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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
blood
blood [blood bloods blooded blooding] noun, verb BrE [blʌd] NAmE [blʌd] noun 1. uncountable the red liquid that flows through the bodies of humans and animals • He lost a lot of blood in the accident. • Blood was pouring out of a cut on her head. •to give blood (= to have blood taken from you so that it can be used in the medical treatment of other people) •to draw blood (= to wound a person so that they lose blood) •a blood cell/sample •the blood supply to the brain •dried blood 2. -blooded (in adjectives)having the type of blood mentioned •cold-blooded reptiles see also ↑blue-blooded, ↑hot-blooded, ↑red-blooded 3. uncountable (formal)family origins • She is of noble blood. • There is some Polish blood on his father's side. 4. countable (old-fashioned, BrE)a rich and fashionable man •a young blood more at in cold blood at ↑cold adj., flesh and bloodyour (own) flesh and blood at ↑flesh n., freeze your blood at ↑freeze v., spill blood at ↑spill v., spit blood at ↑spit v., stir the blood at ↑stir v., sweat blood at ↑sweat v. Word Origin: Old English blōd, of Germanic origin; related to German Blut and Dutch bloed. Example Bank: •Blood oozed slowly from the corner of his mouth. •Blood spattered the seats of the vehicle. •Dried blood caked his hands. •He choked on his own blood after being shot in the throat. •He rubbed his limbs vigorously to get the blood circulating. •He shot them in cold blood. •He was a hot-headed warrior, always too quick to shed blood. •He was lying on the floor, covered in blood. •He worked to remove all traces of blood. •Her white blood cell count is slightly elevated. •His shirt was soaked in blood. •I doubt if I have a single drop of aristocratic blood in my veins. •I felt the blood coursing in my veins as I ran. •My handkerchief was soaked in blood from my nose. •Our blood ran cold at the thought of how easily we could have been killed. •Samples of blood were drawn using sterile syringes. •She'd lost a lot of blood and doctors decided to do a transfusion. •The blood drained from his face when I told him the news. •The blood drummed in her ears. •The blood rushed to her face as she realized her error. •The blood spread rapidly from where he lay. •The body lay in a pool of blood. •The dog's fur was caked in blood when we found him. •The heart pumps blood around the body. •The hospital appealed for more people to donate blood. •There was blood smeared down his shirt. •Traces of an illegal substance were found in his blood. •What blood group are you? •What blood type do you have? •animals with warm blood •There is some Polish blood on his father's side. Idioms: ↑bad blood ▪ ↑blood is thicker than water ▪ ↑blood, sweat and tears ▪ ↑have somebody's blood on your hands ▪ in your blood ▪ ↑like getting blood out of a stone ▪ ↑make somebody's blood boil ▪ ↑make somebody's blood run cold ▪ ↑new blood ▪ ↑out for somebody's blood ▪ ↑somebody's blood is up verb ~ sb (especially BrE) to give sb their first experience of an activity Verb forms: Word Origin: Old English blōd, of Germanic origin; related to German Blut and Dutch bloed.
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