blow up
(a) explode; be destroyed by an explosion 爆炸; 被炸坏
The bomb blew up. 炸弹爆炸了.
A policeman was killed when his booby-trapped car blew up. 警察被藏在他汽车里的炸弹炸死了.
(b) start suddenly and with force 突然开始且来势凶猛
A storm is blowing up. 风暴来临.
(fig 比喻) A political crisis has blown up over the President´s latest speech. 总统最近的演说触发了政治危机.
(c) (infml 口) lose one´s temper 发脾气; 勃然大怒
I´m sorry I blew up at you. 很抱歉, 对你发火了.blow sb up (infml 口) reprimand sb severely 训斥某人
She got blown up by her boss for being late. 她因迟到而受到老板严厉训斥. blow sth up
(a) destroy sth by an explosion 炸坏某物
The police station was blown up by terrorists. 派出所让恐怖分子炸毁了.
(b) inflate sth with air or gas 给某物充气
This tyre´s a bit flat; it needs blowing up. 这个轮胎气不太足, 需要打气.
(c) make (esp a photograph) bigger; enlarge sth 放大某物(尤指照片)
What a lovely photo! Why don´t you have it blown up? 多美的照片哪! 你怎麽不把它放大呢?
(d) (infml 口) exaggerate or inflate sth 夸大某事物
His abilities as an actor have been greatly blown up by the popular press. 通俗的报刊过分夸张了他的演技.
The whole affair was blown up out of all proportion. 整件事夸大得走样了.