行的机会。
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3. The media, meanwhile, has blown hot and cold on the affair.
同时，媒体对这件事的态度表现得忽冷忽热。
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4. This political row threatens to grow into a full blown crisis.
这场政治争端有可能演化成一场全面爆发的危机。
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5. Fifty yards of track was blown up with dynamite.
