blow up ( blowing, blew, blown, blows )

• 1. 

  PHRASAL VERB If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion. 爆炸

  例：

  He was jailed for 45 years for trying to blow up a plane.

  他因图谋炸飞机而被监禁了45年。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you blow up something such as a balloon or a tyre, you fill it with air. 给…充气

  例：

  Other than blowing up a tyre I hadn't done any car maintenance.

  除了给一个轮胎充气外，我没有做过任何汽车保养。

• 3. 

  PHRASAL VERB If a wind or a storm blows up, the weather becomes very windy or stormy. (风、暴风雨) 大作

  例：

  A storm blew up over the mountains.

  山上狂风大作。

• 4. 

  PHRASAL VERB If you blow up at someone, you lose your temper and shout at them. 大发脾气 [非正式]

  例：

  I'm sorry I blew up at you.

  对不起，我冲你发脾气了。

• 5. 

  PHRASAL VERB If someone blows an incident up or if it blows up, it is made to seem more serious or important than it really is. 夸大

  例：

  Newspapers blew up the story.

  报纸夸大了这个故事。

  例：

  The media may be blowing it up out of proportion.

  媒体可能对此事很大程度地夸大其词。

• 6. 

  PHRASAL VERB If a photographic image is blown up, a large copy is made of it. 放大

  例：

  The image is blown up on a large screen.

  图像在大屏幕上被放大了。