吹

吹 [chuī] 动

1. ■ （合拢嘴唇用力出气） blow; puff:

吹火 blow a fire;

吹熄蜡烛 puff out a candle;

吹一口气 give a puff;

那个男孩在吹气泡。 The boy was blowing bubbles.

他吹掉书上的灰尘。 He blew the dust off the book.

2. ■ （吹气演奏） play (wind instruments):

吹长笛 play the flute;

吹单簧管 play the clarinet;

他口琴吹得很好。 He played quite well on the mouth-organ.

3. ■ （风、气流等流动; 冲击） blow; puff:

风吹雨打。 The wind blows and the rain beats down.

船被风吹向礁石。 The ship was blowing [blown] towards the rocks.

凉爽的微风一阵阵吹过河面。 A fresh breeze puffed across the river.

什么风把你给吹来了? What brings you here?

4. ■ [口] （夸口） boast; brag:

自吹自擂 blow one's own trumpet;

先别吹， 做出具体成绩来再说。 Don't brag about what you're going to do. Get something done.

5. ■ （吹捧） flatter; laud to the skies:

他们把他吹上了天。 They puffed him to skies.

6. ■ [口] （事情、交情破裂; 失败; 取消） break off [up]; fall through:

他们俩吹了。 That couple have broken up.

我们的旅行吹了。 Our travel plan has been cancelled.

原来的计划吹了。 The original plan has fallen through.

买卖吹了。 The deal is off.