吹chuī ❶ （合拢嘴唇用力出气） blow;puff: ～ 火 blow a fire；～ 熄蜡烛 puff out a candle；～ 一口气 give a puff；
那个男孩在 ～ 气泡。The boy was blowing bubbles. 他 ～ 掉书上的灰尘。He blew the dust off the book.
❷ （吹气演奏） play (wind instruments): ～ 长笛 play the flute；～ 单簧管 play the clarinet；
他口琴 ～ 得很好。He played quite well on the mouth-organ.
❸ (风、气流等流动；冲击) blow;puff: 风 ～ 雨打。 The wind blows and the rain beats down. 船被风 ～ 向礁石。The ship was blowing [blown] towards the rocks. 凉爽的微风一阵阵 ～ 过河面。A fresh breeze puffed across the river. 什么风把你给 ～ 来了？ What brings you here?
❹ [口] （夸口） boast;brag: 自 ～ 自擂 blow one's own trumpet；
先别 ～，做出具体成绩来再说。 Don't brag about what you're going to do. Get something done.
❺ （吹捧） flatter;laud to the skies: 他们把他 ～ 上了天。They puffed him to skies.
❻ [口] (事情、交情破裂；失败；取消) break off [up];fall through: 他们俩 ～ 了。 That couple have broken up. 我们的旅行 ～ 了。 Our travel plan has been cancelled. 原来的计划 ～ 了。 The original plan has fallen through. 买卖 ～ 了。 The deal is off.
◆吹吹打打 beating drums and blowing trumpets;All the gongs and trumpets sounded.;All the instruments of music were played.;piping and drumming; 吹吹拍拍 boasting and toadying;boasting and flattering;flattery and touting；
吹打 blow and beat to play music;play wind and percussion instruments；
吹风 （被风吹） be in a draught;catch a chill;blow;（理发吹风） dry one's hair;dry hair with a blower;[口] （透露消息） let sb. in on sth. in advance;reveal information in an informal way;give a cue；
吹风机 air blower;blowing machine;windlass machine;electric hair-drier;drier；
吹拂 sway;stir；
吹鼓手 （吹奏乐器的人） trumpeter;bugler;(鼓吹者；吹捧者) eulogist；
吹管 {机} {化} blowpipe;torch；
吹号 blow a bugle;blare the call；
吹胡子瞪眼睛 blow a fuse [a gasket];foam with rage;froth at the mouth and glare with rage;huff;puff and glare;put on a stern expression;snort and stare in anger；
吹灰之力 as easy as blowing away the dust;just a small effort;the effort needed to blow away a speck of dust；
吹口哨 whistle；
吹喇叭 wind a trumpet；
吹擂 boast;brag；
吹冷风 blow a cold wind over;throw cold water on；
吹炼 {冶} blowing;blow;converting；
吹毛求疵 blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect — carp;be fault-finding;blow at the hair to look for a mote;criticize unfairly;find quarrel in a straw;(pick on sth. to) find fault (with);seek trouble with sb. as though one blew aside the hair on a beast's skin to seek for a hidden disease；
吹牛（皮） boast;brag;blast;talk big;talk in high language;draw [pull] a [the] long bow;preen [plume] oneself;(act the) braggadocio；
吹捧 flatter;laud to the skies;lavish praise on;crack up;extol；
吹哨 blow a whistle；
吹台 [口] break off;fall through;fizzle out;fail；
吹弹 play wind and string instruments；
吹嘘 lavish praise on oneself or others;boast;boost up;glibly profess;advertise oneself；
吹氧 {冶} oxygen blast;blowing oxygen；
吹制 blow；
吹奏 play (wind instruments) |