v (1) 炸开(毁) (destroy or break apart(esp rocks) by explosions)[I， T+n]： Danger! B～ing in progress! 危险!正在爆破!～a village/an enemy position炸毁一个村庄/敌人的阵地;～a rock/a tunnel炸开一块岩石/炸出一条隧道;～one's way into the hearts of the people (fig) 深入人心;～a door away/down/in 炸开门;～away the face of a rock 炸开一岩石的表层;〖同〗explode;

(2) 轰炸 (attack with explosive weapons) [T+n]：The planes～ed the city. 飞机轰炸了城市。〖同〗bomb;

(3) 使(遭冻、热等而)枯萎(cause (esp plants) to dry up and die by lightning， cold， heat， etc)[T+n](lit)：The buds were～ed by frost/wind/storm/the icy breath of winter.嫩芽被霜/风/暴风雨/冬天的寒气摧毁了。

(4) 毁掉(ruin; destroy)[T+n] (fml)：～one's future/one's hopes for college 毁掉某人的未来/上大学的希望;Defeat～ed our hopes.失败使我们灰心失望。

(5) (使)轰响((cause to) make a sudden loud harsh noise)[I， T+n]：Music/His voice (was being)～ed from the little radio.音乐/他的声音(正)从小小的收音机中如雷灌耳般传出。The buglers～ed their horns.号手使劲吹号。He～ed his horn irritably.他发着火使劲按喇叭。〖同〗roar;

(6) 严厉批评(criticize severely)[T+n]：The play was～ed by the critics.那剧受到批评家们的猛烈抨击。The reviewers～ed the movie. 评论家们抨击了那部片子。

blast off (v adv) 发射 (vi)：The spaceship/rocket will～off at two o'clock. 宇宙飞船/火箭将于两点升空。

→′blasted adj 非常讨厌的;′blasting n 严厉的批评;′blast-off n 发射宇宙飞船(的时间);

n (1) 爆炸;爆炸时的气浪 (explosion or the destructive powerful wave of air caused by an explosion)[C， U]：a bomb～炸弹爆炸;an atomic～原子爆炸;a～of dynamite 炸药的爆炸;be killed/wounded/demolished by～被炸死/炸伤/炸毁;Nobody was hurt in the～.爆炸中无人受伤。the～from an explosion爆炸的气浪;He was knocked down by the～from the explosion.他被爆炸的气浪掀翻在地。〖同〗explosion;

(2) 轰鸣声 (loud， sudden， usu unpleasant sound or noise of a brass instrument，car horn，etc) [C]：blow a～on a bugle/a trumpet/a whistle/a horn使军号/喇叭/哨/喇叭发出刺耳的响声; blow a series of short～s 吹出一连串短促的尖音; the～of factory whistle 工厂汽笛的啸叫; a～of the siren 警报声; One～of the trumpet awakened all the soldiers. 突然的号声唤醒了所有的士兵。The radio let out an awful～. 收音机发出刺耳的啸叫。〖同〗roar， scream;

(3) 疾(阵)风 (sudden strong stream of air) [C]：a～of wind/hot air (from the furnace)/cold air 一阵风/(炉中的)热风/冷风; the wind's icy～s (the icy～s of wind) 刺骨的阵风; 〖同〗gust;

(at) full blast 全力(速)地：work/go/shout (at) full～全力工作/行走/喊; have one's radio going (at) full～把收音机开得震耳地响;

→′blast-furnace n 鼓风炼铁炉;

interj 倒霉! 该死! (word used to express anger， or annoyance)：B～(it)， there's the phone again! 该死，电话又响了!

【辨异】blast与air、wind¹、gust和breeze的区别见AIR。