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Nikoo Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Blow in something
Hi, Would you please help me with the meaning of "small birds blew in the wind" in the following text?
"It was cold in the fall in Milan and the dark came very early. Then the electric lights came on, and it was pleasant along the streets looking in the windows. There was much game hanging outside the shops, and the snow powdered in the fur of the foxes... and small birds blew in the wind and the wind turned their feathers."
According to my dictionary, "to blow in" means to arrive in a place. Does the sentence mean that birds arrive or come into the stream of wind? Or do they actually blow in the wind?
Thanks for your help and time.
"It was cold in the fall in Milan and the dark came very early. Then the electric lights came on, and it was pleasant along the streets looking in the windows. There was much game hanging outside the shops, and the snow powdered in the fur of the foxes... and small birds blew in the wind and the wind turned their feathers."
According to my dictionary, "to blow in" means to arrive in a place. Does the sentence mean that birds arrive or come into the stream of wind? Or do they actually blow in the wind?
Thanks for your help and time.
Top answer
I think I see the problem. If we say "The man blew in the coffee," the man is the actor. If we say "The bird blew in the wind," the wind is the actor.
- I think I see the problem.
- If we say "The man blew in the coffee," the man is the actor.
- If we say "The bird blew in the wind," the wind is the actor.
- If we say "The leaf blew in the wind," we mean, the leaf is blown by the wind.
- The leaf blew around in the wind.
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I think I see the problem.
If we say "The man blew in the coffee," the man is the actor.
If we say "The bird blew in the wind," the wind is the actor.
If we say "The leaf blew in the wind," we mean, the leaf is blown by the wind. The leaf blew around in the wind.
It's a bit difficult to explain. The leaves are blowing in the wind.
Let's assume the bird
If we say "The man blew in the coffee," the man is the actor.
If we say "The bird blew in the wind," the wind is the actor.
If we say "The leaf blew in the wind," we mean, the leaf is blown by the wind. The leaf blew around in the wind.
It's a bit difficult to explain. The leaves are blowing in the wind.
Let's assume the bird
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I'm very impressed by your approach to the text. This is one of the greatest replies I've ever read in EF. Thank you so much.
I'm very impressed by your approach to the text. This is one of the greatest replies I've ever read in EF. Thank you so much.
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