blood
/blʌd/noun
उच्चारण ब्लड
रक्त, ख़ून; वंश
Basic wordPYP · asked 5 times
Asked in previous papers
as idiom, proverb
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[U]
the red liquid that flows through the bodies of humans and animals; family origins; violence involving injury or death
रक्त, ख़ून; वंश
- blood donation
- of royal blood
- The nurse took a sample of blood from his arm.
+ 2 more examples
- Blood is pumped around the body by the heart.
- He gave blood at the college camp last week.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
blood (uncountable)
Blood is uncountable and takes a singular verb; do not say bloods.
'Blood' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है; 'bloods' नहीं लिखते।
- Blood is pumped by the heart.
- He lost a lot of blood.
give / donate blood
To donate blood needs no article, and to give blood is the everyday form.
रक्तदान के लिए 'donate blood' में article नहीं आता, और 'give blood' रोज़मर्रा का रूप है।
- Students gave blood at the camp.
in cold blood / blood relation
In cold blood means calmly and cruelly; a blood relation is a relative by birth.
'In cold blood' का अर्थ शांति और क्रूरता से है; 'blood relation' जन्म से संबंधी है।
- The robber killed the guard in cold blood.
- She is a blood relation of the minister.
make sb's blood boil / run cold
Make one's blood boil means to make angry, and make one's blood run cold means to terrify.
'Make one's blood boil' का अर्थ क्रोधित करना और 'make one's blood run cold' का अर्थ भयभीत करना है।
- The unfair verdict made his blood boil.
blood + of + animal / noun
Phrases such as the blood of heroes show a source or family; blood can also mean a person's family line.
'The blood of heroes' जैसे वाक्यांश स्रोत या वंश दर्शाते हैं; 'blood' किसी व्यक्ति के वंश का भी अर्थ देता है।
- She has the blood of freedom fighters in her family.
+Collocations 4
blood + noun
pressuregrouptestbankdonor
- The nurse checked her blood pressure.
verb + blood
donateshedlosedrawspill
- Many soldiers shed their blood for the country.
adjective + blood
freshwarmcoldbadblue
- There was bad blood between the two families.
blood + adjective
bloodshotblood-redblood-stainedbloodthirstyblood-curdling
- A blood-curdling cry came from the forest.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's blood group is O positive.
राधिका का रक्त-समूह O positive है।
- The doctor took a sample of blood for the test.
डॉक्टर ने जाँच के लिए रक्त का नमूना लिया।
- Blood is thicker than water, they say.
कहते हैं कि अपना ख़ून पानी से गाढ़ा होता है।
- The film has too much blood and violence.
फ़िल्म में बहुत अधिक ख़ून-ख़राबा और हिंसा है।
- He comes from a family of royal blood.
वह राजसी वंश के परिवार से है।
- Donating blood once can help save three lives.
एक बार रक्तदान करने से तीन जीवन बचाने में सहायता मिल सकती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Bloods are red in colour.
✓ Blood is red in colour.
Blood is uncountable and has no plural s.
'Blood' uncountable है और इसमें plural s नहीं लगता।
✗ He gave a blood to the hospital.
✓ He gave blood to the hospital.
Blood in this sense takes no article.
इस अर्थ में 'blood' के साथ article नहीं आता।
✗ My blood pressure are high.
✓ My blood pressure is high.
Blood pressure is a singular noun phrase and needs is.
'Blood pressure' एकवचन noun phrase है और इसके साथ 'is' आता है।
¶Idioms 9
blue blood
the fact of being from a royal or noble family
राजसी या कुलीन वंश का होना
- He has blue blood; his ancestors ruled this region.
- Despite her blue blood, she lived a very simple life.
bad blood (between A and B)
feelings of hatred or strong dislike
(दो पक्षों के बीच) मनमुटाव, दुश्मनी
- There has been bad blood between the two families for years.
- The dispute caused bad blood among the neighbours.
make sb's blood boil
to make sb extremely angry
किसी का ख़ून खौला देना
- Cruelty to animals makes my blood boil.
- His arrogance made her blood boil.
make sb's blood run cold
to make sb very frightened or fill them with horror
किसी का ख़ून जमा देना, बहुत डरा देना
- The scream from the dark room made my blood run cold.
- His cruel smile made her blood run cold.
new/fresh blood
new members or employees, especially young ones, with new ideas or ways of doing things
नया ख़ून, नए (युवा) सदस्य
- The team needs some fresh blood.
- The party is trying to bring new blood into politics.
blood, sweat and tears
very hard work; a lot of effort
ख़ून-पसीना, कड़ी मेहनत
- This book is the result of years of blood, sweat and tears.
- Building the business took blood, sweat and tears.
be/run in your blood
to be a natural part of your character and of the character of other members of your family
ख़ून में होना, ख़ानदानी गुण होना
- Teaching runs in her blood.
- Music is in his blood; his father was a singer.
have sb's blood on your hands
to be responsible for sb's death
किसी की मौत का ज़िम्मेदार होना, हाथ ख़ून से रँगे होना
- The dictator has the blood of thousands on his hands.
- If the bridge falls, the contractors will have blood on their hands.
blood is thicker than water
family relationships are stronger and more important than other relationships
ख़ून का रिश्ता सबसे गहरा होता है; अपने तो अपने ही होते हैं
- Despite their quarrels, he helped his brother at once; blood is thicker than water.
- In the end she supported her cousin over her friend, because blood is thicker than water.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Blood is thicker than water (family relationships are stronger than others), in cold blood (deliberately and cruelly), bad blood (feelings of hatred between people), new or fresh blood (new members who bring fresh ideas), make your blood boil (make you very angry), make your blood run cold (make you very frightened), blood, sweat and tears (very hard work), in your blood (part of your nature), sweat blood (work extremely hard).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: blood is thicker than water (पारिवारिक संबंध दूसरों से मज़बूत होते हैं, ख़ून ख़ून होता है), in cold blood (जानबूझकर और क्रूरता से, बेरहमी से), bad blood (लोगों के बीच घृणा की भावना), new या fresh blood (नए विचार लाने वाले नए सदस्य), make your blood boil (बहुत क्रोधित करना, ख़ून खौलना), make your blood run cold (बहुत डराना, रोंगटे खड़े होना), blood, sweat and tears (बहुत कड़ी मेहनत), in your blood (स्वभाव का भाग, ख़ून में होना), sweat blood (अत्यधिक मेहनत करना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: blood groups are A, B, AB and O (discovered by Karl Landsteiner); O negative is the universal donor and AB positive the universal recipient; red blood cells carry oxygen using haemoglobin; 14 June is World Blood Donor Day.
विज्ञान GK में रक्त समूह A, B, AB और O हैं (Karl Landsteiner द्वारा खोजे गए); O negative सर्वदाता और AB positive सर्वग्राही है; लाल रक्त कोशिकाएँ haemoglobin से ऑक्सीजन ले जाती हैं; 14 जून विश्व रक्तदाता दिवस है।