blood
gb/blˈʌd/ us/blˈʌd/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 1000
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A2
entity
1
red liquid in the body
The red liquid that moves through the body and carries oxygen and food to the cells.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] loses/sheds [blood]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'blood' with 'bleed'; 'blood' is the noun, 'bleed' is the verb for losing blood.
Συνώνυμα
plasma (Refers to the fluid component of blood; not identical but related.)
Αντώνυμα
pus (A bodily fluid produced during infection, opposite in function and appearance to healthy blood.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
lose blood
|blood test
|blood pressure
|draw blood
|donate blood
Θέματα
science
|health
|biology
|body
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- The nurse took a sample of my blood for testing.
- Blood carries oxygen from the lungs to every part of the body.
- He lost a lot of blood in the accident.
- Donating blood can save lives.
- Her hands were covered in blood after helping the injured man.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Blood is red.
- The doctor took my blood.
- Blood moves in my body.
- She gave blood at the hospital.
- He lost blood after he fell.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
2
family relation by birth
Family members who are related by birth, not by marriage or adoption.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is [someone's] own blood
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'blood' in this sense with literal bodily fluid; here it refers to family connection.
Συνώνυμα
kin (A more general term for family members, not necessarily emphasizing birth relation.)
Αντώνυμα
stranger (Someone with no family connection.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
own blood
|same blood
|blood relative
Θέματα
family
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- They may be poor, but they are my blood.
- We welcome all, whether of our blood or not.
- She was his only living blood relative.
- Blood ties are strong in this community.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- My sister is my blood.
- He is my own blood.
- They are not my blood.
- She is my blood relative.
Ουσιαστικό
informal
C1
entity
3
person from same ethnic group
A person from the same race or culture as you.
Συνώνυμα
brother (In some contexts used informally for someone from the same community; also broader meaning.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
young bloods
Θέματα
identity
|culture
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- He’s a blood from our neighborhood.
- The older bloods taught the younger ones about their history.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He is a blood from my town.
- The bloods here help each other.
Ουσιαστικό
literary
C1
property
4
inherited character or spirit
Qualities or ways of behaving that come from your family history.
Συνώνυμα
temperament (Refers to personality traits, not necessarily inherited.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
noble blood
|hot blood
Θέματα
character
|heritage
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Hot blood runs in their family.
- She has the noble blood of her ancestors.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He has hot blood like his father.
- She has noble blood from her family.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
blood
IPA
GB/blˈʌd/
US/blˈʌd/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
blood (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (blood)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: blood
- Plural: blood, bloods
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
bloods
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
bloodless
adjective
Advanced or less common
bloodthirsty
adjective
bloodlust
noun
Εκφράσεις
bad blood
1/bˈæd blˈʌd/
fixed phrase
long-standing hatred between people/groups
Anger or dislike between people that started in the past and has not gone away.
Παραδείγματα
- There’s bad blood between the two families.
- Years of competition created bad blood among them.
new blood
1/njˈu blˈʌd/
fixed phrase
new people with fresh ideas
New people who join a group and bring new ideas or energy.
Παραδείγματα
- The company needs some new blood to stay competitive.
- They brought in new blood to change the team's direction.
out for blood
1/ˈaʊt fɚ blˈʌd/
idiom
informal
eager for revenge or harm
Wanting to hurt or punish someone strongly.
Παραδείγματα
- The press was out for blood after the scandal.
- She was out for blood when she heard what they did.
make someone's blood boil
1/mˈeɪk sˈʌmwˌʌnz blˈʌd bˈɔɪl/
idiom
informal
make someone very angry
To make someone feel very angry.
Παραδείγματα
- His unfair comments made my blood boil.
- It makes her blood boil when people are rude.
make someone's blood boil
2/mˈeɪk sˈʌmwˌʌnz blˈʌd bˈɔɪl/
idiom
Make someone extremely angry
To make someone very, very angry.
Παραδείγματα
- His rude comments made my blood boil.
- It makes her blood boil when people are treated unfairly.
- The way they lied to us really made his blood boil.
in cold blood
1/ˈɪn kˈoʊld blˈʌd/
idiom
deliberately and without emotion (esp. killing)
To do something bad on purpose and without feeling sorry, especially killing someone.
Παραδείγματα
- The victim was murdered in cold blood.
- The crime was committed in cold blood.
- He shot them in cold blood.
- He killed them in cold blood after planning it for weeks.
- He killed the animal in cold blood.
in cold blood
2/ˈɪn kˈoʊld blˈʌd/
idiom
Deliberately and without mercy (often killing)
To do something on purpose without feeling sorry, usually something very bad like killing someone.
Παραδείγματα
- The crime was committed in cold blood.
- He murdered them in cold blood.