blood (A2)
noun
Pronunciation: /blʌd/
Definition
The red liquid that flows through the bodies of people and animals, carrying oxygen and nutrients.
Examples
He cut his finger and there was a lot of blood.
The patient lost too much blood during surgery.
Her blood ran cold when she heard the news.
How to Use blood
- blood type (collocation)
- The classification of blood based on antigens. — "The nurse asked for his blood type."
- blood test (collocation)
- A medical examination of a sample of blood. — "She is waiting for the results of her blood test."
- by blood (prepositional phrase)
- Related by family. — "They are related by blood."
- run in the blood (idiom)
- To be a natural or inherited characteristic. — "Her artistic talent seems to run in the blood."
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