| 释义 |
blown
I. adjective
Etymology: Middle English blowen, from Old English geblōwen, from past participle of blōwan to blossom — more at blow
1. of a flower : open
2. of a place or plant : covered with flowers : flowery
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English blowen, from past participle of blowen to blow — more at blow
1. : swollen, inflated, distended:
a. of animals : having the stomach distended (as with food that develops gas) : afflicted with bloat
b. of a sealed food container : swollen or misshapen by pressure resulting from spoilage of the contents
2. : moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
< blown clouds >
< blown soil mounded on window sills >
3.
a. : spoiled, tainted — used especially of food
b. : infested with fly larvae : flyblown
< caring for blown sheep >
4. : out of breath : tired, exhausted
< their horses much blown — Sir Walter Scott >
5. : destroyed or broken to pieces by explosion
< troops delayed by a blown bridge >
III. noun
(-s)
: bloat 2 |