| 词组 | blow out |
| 释义 | blow out 1. blow out sth • blow sth out to make a flame or a fire stop burning by blowing air on it: ▪ Helen blew out the candles on her birthday cake. ▪ The wind had blown out the pilot light on the stove. blow out if a flame or fire blows out, it stops burning because of the wind, or because someone has blown air on it: ▪ The candles had blown out in the wind. 2. blow out sth • blow sth out if an explosion or strong wind blows something out, especially a window, it breaks and falls down onto the ground: ▪ Hundreds of windows were blown out by the force of the explosion, but fortunately no one was hurt. 3. blow out if a tyre blows out while you are driving, all the air suddenly goes out of it because it is damaged: ▪ One of her tyres blew out and she was lucky not to have an accident. blowout n C when all the air suddenly goes out of a tyre because it is damaged: ▪ A blowout at this speed could be really dangerous. 4. blow out sb/sth • blow sb/sth out AmE informal to easily defeat someone or something: ▪ Our team blew out the Cubs 28-3. 5. blow itself out if a storm blows itself out, it ends: ▪ The hurricane moved along the northeast before blowing itself out over the North Atlantic. 6. blow sb out • blow out sb BrE informal to disappoint someone by not meeting them or not doing what you have agreed to do: ▪ If he blows you out again, tell him you've had enough. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑stand up |
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