:the red liquid that flows through the bodies of people and animals血;血液
The accident victim has already lost a lot of blood.事故的受害者已大量失血。
the blood in your veins静脉血
She donates/gives blood twice a year. [=twice a year she has blood taken out of her body so that it can be put into the body of a person who needs it]她一年献两次血。
They were killed in cold blood by terrorists.他们被恐怖分子蓄意杀害。
in your blood
◊ If something (such as an ability or activity) is in your blood, it is part of your nature and is often shared by your family members.与生俱来的;遗传下来的;先天就有的
With two parents who are painters, art is in her blood.父母都是画家,她天生就有艺术细胞。
make someone's blood boil
:to make someone very angry使某人怒不可遏;使某人怒火中烧
His hate-filled speeches make my blood boil! [=make me see red]他充满仇恨的演说使我怒火中烧。
make someone's blood curdle
ormake someone's blood run cold
:to cause someone to be very afraid or disgusted使某人不寒而栗;使某人厌恶
The horrible news made our blood run cold.这个可怕的消息让我们不寒而栗。
a ghost story that will make your blood curdle会让你毛骨悚然的鬼故事
The mere sight of a cockroach makes my blood curdle.只要一看见蟑螂我就恶心。
out for blood
◊ If you are out for blood or out for someone's blood, you are very angry and you want to kill someone or to cause someone pain or discomfort.恨不得要某人的命;要让某人痛苦(或不痛快)
Those soldiers were out for blood.那些士兵决心杀敌。
His ex-wife is out for his blood.他的前妻决不让他有好日子过。
spill/shed blood
:to kill people violently屠杀;残杀
The blood of too many young people has been spilled/shed.太多年轻人被残杀。
sweat blood
informal
:to care a lot about something and work very hard for it累死累活地干;卖命地干
basketball players who sweat blood for their teams为球队奋力打拼的篮球运动员们
taste blood
informal
:to experience pleasure as a result of defeating an opponent尝到胜利的甜头;体验到胜利的喜悦
She has tasted blood now, and can't wait to meet her rival on the court again.她已经尝到了获胜的甜头,迫不及待地想要与她的对手再次在球场上交手。
: the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body
Noun The accident victim has already lost a lot of blood. the blood in your veins
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
According to court records, authorities found a trail of blood leading from Boggs’s body across the floor to the bedroom, down the hallway and to the living room. Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Theranos claimed its technology could accurately and efficiently test for conditions like cancer and diabetes with just a few drops of blood. Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Bracken’s system also contained 0.012 milligrams of fentanyl per liter of blood — a lethal dose. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 MyNetDiary also offers a separate but similar app for diabetics, Diabetes Tracker, which allows users to input medications and to monitor, track and set targets for blood glucose levels. Amy Fischer Ms, Rd, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2022 The rousing theme music remains the same, but the setting is constrained, with rivers of blood coursing through the walls of Old Valyria, the ancestral home of the Targaryen family. David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2022 The 22-year-old was scrubbed, cut in half and drained of blood. Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 28 Aug. 2022 Photos of their bodies lying in pools of blood were shared across Telegram after the fact. Beatrice Dupuy, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 Groton police found the body of Mary Fairbairn, 57, lying in bed in a pool of blood.BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022
Verb
Having a hepatitis B or C infection can also be a trigger, as can blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Haji believes Vipingo Ridge's efforts to blood the next generation of golfing talent are reflective of the sport's increasing popularity in Kenya. Jack Bantock, CNN, 6 May 2022 How long after getting the J&J vaccine can blood clots occur? Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2021 The challenge of 2020 will be starting to blood them in the big leagues without overwhelming them, allowing the players to finish their development at a reasonable pace. Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 7 Apr. 2021 Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. Mark Johnson, USA TODAY, 18 May 2020 Some COVID-19 patients have been found to have blood oxygen levels below 65%. Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2020 Additionally, some research says that dinosaurs were neither warm- or cold-blooded but lived in the space in between, known as mesotherms. Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 19 Feb. 2020 White sharks, another winter visitor to Florida waters, are warm blooded, and can handle a wider range of temperatures. Kimberly Miller, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English blōd; akin to Old High German bluot blood
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
ADJECTIVE | ... OF BLOOD | VERB + BLOOD | BLOOD + VERB | BLOOD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤cold, hot, warm冷血;熱血;溫血▸➤clotted, congealed, dried凝結的血;乾結的血➤fresh新鮮的血▸➤arterial, venous動脈血;靜脈血▸➤menstrual經血▸➤contaminated受到污染的血▸➤aristocratic, blue, noble, pure, royal貴族/上流/高貴/純正/皇家血統◇I doubt if I have a single drop of aristocratic blood in my veins.我看我身上沒有一丁點兒貴族血統。➤African, Irish, Mediterranean, etc.非洲、愛爾蘭、地中海等血統➤animal, human動物的血;人血➤fake假血... OF BLOOD➤drop, pool, trickle一滴血;一攤血;細細的血流◇The body lay in a pool of blood.屍體躺在血泊之中。◇A thin trickle of blood ran down from a cut above her eye.一道細細的血流從她眼角上方的傷口流下來。➤spots, traces血斑;血跡◇He worked to remove all traces of blood.他忙着清除所有的血跡。VERB + BLOOD➤lose失血◇She'd lost a lot of blood and doctors decided to do a transfusion.她大量失血,醫生決定輸血。➤shed, spill (literary) 使流血◇He was a hot-headed youth, always too quick to shed blood.他是個魯莽的年輕人,總是動輒出手傷人。➤donate, give獻血◇The hospital appealed for more people to donate blood.醫院呼籲更多的人獻血。➤pump輸送血液◇The heart pumps blood around the body.心臟把血液輸送到全身。➤collect, draw採血;抽血◇Samples of blood were drawn using sterile syringes.血液樣本是用消毒針管採集的。➤choke on被血嗆住◇He choked on his own blood after being shot in the throat.他喉嚨中彈,鮮血嗆得他透不過氣來。➤smear, wipe沾上血;抹上血◇There was blood smeared down his shirt.他襯衣上有一片血污。BLOOD + VERB➤dribble, drip, flow, gush, ooze, run, seep, splash, spurt, stream, trickle, well, well up血滴下;血流出;血湧出;血滲出;血濺出;血噴出;血細細地流出◇Blood oozed slowly from the corner of his mouth.鮮血從他的嘴角慢慢滲出。➤spread血流淌開來◇The blood spread rapidly from where he lay.鮮血從他躺的地方很快流淌開來。➤spatter sth, splatter血飛濺◇Blood spattered the seats of the vehicle.鮮血飛濺到車子的座位上。➤soak sth, soak into sth血滲透進⋯▸➤cake sth, stain sth血乾結在⋯;血沾污⋯◇Dried blood caked his hands.他的雙手上乾結着一層血。➤clot, coagulate, congeal血液凝結▸➤circulate血液循環◇He rubbed his limbs vigorously to get the blood circulating.他用力摩擦四肢讓血液循環起來。➤course, rush, surge血液奔流◇I felt the blood coursing in my veins as I ran.我跑步時感覺血液在血管裏奔湧。◇The blood rushed to her face as she realized her error.當她意識到了自己的錯誤時血一下子湧上了她的臉。➤pound, pulse血管突突直跳◇The blood pounded in her ears.她耳朵裏的血管突突直跳。➤drain血流乾◇The blood drained from his face when I told him the news.我告訴他這個消息的時候,他的臉變得煞白。➤freeze, run cold, turn cold, turn to ice嚇壞了;不寒而慄◇Our blood ran cold at the thought of how easily we could have been killed.一想到當時很容易就會被殺掉,我們就嚇得渾身冰涼。BLOOD + NOUN➤cell血細胞▸➤group, type (especially NAmE) 血型◇What blood group are you? (BrE) 你是什麼血型?◇What blood type do you have? (NAmE) 你是什麼血型?➤sample, test血液樣本;血液檢查➤count血細胞計數◇Her white blood cell count is slightly elevated.她的白細胞計數稍微偏高。➤loss失血▸➤donation, donor獻血;獻血者▸➤bank血庫▸➤circulation, flow, supply血(液)循環;血流量;血供(see also blood pressure, blood vessel)➤clot, coagulation血塊;凝血▸➤disease, disorder, poisoning血液病;敗血症▸➤cholesterol, glucose, sugar血膽固醇;血糖➤transfusion輸血PREPOSITION➤in blood在血中◇His shirt was soaked in blood.他的襯衣被血浸透了。➤in sb's/the blood在血液中◇Traces of an illegal substance were found in his blood.在他的血液中發現了違禁物質的成分。➤blood from從⋯流出的血◇My handkerchief was soaked in blood from my nose.我的鼻血把手帕都浸透了。PHRASES➤caked in blood, caked with blood乾結着一層血◇The dog's fur was caked in blood when we found him.我們找到這隻狗的時候,它的毛都被血凝住了。➤covered in blood, covered with blood覆蓋着一層血◇He was lying on the floor, covered in blood.他躺在地板上,全身是血。➤in cold blood殘忍並蓄意地◇He shot them in cold blood (= in a way that was planned and deliberately cruel).他殘忍地射殺了他們。