【blood音标】 英[blʌd] 美[blʌd]
【单词释义】 blood是什么意思：
n.[U]血，血液；流血，杀戮，杀人（罪），牺牲；有…类型的血的，血统；血气，气质
vt.用血染（皮革等），用血弄湿；使出血，抽…的血；让新人初试做某事，使先取得经验
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] bloods
[单词现在分词] blooding
[单词过去式] blooded
[单词过去分词] blooded
【关联词/派生词】
bleed v. 出血，流血
bloody adj.血腥的，残忍的；血淋淋的 adv.非常，很 v.血污，血染；使流血
bloodstream n. 体内循环的血液；血流
【blood形近词/近似词】
hood n. （衣服上的）兜帽，风帽；头巾，面罩；（设备或机器的）防护罩，罩 v. 加罩于，覆盖
flood n.洪水；水灾 v.淹没；大量涌入
stood v.(使)站立，起立；忍受；使直立，竖放(stand 的过去式和过去分词)
brood v.孵蛋，育雏；沉思 n.（雏鸡、鸟等的）一窝幼雏；一家的孩子
【单词例句】
◇ And he poured something like a little drop of red wine into the drop of water, but it was witches' blood from the lobes of the ear, the finest kind, at nine pence a drop.
于是他就在这滴水里倒进了一滴像红酒这类的东西。不过这就是巫婆的血──最上等的、每滴价值两个银毫的血。
---- The Drop of Water
◇ The old mother lamented that such innocent blood was to be shed, and in the night she had a doe killed, cut out its tongue and eyes, and had them put aside.
国王的母亲哭了，她不愿意看到无辜的人被杀害。于是她趁天黑时杀了一头鹿，留下了舌头和眼睛。
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ My mother had a disease that was cutting the blood flow to her brain. It was deteriorating her life and it would take it in three years. Her life could be prolonged if the surgery was done now. Twelve brave hearts had gone before her but only three of them had walked away.
母亲患的是脑血栓，这凶险的疾病有可能在三个月内夺走她的生命。现在立即手术有希望延长她的生命，可是，在她之前十二个人接受这种手术，仅有三人活了下来。
---- To Love Enough
◇ "It may lead to numerous complications, such as pneudomediastinum (air trapped in the chest between both lungs), perforation of the tympanic membrane (perforated eardrum), and even rupture of a cerebral aneurysm (ballooning blood vessel in the brain).'
“这可能会导致多种并发症，比如假性纵膈（空气滞留在两肺间的胸腔中）、鼓膜穿孔，甚至脑动脉瘤（肿胀的脑血管）破裂。”
---- Don't hold in a sneeze, It could be the death of you
◇ Centuries later, the Romans came to a similar conclusion. In place of a nerve, they were convinced that a vena amoris — or "lover's vein" — connected this digit with the blood-pumping organ.
几世纪后，罗马人也得出了相似的结论。只不过，罗马人认为左手无名指和心脏相连的不是神经，而是“爱情之脉”。
---- Why are wedding rings worn on the left hand?
◇ Your first meal of the day is what kick-starts your metabolism and replenishes blood-sugar levels so you can focus and be productive throughout the day. When blood sugar levels are low, DeFazio says, it's much harder to focus and you're more likely to feel tired, irritable, and impatient.
早餐开启了你一天的新陈代谢，补充了血糖水平，使你可以在一天中聚精会神，保持较高的工作效率。德法西奥说，当血糖水平很低时，人们很难集中注意力，更可能感到疲惫、易怒、没耐心。
---- Bad habits you should break
◇ In order to open one side of your nose and close the other, your body inflates tissue with blood in your nose.
为了打开一边的鼻孔、关闭另一边，你的身体会让鼻子里的组织充血膨胀。
---- Only One Side of Your Nose Gets Blocked at a Time
◇ They get their name because you can feel your pulse there, and the reason you can do that is because vessels are so close to the edge of your skin that one can easily hear or feel the flow of blood.
之所以叫脉搏点是因为在这些地方可以感受到脉搏，而且因为这里的血管和皮肤最近，人们可以轻易地听到或感触到血液的流动。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ Now, it's unclear why red makes us feel this way. But perhaps it has something to do with where the word comes from. Many ancient languages, including Hebrew and from tribes of New Guinea, first named red from their word for "blood."
目前，我们尚不清楚为什么红色会引发这类感受，但它也许和词汇来源有关。包括希伯来语和新几内亚部落语言的许多古老语言里，“红”的词源是“血”。
---- Why so many fast food logos are red
◇ Even a few ounces of chocolate could leave your dog with sickness, diarrhoea, dehydration, and high blood pressure, and the effect is potentially worse in small breeds.
即使只有几盎司的巧克力，也会让狗狗出现呕吐、腹泻、脱水和高血压症状，而小型犬的症状可能更糟糕。