blood
blood — 名詞
1. the red fluid inside people and animals that the heart moves around the body so
血；血液
體內流動的紅色液體
the red fluid inside people and animals that the heart moves around the body so cells get oxygen and food and can remove waste.
Priya pressed a cloth on her knee to stop the blood.
Priya 用布按住膝蓋，想止住流出的血。
stop the blood
Dark blood marked the snow where the injured fox had run.
受傷的狐狸跑過後，雪地上留下深色的血跡。
blood on a surface
Local students came to donate blood after the train crash.
火車事故後，當地學生趕來捐血。
A drop of blood fell on the recipe book by the sink.
一滴血掉在水槽旁的食譜上。
After falling off his bike, Yusuf saw blood on his sleeve.
從腳踏車上摔下來後，Yusuf 看見袖子上有血。
文法句型
lose blood
donate blood
blood on + noun
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when it means the liquid in the body. Common verbs are lose, give, donate, draw, and spill.
常見錯誤
2. a family link that comes from shared birth or ancestors instead of marriage.
血緣
因出生而有的家族關係
a family link that comes from shared birth or ancestors instead of marriage.
The twins are related by blood, not through their adoptive parents.
這對雙胞胎有血緣關係，不是靠收養成為家人。
related by blood
Noa has Korean blood through her mother's family in Busan.
Noa 母親在 Busan 的家族那邊有韓國血統。
have + nationality + blood
The family reunion welcomed spouses, children, and blood relatives.
這場家族聚會也歡迎配偶、孩子和血親。
Grandfather left the farm to blood relatives, not in-laws.
祖父把農場留給有血緣的親人，不留給姻親。
Under the new law, adopted children had the same rights as blood children.
依照新法，收養子女和親生子女享有同樣的權利。
文法句型
related by blood
blood relative
have + nationality + blood
用法筆記
Common in phrases such as by blood and blood relative. Distinguish from noun/1: this sense is about family origin, not the liquid in the body.
常見錯誤
3. in British informal medical use, blood tests, usually spoken of in the plural as
驗血；血檢
英式口語指血液檢查
in British informal medical use, blood tests, usually spoken of in the plural as bloods.
The clinic will do Ravi's bloods before the heart scan.
診所會在心臟掃描前先替 Ravi 做驗血。
do somebody's bloods
A nurse took Hana's bloods after the fever returned.
發燒又回來後，一名護理師替 Hana 抽血。
take somebody's bloods
The doctor ordered bloods when Omar felt weak for weeks.
Omar 虛弱了好幾週後，醫師安排了驗血。
By Friday, Mei's bloods came back normal after the school fainting scare.
到週五時，Mei 在學校昏倒事件後的驗血結果顯示正常。
- blood tests
the standard neutral term
- lab work
broader and more common in American English because it can include other tests too
文法句型
do somebody's bloods
take somebody's bloods
bloods come back + adjective
用法筆記
Usually appears as bloods, especially after do, take, order, and come back. Distinguish from noun/1, which names the liquid itself rather than the tests.
常見錯誤
blood — 動詞
1. to give someone a first real chance to do a job, sport, or other activity.
初試身手
讓人首次實際上場或嘗試
to give someone a first real chance to do a job, sport, or other activity.
The coach blooded Priya in Sunday's cup match against Bristol.
教練讓 Priya 在週日對 Bristol 的盃賽中初試身手。
blood somebody in + match
Factory managers blood new drivers on short city routes first.
工廠主管先讓新司機在短程市區路線上實地上手。
The editor blooded Diego on the evening radio show.
編輯讓 Diego 在晚間廣播節目裡初次上場。
Nadia was blooded in the senior choir at sixteen.
Nadia 十六歲時就在資深合唱團初試身手。
The army blooded young officers during the border exercise.
軍方在邊境演習中讓年輕軍官第一次參與實地演訓。
文法句型
blood somebody in + team/match/role
be blooded in + group
blood somebody against + opponent
用法筆記
Usually takes a person as object and often appears in sports, military, or work settings where someone is put into a real role for the first time. Frequently used in the passive.