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JF #J W P #.fcB o O [VN] The radio was blaring (out) rock music.

m noun [sing.] a loud unpleasant noise :

the blare of car horns ftA^]

blarney /'blcuni; NAmE 'blairni/ noun [u] (informal) talk that is friendly and amusing but probably not true, and which may be used to persuade or trick you iH'$% finmifli From Blarney, a castle in Ireland where there is a stone which is said to have magic powers: anyone who kisses the ‘Blarney stone’ is given the gift of speaking persuasively (‘the gift of the gab’). M g

( Blarney ) „ ffi#

blase /'blaizei; NAmE blai'zei/ adj. ~ (about sth) not impressed, excited or worried about sth, because you have seen or experienced it many times before (

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blas pheme /blaes'fiim/ verb [V, VN] to speak about God or the holy things of a particular religion in an offensive way; to swear using the names of God or holy things ) ► blasphemer noun

blaS'phemy /'blaesfami/ noun {pi. -ies) [U, C] behaviour or language that insults or shows a lack of respect for God or religion M ± # , M ^ BJ ( fiSrW ff )

► blas phem ous /'blaesfemas/ adj._: Many people found the film blasphemous. ft.

blasphem ous ly adv.

blast /blaist; NAmE blaest/ noun, verb, exclamation

m noun

► EXPLOSION ):§ if , 1 [C] an explosion or a powerful movement of air caused by an explosion

« bomb blast 0 27.

schoolchildren were injured in the blast. * 27

► OF AIR 'v>; H 2 [C] a sudden strong movement of air

A blast of hot air hit us as we stepped off the plane, O the

wind’s icy blasts WMNiftJA

► LOUD NOISE 3 [C] a sudden loud noise, especially one made by a musical instrument that you blow, or by a whistle or a car horn (

) B|r1^, VkMr, lt^B4: three short blasts on the ship’s siren

► CRITICISM fttif 4 [C] (used especially in newspapers

Ff It strong criticism #fc if; Blast

for prison governors in judge’s report

► FUN FFn 5 [sing.] (especially NAmE) a very enjoyable

experience that is a lot of fun I# M &; $E$:: The party was a blast. H zHF # 1^1 o 0 We had a blast at

the party.

IT»T7n a .blast from the 'past {informal) a person or thing from your past that you see, hear, meet, etc. again in the present ( M fE X # M, n/r 3\, iS M ) #tA, 10 (at) full 'blast with the greatest

possible volume or power H A # if 1ft; H A Sf A ife: She had the car stereo on at full blast.

u verb

► EXPLODE M ‘(f 1 to violently destroy or break sth into pieces, using explosives { fftWM )

Jt ; m : [VN] They blasted a huge crater in the

runway, l$M26jt±#7~'1^vA#Lo o They had to

blast a tunnel through the mountain, ftfe ill #1$ ill H o o All the windows were blasted inwards with the force of the explosion. A ffi A ^ M

llio 0 The jumbo jet was blasted out of the sky. 11^ M:M IA * $ ft fo o O [V] Danger!

Blasting in Progress! 7! [also VN-ADJ]

► MAKE LOUD NOISE A * M r 2 ~ (sth) (out) to makeji

loud unpleasant noise, especially music A tB M W ]SJ HA H^B4 ( Xfeii’fc ) : [V] Music suddenly blasted out

from the speakers. $!] BA 4¹ ^ M Pfa 3§ 7 M^1B4 1$Ufa» 0 [VN] The radio blasted out rock music at full volume.

► CRITICIZE m if 3 [VN] ~ sb/sth (for sth/for doing sth)

{informal) to criticize sb/sth severely tfcif; S/glf