blast

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blast1 /blɑːst $ blæst/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  air/wind 空气/风DN a sudden strong movement of wind or air 一阵疾风；一股气流blast of A blast of cold air swept through the hut. 一股寒气冲进小屋。2  explosion 爆炸EXPLODE an explosion, or the very strong movement of air that it causes 爆炸；〔爆炸引起的〕气浪，冲击波in the blast Thirty-six people died in the blast. 有36人在爆炸中丧生。bomb/shotgun/nuclear etc blast A bomb blast completely destroyed the building. 一颗炸弹爆炸，把大楼彻底炸毁。3  loud noise 很响的声音C a sudden very loud noise, especially one made by a whistle or horn 〔尤指哨子或喇叭发出的〕响亮的声音blast on The station master gave a blast on his whistle and we were off. 站长一声哨响，我们出发了。long/short blast a long trumpet blast 一声悠长的号声4  (at) full blast LOT/VERY MUCHas powerfully or loudly as possible 全力地；以最大音量；开足马力 I had the gas fire going full blast. 我把煤气取暖器开到最大。 The radio was on at full blast. 收音机开到了最大音量。5  fun 乐趣a blast informalENJOY/LIKE DOING something an enjoyable and exciting experience 欢乐而刺激的经历 The concert was a blast. 音乐会很精彩。 We had a blast at the fair. 我们在游乐场里玩得很开心。6  emotion 情感 a sudden strong expression of a powerful emotion 一阵感情迸发，感情的爆发blast of She was totally unprepared for the blast of criticism she received. 面对这样言辞激烈的批评，她毫无思想准备。7  a blast from the past informal something from the past that you remember, see, or hear again, and that reminds you of that time in your life 勾起回忆的旧物，唤醒记忆的往事 That’s a blast from the past. No one has called me that for years. 那一下子勾起我的回忆，已经很久很久没有人这样叫我了。

Examples from the Corpus

blast• The referee gave a blast on his whistle and we were off.• Thanks for taking us camping - Miranda had a blast!• You should try water-skiing - it's a blast.• Suddenly the plate-glass window shook with a blast of noise as two motorcycles roared down the street.• For letterboxes, look out for seals with brushes which will prevent an icy blast when the post is delivered.• The cause of death was a shotgun blast at close range, and police are now investigating the illegal killing.• a shotgun blast• He opened it and the blast disfigured his face and cost him an eye and three fingers.• At Batavia and Buitenzorg, the blast blew in dozens of windows, and even cracked walls.• Fires are ignited as far as seventy-eight kilometers from the blast.• Every window in the building had been shattered by the force of the blast.• The force of the blast blew the roof off the white taxi van and shattered the windscreens of passing vehicles.• The blast shook buildings across the street and could be heard at least two miles away.• The blast killed 168 people and wounded hundreds.• The blast was heard three miles away.blast of ... air• The two men went out, letting a blast of stinging air into the trailer.• Just out in paperback, this chilling true-crime story will hit you like a blast of air conditioning.• A blast of cold air hit him.• A blast of heated air rushed past, and poisonous smoke belched towards him.• A blast of warm foetid air rose up from the precipitous staircase to greet us.• The Independent, in London, obliged with another blast of hot air.• But nothing could have prepared me for the hydraulic blast of hot air that came as I stepped out.• Yet the whole magazine is like this, an expensive, well-meaning, worthless blast of hot air.in the blast• Despite the alleged sightings, McVeigh and Terry Lynn Nichols remain the only two charged in the blast.• Other settlements were reached with some of the 21 injured in the blast.• Mrs Vickers' husband Paul, 37, and four-year-old daughter Hannah were injured in the blast.• Besides the three deaths, 23 people were injured in the blasts, including 12 aboard an airplane in 1979.• Evidence showed that almost twice as much gas had been loaded into the underground cavern, resulting in the blast.• Windows were shattered in the blast, at Farnham Street in the Catholic lower Ormeau area.long/short blast• Then a short blast and six monitors took up position at the top of the lower playground.• Another short blast and the school moved off to the various classrooms.• Three short blasts of a steam whistle warned him the ferry was about to depart.

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blast2 ●○○ verb  1  gun/bomb 枪炮/炸弹 [transitive]PM to damage or destroy something, or to injure or kill someone, using a gun or a bomb 炸毁，炸伤，炸死；开枪打伤[打死]blast somebody with something She blasted her husband with a shotgun because he was having an affair. 丈夫有外遇，她就拿一把猎枪把他杀了。 The first shot missed and blasted a hole in the far wall. 第一枪没有打中，在远处墙上射出一个洞。 The plane was blasted out of the sky by a terrorist bomb. 飞机在空中被恐怖分子放置的炸弹炸成了碎片。2  break STH into pieces 把某物炸碎 [intransitive, transitive]EXPLODE to break something into pieces using explosives, especially in order to build something such as a road 爆破，〔尤指为了筑路等〕炸开blast something through something A 1.5 km tunnel was blasted through the mountain. 一条 1.5 公里长的隧道被炸了出来，穿山而过。blast something out of something The road will have to be blasted out of solid rock. 修这条路必须要炸开坚固的岩石。blast through Railway workers had blasted through the mountains 90 years before. 铁路工人早在90年前就已经把那些山炸穿打通了。3  loud noise 很响的声音 (also blast out) [intransitive, transitive]APMLOUD/NOISY to produce a lot of loud noise, especially music 大声发出（声音）〔尤指音乐声〕 He was woken by the radio alarm clock blasting out rock music. 收音机闹钟发出震耳的摇滚乐声，把他吵醒了。blast from Dance music blasted from the stereo. 立体声音响大声播放着舞曲。4  criticize 批评 [transitive]CRITICIZE to criticize someone or something very strongly – used especially in news reports 抨击，猛烈批评〔尤用于新闻报道〕blast somebody for (doing) something Union leaders blasted the government for failing to tackle the jobs crisis. 工会领袖大力抨击政府未能处理好就业危机。5  kick/hit a ball 踢球/击球 [transitive] to hit or kick a ball very hard 猛击，猛踢 With six minutes remaining, he blasted the ball through the Coleraine defences for his 19th goal of the season. 还剩六分钟的时候，他攻破了高利宁队的防守，打进了他在这个赛季的第十九个进球。6  air/water 空气/水 [intransitive, transitive]TI if air or water is blasted somewhere, or if it blasts somewhere, it moves there with great force （使）〔空气〕向…猛吹；（使）〔水〕向…喷射 The wind ripped through the trees and blasted a curtain of rain up the meadow. 狂风横扫树木，挟着幕帘般的滂沱大雨掠过草地。 Icy winds and driving snow blasted through the pine trees. 凛冽的寒风夹带着鹅毛大雪横扫松林。7  sports 体育运动 [transitive] American English informal to beat another team very easily 轻易击败 The Seahawks were blasted 35–14 by the Broncos. 海鹰队以14比35惨败给了野马队。8.blast off phrasal verb TTSif a spacecraft blasts off, it leaves the ground 〔航天器〕离地升空，发射 → blast-off→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

blast• The Seahawks were blasted 35-14 by the Broncos at the start of the season.• He looked at me, then my bike, and without returning the gesture, twisted the throttle to blast away.• Now, perhaps, the bombshell that blasted Dole and his campaign out of the doldrums will blast the Republicans into unity.• Music blasted from the speakers in the living room.• With no preparation, he blasted his way around the monster 7,289-yard course in a superb 69.• A machine gun blasted just outside the tent.• Atlantis is to blast off on a nine-day mission to Mir on March 21.• Newman blasted one into left field in the second inning.• a radio blasting out music• Several Allied planes were blasted out of the sky.• He wished he hadn't blasted so many beers.• A storm blasted the Florida coast with 75 m.p.h. winds.• Environmental groups blasted the plan for more logging in the area.• That same day the rocks were blasted to fragments and removed.• Voice over Derby had one more chance to balance the books but Paul Kitson wasted a glorious opportunity by blasting wide.blast something out of something• If any of the rabble attempt to pass the palace gates, blast them out of existence.• People on the ground would be trying to blast us out of the air.• This happened when Safin missed a drop shot to go 0-40 and blasted the ball out of the stadium.blast somebody for (doing) something• You get the sense it was a blast to make for everyone involved in the production.• He sometimes turned on the radio full blast, for example.• And she blasts supermarkets for failing to pass on profits to customers by cutting prices.• He left and got in his car, turning the heater up full blast, waiting for his Baby to warm him.• And he blasted the media for slanting the coverage against Simpson to prolong the story.blast3 (also blast her/it etc) interjection  1 used when you are very annoyed about something 真讨厌，真该死 〔表示厌烦〕 Oh blast! I’ve forgotten my key. 真讨厌！ 我忘了带钥匙。Origin blast1 Old English blæst

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of sudden wind a strong Corpus movement

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blast¹ /blɑːst $ blæst/ noun [countable]1.  AIR/WIND a sudden strong movement of wind or air
    blast of
    A blast of cold air swept through the hut.
2.  EXPLOSION an explosion, or the very strong movement of air that it causes
    in the blast
    Thirty-six people died in the blast.
    bomb/shotgun/nuclear etc blast
    A bomb blast completely destroyed the building.
3.  LOUD NOISE a sudden very loud noise, especially one made by a whistle or horn
    blast on
    The station master gave a blast on his whistle and we were off.
    long/short blast
    a long trumpet blast
4. (at) full blast as powerfully or loudly as possible:
    I had the gas fire going full blast.
    The radio was on at full blast.
5.  FUN a blast informal an enjoyable and exciting experience:
    The concert was a blast.
    We had a blast at the fair.
6.  EMOTION a sudden strong expression of a powerful emotion
    blast of
    She was totally unprepared for the blast of criticism she received.
7. a blast from the past informal something from the past that you remember, see, or hear again, and that reminds you of that time in your life:
    That’s a blast from the past. No one has called me that for years.

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blast² verb
1.  GUN/BOMB  [transitive] to damage or destroy something, or to injure or kill someone, using a gun or a bomb
    blast somebody with something
    She blasted her husband with a shotgun because he was having an affair.
    The first shot missed and blasted a hole in the far wall.
    The plane was blasted out of the sky by a terrorist bomb.
2.  BREAK SOMETHING INTO PIECES  [intransitive and transitive] to break something into pieces using explosives, especially in order to build something such as a road
    blast something through something
    A 1.5 km tunnel was blasted through the mountain.
    blast something out of something
    The road will have to be blasted out of solid rock.
    blast through
    Railway workers had blasted through the mountains 90 years before.
3.  LOUD NOISE (also blast out) [intransitive and transitive] to produce a lot of loud noise, especially music:
    He was woken by the radio alarm clock blasting out rock music.
    blast from
    Dance music blasted from the stereo.
4.  CRITICIZE  [transitive] to criticize someone or something very strongly – used especially in news reports
    blast somebody for (doing) something
    Union leaders blasted the government for failing to tackle the jobs crisis.
5.  KICK/HIT A BALL  [transitive] to hit or kick a ball very hard:
    With six minutes remaining, he blasted the ball through the Coleraine defences for his 19th goal of the season.
6.  AIR/WATER  [intransitive and transitive] if air or water is blasted somewhere, or if it blasts somewhere, it moves there with great force:
    The wind ripped through the trees and blasted a curtain of rain up the meadow.
    Icy winds and driving snow blasted through the pine trees.
7.  SPORTS  [transitive] American English informal to beat another team very easily:
    The Seahawks were blasted 35–14 by the Broncos.
     
blast off phrasal verb
  if a spacecraft blasts off, it leaves the ground
  ⇨ blast-off

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blast³ (also ˌblast her/it etc) interjection
used when you are very annoyed about something:
    Oh blast! I’ve forgotten my key.