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{ "term": "blood", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the red liquid that flows through the bodies of humans and animals", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He lost a lot of blood in the accident." }, { "text": "Blood was pouring out of a cut on her head." }, { "text": "His hands were **covered in blood**." }, { "text": "to **give blood** *(= to have blood taken from you so that it can be used in the medical treatment of other people)*" }, { "text": "After the attacks, people **donated blood** in record numbers." }, { "text": "He was a hot-headed warrior, always too quick to **shed blood** *(= attack and injure or kill somebody)*." }, { "text": "to **draw blood** *(= to wound a person so that they lose blood)*" }, { "text": "a **drop/pool of blood**" }, { "text": "There was dried blood on her cheek." }, { "text": "a **blood cell/sample**" }, { "text": "to improve **blood flow** to the heart" }, { "text": "the blood supply to the brain" }, { "text": "The heart pumps blood around the body." }, { "text": "He rubbed his limbs vigorously to get the blood circulating." }, { "text": "Blood oozed slowly from the corner of his mouth." }, { "text": "My handkerchief was soaked in blood from my nose." }, { "text": "He was lying on the floor, covered in blood." }, { "text": "I felt the blood coursing in my veins as I ran." }, { "text": "The blood drummed in her ears." }, { "text": "The blood drained from his face when I told him the news." }, { "text": "The blood rushed to her face as she realized her error." }, { "text": "Blood spattered the seats of the vehicle." }, { "text": "The body lay in a pool of blood." }, { "text": "The dog's fur was caked in blood when we found him." }, { "text": "The hospital appealed for more people to donate blood." }, { "text": "Traces of an illegal substance were found in his blood." } ], "topics": ["Body"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["cold", "hot", "warm"], "… of blood": ["drop", "pool", "trickle"], "verb + blood": ["lose", "shed", "spill"], "blood + verb": ["dribble", "drip", "flow"], "blood + noun": ["cell", "group", "type"], "preposition": ["in blood", "in somebody’s/the blood", "blood from"], "phrases": ["caked in blood", "caked with blood", "covered in blood"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "having the type of blood mentioned", "examples": [ { "text": "cold-blooded reptiles" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "family origins", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "She is of noble blood." }, { "text": "There is some Polish blood on his father's side." }, { "text": "I doubt if I have a single drop of aristocratic blood in my veins." } ], "topics": ["Family and relationships"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["cold", "hot", "warm"], "… of blood": ["drop", "pool", "trickle"], "verb + blood": ["lose", "shed", "spill"], "blood + verb": ["dribble", "drip", "flow"], "blood + noun": ["cell", "group", "type"], "preposition": ["in blood", "in somebody’s/the blood", "blood from"], "phrases": ["caked in blood", "caked with blood", "covered in blood"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a rich and fashionable man", "labels": "(British English, old-fashioned)", "examples": [ { "text": "a young blood" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "feelings of hate or strong dislike", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be angry with somebody and want to hurt or punish them", "labels": "(informal, often humorous)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be a natural part of your character and of the character of other members of your family", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "family relationships are stronger than any others", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "somebody is very angry and ready to argue or fight", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Opinion and argument", "Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "very hard work; a lot of effort", "examples": [ { "text": "The only way to succeed is through old-fashioned blood, sweat and tears." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "when you say that somebody is flesh and blood, you mean that they are a normal human with needs, emotions and weaknesses", "examples": [ { "text": "Listening to the cries was more than flesh and blood could stand." }, { "text": "She wasn't a ghost. She was flesh and blood." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a person that you are related to", "examples": [ { "text": "You can’t do that to your own flesh and blood!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make you extremely frightened or shocked", "examples": [], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be responsible for somebody’s death", "examples": [ { "text": "a dictator with the blood of thousands on his hands" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "acting in a way that is deliberately cruel", "examples": [ { "text": "to kill somebody in cold blood" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "almost impossible to obtain", "examples": [ { "text": "Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make somebody extremely angry", "examples": [ { "text": "The way he treats his employees really makes my blood boil." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make somebody very frightened or fill them with horror", "examples": [ { "text": "The sound of laughter in the empty house made my blood run cold." }, { "text": "Our blood ran cold at the thought of how easily we could have been killed." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "new members or employees, especially young ones, with new ideas or ways of doing things", "examples": [ { "text": "This company badly needs to bring in some new blood." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to kill or wound somebody", "labels": "(formal or literary)", "examples": [ { "text": "Nothing can justify spilling innocent blood." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to show that you are very angry; to speak in an angry way", "examples": [ { "text": "She looked at him with eyes that spat venom." }, { "text": "She surveyed him coldly with eyes that spat venom." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make somebody excited", "examples": [ { "text": "The atmosphere in a theatre never failed to stir her blood." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to work very hard", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I sweated blood to get everything ready in time." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/blʌd/", "audio": "bl/blood/blood__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/blʌd/", "audio": "bl/blood/blood__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English blōd, of Germanic origin; related to German Blut and Dutch bloed." }