释义
🔑 blood BrE /blʌd / NAmE /blʌd / noun 🔑 [ U ] the red liquid that flows through the bodies of humans and animals ◆ He lost a lot of blood in the accident . ◆ Blood was pouring out of a cut on her head . ◆ to give blood (= to have blood taken from you so that it can be used in the medical treatment of other people ◆ to draw blood (= to wound a person so that they lose blood ◆ a blood cell /sample -blooded (in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of blood mentioned ◆ cold -blooded reptiles ➡ see also blue-blooded , hot-blooded , red-blooded Compound adjectives for physical characteristics -beaked , -bellied , -billed , -blooded , -bodied , -cheeked , -chested , -eared , -eyed , -faced , -fingered , -footed , -haired , -handed , -headed , -hearted , -hipped , -lidded , -limbed , -mouthed , -necked , -nosed , -skinned , -tailed , -throated , -toothed [ U ] (formal family origins ◆ She is of noble blood . [ C ] (old-fashioned BrE a rich and fashionable man ● bad ˈblood (between A and B )(old-fashioned feelings of hatred or strong dislike ● be after /out for sb's ˈblood (informal often humorous to be angry with sb and want to hurt or punish them ● be /run in your ˈblood to be a natural part of your character and of the character of other members of your family ● blood is thicker than ˈwater (saying family relationships are stronger than any others ● sb's ˈblood is up (BrE somebody is very angry and ready to argue or fight ● blood , sweat and ˈtears very hard work ; a lot of effort ● have sb's ˈblood on your hands to be responsible for sb's death ◆ a dictator with the blood of thousands on his hands ● like getting blood out of /from a ˈstone almost impossible to obtain ◆ Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone . ● make sb's ˈblood boil to make sb extremely angry ● make sb's blood run cold to make sb very frightened or fill them with horror ● new /fresh ˈblood new members or employees , especially young ones , with new ideas or ways of doing things ● in cold ˈblood acting in a way that is deliberately cruel ; with no pity ◆ to kill sb in cold blood ● ˌflesh and ˈblood when you say that sb is flesh and blood , you mean that they are a normal human with needs , emotions and weaknesses ◆ Listening to the cries was more than flesh and blood could stand . ● your (ˌown ) ˌflesh and ˈblood a person that you are related to ● freeze your ˈblood ● make your ˈblood freeze to make you extremely frightened or shocked ● spill (sb's ) ˈblood (formal or literary to kill or wound people ● spit ˈvenom /ˈblood to show that you are very angry ; to speak in an angry way ● stir the ˈblood to make sb excited ● sweat ˈblood (informal to work very hard 🔑 blood BrE /blʌd / NAmE /blʌd / verb present simple - I / you / we / they blood BrE /blʌd / NAmE /blʌd / present simple - he / she / it bloods BrE /blʌdz / NAmE /blʌdz / past simple blooded BrE /ˈblʌdɪd / NAmE /ˈblʌdɪd / past participle blooded BrE /ˈblʌdɪd / NAmE /ˈblʌdɪd / -ing form blooding BrE /ˈblʌdɪŋ / NAmE /ˈblʌdɪŋ / ~ sb (BrE to give sb their first experience of an activity
