blood
/ˈblʌd/KK
變化形
bloods
1.
血液
在人和動物體內循環、把氧氣和養分送往全身的紅色液體。
用法：常說 donate blood「捐血」、draw blood「抽血」、lose blood「失血」。表示流血時，通常用 bleed，而不是直接說 blood。
My older sister gave blood at the local center last weekend.
我姊姊上週末在當地的中心捐血。
The nurse drew a small amount of blood for the test.
護士抽了一小管血來做檢查。
2.
血；出血
因受傷、暴力或疾病而流出或留下的血液。
用法：blood on＋物品／表面 表示「在……上的血跡」。bloodstain 是「血漬」，較常用於具體痕跡。
He cut his finger while cooking and got blood on his shirt.
他煮飯時割傷手指，血沾到了他的襯衫上。
There was a little blood on her knee after she fell off her bike.
她從腳踏車上摔下來後，膝蓋上有一點血。
3.
血統；家族出身
一個人與家人或祖先之間的生物與家族關係，尤其用來談血緣或世代傳承的特質。
用法：by blood 指「有血緣關係地」；in one's blood 常比喻某種能力或興趣彷彿與生俱來。
Although they grew up in different cities, the cousins are family because they share the same blood.
雖然他們在不同的城市長大，但這對表親因為有相同的血緣而是一家人。
Music is in her blood because several people in her family are musicians.
音樂彷彿是她與生俱來的天分，因為她家裡好幾個人都是音樂家。
4.
血腥；暴力殺戮
與嚴重暴力、受傷或死亡有關的情況，尤其見於新聞、歷史或戲劇化敘述。
用法：bloodshed 是不可數名詞，指「流血衝突、殺戮」；不要把它當成可數名詞隨意加冠詞。
There is a lot of blood in the action movie, so young children should not watch it.
這部動作片裡有很多血，所以小孩子不應該看。
The leaders asked everyone to stay calm and hoped that no more people would lose blood.
領導人要求大家保持冷靜，並希望不再有人流血。
常見錯誤
I saw many blood on his shirt.
I saw a lot of blood on his shirt.
There are bloods on the floor.
There is blood on the floor.
The doctor blooded me for a test.
The doctor drew blood for a test.
She has blood relationship with me.
She is related to me by blood.
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學習提示
・blood 是不可數名詞時，不用 a blood；可說 some blood、a drop of blood、a blood sample。
・「血型」最自然是 blood type，例如 What is your blood type?
・「我流血了」說 I'm bleeding.；「他讓我流血」可說 He made me bleed.。
・in one's blood 常是比喻用法，表示某件事像是天生就會或深受家族影響。