English Dictionary

blow upon

動詞

古風 くだけた表現

To defame, discredit; make someone the subject of a scandal. / (informal, dated) To inform against. / To take the bloom or freshness off something.

日本語の意味

中傷する、名誉を傷つける；誰かをスキャンダルの対象にする / （非公式で時代遅れの意味で）告げ口する、密告する / （物の）新鮮さや輝きを損なう

Rivals attempted to blow upon his name by circulating false stories.

ライバルたちは虚偽の話を流して彼の評判を落とそうとした。

意味（1）

To defame, discredit; make someone the subject of a scandal.

'I'm afraid,' said the Jew, 'that he may say something which will get us into trouble.' 'That's very likely,' returned Sikes with a malicious grin. 'You're blowed upon, Fagin.'

意味（2）

(informal, dated) To inform against.

How far the very custom of hearing anything spouted withers and blows upon a fine passage, may be seen in those speeches from [Shakespeare's] Henry V. which are current in the mouths of schoolboys.

意味（3）

To take the bloom or freshness off something.

blows upon （ present singular third-person ）

blowing upon （ participle present ）

blew upon （ past ）

blown upon （ participle past ）