bloody
bloody — adjective
1. placed before a word to add strong feeling, especially annoyance, in British spe
placed before a word to add strong feeling, especially annoyance, in British speech that sounds rude to many listeners.
The bloody bus left just as Ravi reached the stop.
bloody + noun for angry emphasis
Why did you hide my bloody keys before work, Hana?
That soup is bloody hot, so wait before you drink it.
That was a bloody stupid mistake, Theo, and you know it.
Noa sent a bloody long email about one missing spoon.
文法句型
bloody + noun
bloody + adjective
用法筆記
Strongly associated with British English and often sounds rude, irritated, or aggressive. Distinguish from adjective/2 and adjective/3: this sense adds force to what you say instead of describing real blood or violence.
常見錯誤
2. having blood on it, or losing blood after a cut, injury, or attack.
having blood on it, or losing blood after a cut, injury, or attack.
A bloody towel lay beside the sink after Zane lost a tooth.
bloody + object stained with blood
The nurse changed Mei's bloody bandage before the doctor arrived.
Bloody footprints led from the stairs to the open back door.
After the fall, Yusuf held up a bloody hand and winced.
The dog dropped a bloody chicken bone near the garden gate.
- bloodstained
usually describes something marked with dried or visible blood
- bleeding
used especially for a person or body part still losing blood
- gory
stronger and more graphic, often used for shocking scenes
文法句型
bloody + body part
bloody + object
用法筆記
Often modifies concrete nouns such as hand, shirt, bandage, towel, knife, and footprints. Distinguish from adjective/3: this sense describes actual blood on a thing or body part, not a violent event as a whole.
常見錯誤
3. full of killing and serious injury, so that blood and extreme violence are part
full of killing and serious injury, so that blood and extreme violence are part of the event.
The film ends with a bloody fight in the hotel kitchen.
bloody + fight/battle/attack
Villagers remembered the bloody battle that destroyed the old bridge.
News reports showed a bloody attack outside the market at dawn.
After a bloody night in prison, three guards needed stitches.
The play turns into a bloody revenge story after the wedding.
文法句型
bloody + battle/attack/fight
bloody + war/night/revenge
用法筆記
Common with nouns such as battle, war, attack, fight, and revenge. Distinguish from adjective/2: this sense describes an event, period, or story marked by violence, not a single object or wound with blood on it.
常見錯誤
bloody — verb
1. to cause a person, animal, or body part to bleed or become marked with blood.
to cause a person, animal, or body part to bleed or become marked with blood.
The sharp shell bloodied Rohan's foot on the beach.
bloodied + body part
A fall from the bike bloodied Ines's knee before school.
The boxer bloodied his opponent's nose in the second round.
Broken glass bloodied the burglar's hand near the window.
The rough rope bloodied Bao's palms during the climb.
文法句型
bloody + body part
bloody + person
用法筆記
The object is usually a person or a body part, and the result is visible bleeding or blood marks. It is more specific than hurt, which does not by itself suggest blood.