to blow up
[phrase form: blow]
01
炸毁, 引爆
to cause something to explode
Transitive: to blow up sth
例子
The sudden impact blew the car up.
突然的冲击炸毁了汽车。
The film director will blow a car up for an action scene.
电影导演将为动作场景炸毁一辆车。
1.1
爆炸, 引爆
to explode forcefully and releasing energy through a chemical or physical reaction
Intransitive
例子
The experiment went wrong, causing the chemicals to blow up.
实验出了问题，导致化学品爆炸。
The scientist studied the conditions under which substances blow up.
科学家研究了物质爆炸的条件。
02
充气, 吹胀
to fill with air or gas until something becomes inflated
Transitive: to blow up an inflatable object
例子
Can you blow the beach ball up so we can play at the shore?
你能把沙滩球吹起来，这样我们就可以在岸边玩了吗？
Before the children arrive, let's blow the inflatable pool up.
在孩子们到来之前，让我们把充气游泳池充气起来。
03
放大, 膨胀
to make something larger
Transitive: to blow up a photograph or text
例子
He decided to blow up the photograph for the art exhibit.
他决定为艺术展览放大照片。
She blew up the picture to hang it as a poster on the wall.
她放大了照片，以便将其作为海报挂在墙上。
04
膨胀, 增大
to increase in size
Intransitive
例子
As the tire heated up, it began to blow up gradually.
随着轮胎变热，它开始逐渐膨胀。
In the heat, the bread dough started to blow up in the oven.
在高温下，面包面团开始在烤箱里膨胀。
05
夸大, 夸张
to make something seem larger or more significant than it actually is
Transitive: to blow up sth
Intransitive
例子
Do n't blow the issue up; it's a minor misunderstanding.
不要夸大这个问题；这只是一个小误会。
The media can sometimes blow up a story for sensationalism.
媒体有时会为了轰动效应而夸大一个故事。
06
扩展, 详细说明
to add additional information or details on a topic
Transitive: to blow up a topic or content
例子
Can you blow up the email with more information on the event?
你能补充更多关于活动的信息到邮件里吗？
The speaker hopes to blow up the talk with thought-provoking insights.
演讲者希望通过发人深省的见解来充实谈话。
07
爆发, 失控
to become extremely angry and lose control
Intransitive
例子
The situation made her blow up unexpectedly.
这种情况让她意外地爆发了。
The employee blew up after weeks of unresolved issues.
在数周未解决的问题后，员工爆发了。
08
to gain sudden and massive popularity, especially online or on social media
Slang例子
Her TikTok dance blew up overnight; now she has a million followers.
她的TikTok舞蹈一夜之间爆红；现在她有一百万粉丝。
That meme blew up so fast, I saw it on every platform within hours.
那个表情包爆红得如此之快，我在几小时内在每个平台上都看到了它。
