校園英語口語習慣用語 第45期:blow something

blow something 失敗

【講解】

blow有“使爆炸，炸開”之意，例如：blow a Ship to bits (把一條船炸得粉碎）。Blow something可直譯爲“使某物炸開”，引申爲“失敗”。

【對話】

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

A: 你好像很不高興。怎麼回事？

B: Just leave me alone, all right?

B：別理我，行不行？

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

A：放鬆點！到底怎麼回事？

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：對不起。我期末考試沒及格，父母一定會感到很不安的。我真不知道怎麼辦纔好！