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].
雙語例句
1. His resignation was a body blow to the team.
他的辭職是對該隊的沉重打擊。
來自柯林斯例句
2. But Ivanisevic's no-show will be a blow for Wimbledon chiefs.
但伊萬尼塞維奇不能參賽對溫布爾登主辦方將是一個重大打擊。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He killed his tyrannical father with a blow to the head.
他沖著暴戾的父親的頭部猛擊了一下，把他打死了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
很難判斷是誰給了致命的一擊。
來自柯林斯例句
5. It was so humiliating, a terrible blow to my self-esteem.