blood
noun [ U ] uk/blʌd/ us/blʌd/
(LIQUID)
A2 血，血液
the red liquid that is sent around the body by the heart, and carries oxygen and important substances to organs and tissue, and removes waste products
He lost a lot of blood in the accident. 他在事故中大量失血。
give/donate blood 献血
to allow a trained person to take some blood from your body so that it can be stored and is ready to be given to people who have lost a lot of blood in an accident or operation
Essentially, giving blood is about saving lives.
People were lining up in the hundreds to donate blood.
I've been giving blood for over twenty years now.
They provided drinks and snacks for people who were donating blood.
They urged people to report to local hospitals to donate blood.
I like to give blood because I think it's the right thing to do.
- More examples
- The teacher drew a diagram showing how the blood flows through the heart.
- The appeal for people to donate blood was very successful.
- She lost a lot of blood in the accident.
- The police found traces of blood on his jacket.
- The sight of so much blood made him shudder.
(FAMILY)
C2 血统;家族，家世
family relationship by birth rather than marriage
They are related by blood. 他们有血缘关系。
She has Russian blood (= one or more of her relatives was Russian). 她有俄罗斯血统。
See also: be (only) flesh and bloodsomeone's (own) flesh and blood
Idioms
be after someone's bloodidiom UK informal 恨不得让…见血
to be very angry with someone and threatening to harm them
You'd better stay out of her way - she's after your blood. 你最好离她远点——她恨不得放你的血。
be in the/someone's bloodidiom 家传;与生俱来
If an ability or skill is in someone's blood, they have it naturally, usually because it already exists in their family.
His father and grandmother were painters too, so it's obviously in the blood. 他父亲和祖母也是画家，所以绘画天赋显然是家族遗传的。
blood and gutsidiom informal 野蛮;血腥
extreme violence
There was too much blood and guts in the movie for my liking. 这部电影暴力场面太多了，我不喜欢。
blood is thicker than wateridiom saying 血浓于水;家人总比外人亲
said to emphasize that you believe that family connections are always more important than other types of relationship
someone's blood is upidiom literary 怒气填胸
If your blood is up, you feel very angry.
get blood out of/from a stoneidiom 像是从石头里榨血（指要从某人身上获得某物或探听某事极其困难）
to make someone give or tell you something, when it is extremely difficult because of the character or mood of the person or organization you are dealing with
Persuading Chris to buy a round of drinks is like getting blood from a stone. 说服克里斯出钱给每个人买杯喝的几乎不大可能。
have (someone's) blood on your handsidiom 对…的死负有责任
to be responsible for someone's death
The leaders of this war have the blood of many thousands of people on their hands. 这场战争的领导者应该对几千人的死负责。
make someone's blood boilidiom C2 使怒火中烧
to make someone extremely angry
The way they have treated those people makes my blood boil. 他们对待那些人的方式令我非常气愤。
make someone's blood run coldidiom C2 使不寒而栗
A sound, sight, or thought that makes your blood run cold frightens you very much.
I heard a tapping on the window which made my blood run cold. 我听见有人敲窗户，顿时吓得毛骨悚然。
new/fresh bloodidiom C1 （机构的）新人，新鲜血液
people who join an organization and who can provide new ideas and energy
The company has brought in some new blood in an effort to revive its fortunes. 为了重铸辉煌，公司引进了一些新人。
blood
verb [ T ] uk/blʌd/ us/blʌd/
使取得初次经验
to give someone their first experience of something
They decided to blood him in the international team at the age of only 18. 在他年仅18岁时，他们决定让他在国际大赛中初试身手。