transcription, транскрипция: [ blʌd ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Blood is the red liquid that flows inside your body, which you can see if you cut yourself.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
You can use blood to refer to the race or social class of someone’s parents or ancestors.
There was Greek blood in his veins...
N-UNCOUNT : usu supp N
3.
If you say that there is bad blood between people, you mean that they have argued about something and dislike each other.
There is, it seems, some bad blood between Mills and the Baldwins.
PHRASE : oft PHR between pl-n
4.
If you say that something makes your blood boil , you are emphasizing that it makes you very angry.
It makes my blood boil to think two thugs decided to pick on an innocent young girl.
PHRASE : V inflects [ emphasis ]
5.
If something violent and cruel is done in cold blood , it is done deliberately and in an unemotional way.
The crime had been committed in cold blood.
PHRASE : PHR after v [ disapproval ]
see also cold-blooded
6.
If you say that something makes your blood run cold or makes your blood freeze , you mean that it makes you feel very frightened.
The rage in his eyes made her blood run cold...
He could hear a sudden roaring. His blood froze.
PHRASE : V inflects [ emphasis ]
7.
If you say that someone has a person’s blood on their hands , you mean that they are responsible for that person’s death.
He has my son’s blood on his hands. I hope it haunts him for the rest of his days.
PHRASE
8.
If a quality or talent is in your blood , it is part of your nature, and other members of your family have it too.
Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords...
He has adventure in his blood.
PHRASE : oft v-link PHR
9.
You can use the expressions new blood , fresh blood , or young blood to refer to people who are brought into an organization to improve it by thinking of new ideas or new ways of doing things.
There’s been a major reshuffle of the cabinet to bring in new blood...
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10.
If you say that someone sweats blood trying to do something, you are emphasizing that they try very hard to do it.
I had to sweat blood for an M.A.
PHRASE : V inflects [ emphasis ]
11.
If you say that someone draws first blood , you mean that they have had a success at the beginning of a competition or conflict. ( mainly BRIT )
The home side drew first blood with a penalty from Murray Strang.
PHRASE : V inflects
12.
flesh and blood: see flesh
own flesh and blood: see flesh