blowout
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++blow·out, blow-out /ˈbləʊaʊt $ ˈbloʊ-/ noun [countable] 1 TTCa sudden bursting of a tyre 轮胎爆裂，爆胎 → puncture I had a blow-out on the driver’s side. 我驾驶座这边的轮胎爆了。2 [usually singular] informalCELEBRATE a big expensive meal or large social occasion 大餐，盛宴；盛大聚会 We went for a real blow-out to celebrate. 我们去大大庆祝了一番。3. WIN American English informal an easy victory over someone in a game 〔比赛中〕轻而易举的胜利4. TPGa sudden uncontrolled escape of oil or gas from a well 〔油井或气井的〕井喷
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blowout• A tyre blow-out destroyed his first attempt, injury ended the second.From Longman Business Dictionaryblowoutblow‧out /ˈbləʊaʊtˈbloʊ-/ noun [countable] informal1COMMERCEFINANCEwhen a business fails or a financial market falls very quicklyBull markets always end in a speculative blowout.2FINANCEa very successful period of time for sales or profitsMicrosoft’s performance was slightly better than expectations, but it wasn’t a blowout quarter.3in oil exploration, when pressure from under the ground causes oil to flow in an uncontrolled waya platform blowout that spilled thousands of barrels of oil into Santa Barbara Channelblow·out nounChineseSyllable
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blow·out
, blow-out /ˈbləʊaʊt $ ˈbloʊ-/ noun [countable]
1. a sudden bursting of a tyre ⇨ puncture:
I had a blow-out on the driver’s side.
2. [usually singular] informal a big expensive meal or large social occasion:
We went for a real blow-out to celebrate.
3. American English informal an easy victory over someone in a game
4. a sudden uncontrolled escape of oil or gas from a well
blow·out
, blow-out /ˈbləʊaʊt $ ˈbloʊ-/ noun [countable]1. a sudden bursting of a tyre ⇨ puncture:
2. [usually singular] informal a big expensive meal or large social occasion:
3. American English informal an easy victory over someone in a game
4. a sudden uncontrolled escape of oil or gas from a well