Old English blæst "blowing, breeze, puff of wind," from Proto-Germanic *bles- (cognates: Old Norse blastr, Old High German blast "a blowing, blast," German blasen, Gothic blesan "to blow"), from PIE *bhle- "to blow," probably a variant of root *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see bole).
Meaning "explosion" is from 1630s; that of "noisy party, good time" is from 1953, American English slang. Sense of "strong current of air for iron-smelting" (1690s) led to blast furnace and transferred sense in full blast "the extreme" (1839). Blast was the usual word for "a smoke of tobacco" c. 1600.
blast (v.)
Old English blæstan "to blow, belch forth," from the root of blast (n.). Since 16c., often "to breathe on balefully." Meaning "to blow up by explosion" is from 1758. Related: Blasted; blasting. Blast off (n.) is attested from 1950.
1. The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38.
航天飞机已经预定于凌晨4点38分发射升空。
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2. The blast caused extensive damage, shattering the ground-floor windows.
爆炸造成了巨大的破坏,震碎了一楼的窗户。
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3. It's thought that the blast occurred when volatile chemicals exploded.
人们认为,易挥发的化学物质爆炸时产生了冲击波。
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4. The original planned launch was called off four minutes before blast-off.
原定的发射在点火起飞前4分钟被取消。
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5. British experts delivered a strong counter-blast to the Professor's claims.
Old English blæst "blowing, breeze, puff of wind," from Proto-Germanic *bles- (cognates: Old Norse blastr, Old High German blast "a blowing, blast," German blasen, Gothic blesan "to blow"), from PIE *bhle- "to blow," probably a variant of root *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see bole).
Meaning "explosion" is from 1630s; that of "noisy party, good time" is from 1953, American English slang. Sense of "strong current of air for iron-smelting" (1690s) led to blast furnace and transferred sense in full blast "the extreme" (1839). Blast was the usual word for "a smoke of tobacco" c. 1600.
blast (v.)
Old English blæstan "to blow, belch forth," from the root of blast (n.). Since 16c., often "to breathe on balefully." Meaning "to blow up by explosion" is from 1758. Related: Blasted; blasting. Blast off (n.) is attested from 1950.
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1. The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38.
航天飞机已经预定于凌晨4点38分发射升空。
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2. The blast caused extensive damage, shattering the ground-floor windows.
爆炸造成了巨大的破坏,震碎了一楼的窗户。
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3. It's thought that the blast occurred when volatile chemicals exploded.
人们认为,易挥发的化学物质爆炸时产生了冲击波。
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4. The original planned launch was called off four minutes before blast-off.
原定的发射在点火起飞前4分钟被取消。
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5. British experts delivered a strong counter-blast to the Professor's claims.