校园英语口语习惯用语第45期:blow something

blow something 失败

【讲解】

blow有“使爆炸，炸开”之意，例如：blow a Ship to bits (把一条船炸得粉碎）。Blow something可直译为“使某物炸开”，引申为“失败”。

【对话】

A: You seem really angry. What's the matter?

A: 你好像很不高兴。怎么回事？

B: Just leave me alone, all right?

B：别理我，行不行？

A: Relax! What's the matter with you, anyway?

A：放松点！到底怎么回事？

B: Sorry, It's just that I think I blew the final and now my parents are going to get all upset. I, uh, couldn't think of any of the answers!

B：对不起。我期末考试没及格，父母一定会感到很不安的。我真不知道怎么办才好！