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blow one's top

/bloʊ wʌnz tɑp/
idiomatic phrase★中级💡 大发雷霆◆成语
◆ 真正含义
形容一个人因极度愤怒或挫败而突然失去理智,表现出激烈的情绪反应(如大喊大叫、摔东西等)。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思是"某人头顶爆炸",暗示情绪或怒火达到顶点并无法控制。
字面拆解
blow爆炸、爆发+one's top某人的头顶(象征理智的极限)
◇ 意境
想象怒火像火山喷发一样从头顶冲出,或理智被情绪的洪流完全淹没。
◈ 使用场景
在工作中,同事因项目延误而当众对上司大发雷霆;或在家庭中,父母因孩子成绩不佳而勃然大怒。
◉ 文化注释
该表达起源于19世纪末美国西部牛仔文化,用夸张的比喻形容情绪失控。类似中文成语"暴跳如雷"或"勃然大怒",但更强调突发性和强烈程度。
非正式

因极度愤怒而突然爆发情绪,通常表现为大声斥责或激烈反应

He blew his top when the project deadline was moved up.

当项目截止日期提前时,他大发雷霆。

The manager blew his top at the team's repeated mistakes.

经理对团队反复犯错大发雷霆。

💡

常用于描述因强烈不满或挫败感而失去控制的情绪爆发,类似中文成语"勃然大怒"或"暴跳如雷"。

搭配

blow one's top at someone对某人大发雷霆blow one's top over something因某事大发雷霆

同义词

lose one's temperfly off the handlehit the roofgo ballistic

反义词

keep one's coolstay calmkeep a lid on it

相关短语

lose one's cool成语
失去冷静,但不一定是愤怒
fly off the handle成语
突然大怒
hit the roof成语
勃然大怒

💡专业提示

记忆技巧

将"blow one's top"想象成"怒火冲顶"——情绪像火山一样喷发。可联想中文成语"怒火中烧"或"七窍生烟"来加深理解。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

仅用于描述因强烈不满、挫败或愤怒而突然失控的情绪爆发,切勿用于轻微不快或理性批评的场合。

📖词源

源于19世纪末美国口语,"blow"原指情绪或怒火的爆发(如"blow up"),"top"象征人的头脑或理智。整体意为"理智或情绪达到顶点并爆发",强调极度愤怒的状态。

📝用法说明

1. 多用于非正式场合,强调突发且强烈的愤怒反应; 2. 主语通常是人,且多为突然失控的行为; 3. 可与"at"或"over"连用,指向具体对象或原因。

单词拆解

blow
爆发(情绪或怒火)
verb
+
one's top
某人的极限或顶点(理智/情绪)
noun phrase
英汉词典

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