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blow over
phrasal verb with blowverbuk /bləʊ/ us /bloʊ/blew | blown
(SITUATION)
When an argument blows over, it becomes gradually less important until it ends and is forgotten: （争论）逐渐平息
I thought that after a few days the argument would blow over.我觉得过几天这场争论就会逐渐平息。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making less strong
abate
abatement
adulterant
adulterate
adulterated
downtoner
dull
ease
emasculation
enervate
enervating
fade
hedge
melt
relieve
tone something down
totter
tottering
turn to jellyidiom
undimmed
(STORM)
When a storm blows over, it becomes gradually less strong until it ends: 平息，渐渐停止
The storm raged all night but by morning it had blown over.暴风雨肆虐了一整夜，但到第二天早上就平息了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Precipitation: stormy weather
angrily
blizzard
bolt
bomb cyclone
bombogenesis
cyclogenesis
cyclonic
electrical storm
hurricane
sheet lightning
storm chasing
storm cloud
tempestuously
thunder
thundersnow
thunderstorm
tornadic
tornado
weather bomb
whirlwind
blow over | American Dictionary
blow over
phrasal verb with blowverb[ I/T ]us/bloʊ/past tenseblewus/blu/ | past participleblownus/bloʊn/
to pass by or to end:
The storm blew over and missed our area.
We hope that this crisis will soon blow over.
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