1720, from fly (n.) + blow (v.1) in an obsolete sense "to deposit eggs, to infect with eggs," in reference to to insects, "apparently connected with old notions of natural history" [OED].
双语例句
1. His resignation was a body blow to the team.
他的辞职是对该队的沉重打击。
来自柯林斯例句
2. But Ivanisevic's no-show will be a blow for Wimbledon chiefs.
但伊万尼塞维奇不能参赛对温布尔登主办方将是一个重大打击。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He killed his tyrannical father with a blow to the head.
他冲着暴戾的父亲的头部猛击了一下，把他打死了。
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4. It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
很难判断是谁给了致命的一击。
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5. It was so humiliating, a terrible blow to my self-esteem.
