blew

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Thổi

BrE /bluː/ AmE /bluː/

verb en → vi

past blew pp blown ing blowing

1 WIND [transitive] B1

Thổi

to move air or gas through a tube, pipe, etc.

  • blow something

Collocations blow out candles · blow bubbles

  • He blew out the candle.

    Anh ta thổi tắt nến.

2 DESTROY [transitive] B1

Đánh sập, phá hủy hoàn toàn

to destroy something completely by using a bomb or explosion

  • blow something up

Collocations blow up buildings · blow up bridges

  • The terrorists blew up the bridge.

    Những kẻ khủng bố đã đánh sập cây cầu.

3 SPEECH [intransitive] B2

Nói lớn tiếng, thóa mạ

to speak in a particular way, especially when you are angry or upset

  • blow at somebody

Collocations blow at someone angrily · blow at someone loudly

  • He blew at her in anger.

    Anh ta thóa mạ cô ấy trong cơn tức giận.

4 MONEY [transitive] B2

Chi tiêu phung phí

to spend a lot of money, especially on something that is not necessary or useful

  • blow money on something

Collocations blow money on clothes · blow money on gambling

  • He blew all his money on a car.

    Anh ta đã chi tiêu phung phí tất cả tiền của mình vào một chiếc xe hơi.

5 SAIL [intransitive] C1

Đi thuyền buồm

to travel in a boat or ship, especially when the wind is moving your sails

  • blow across/along something

Collocations blow across the sea · blow along the coast

  • The ship blew across the ocean.

    Con tàu đã đi thuyền buồm qua đại dương.

6 MUSIC [transitive] C1

Thổi (trống, sáo)

to play a wind instrument such as a trumpet or flute by blowing into it

  • blow something

Collocations blow a trumpet · blow a flute

  • He blew the horn loudly.

    Anh ta thổi kèn to.

7 ILLNESS [intransitive] C1

Bị cảm lạnh đột ngột

to become ill suddenly, especially with a cold or flu

  • blow

Collocations blow suddenly · blow badly

  • She blew with a bad cold.

    Cô ấy bị cảm lạnh đột ngột và nặng.

8 ILLUSTRATE [transitive] C1

Vẽ minh họa

to draw or paint something to show what it looks like, especially for a book or magazine

  • blow something

Collocations blow illustrations · blow pictures

  • He blew some beautiful illustrations for the book.

    Anh ta đã vẽ minh họa những bức tranh đẹp cho cuốn sách.