下面是《中初级英语考试指南》中的一道试题：
"Where is your hat?" "It was windy yesterday, and it ____ in the river."
A. blows B. to blow C. blown D. blew
该书要求选D(blew)。但我认为选D是错误的。
应当弄清 blow 的用法。
A. 用作及物动词：
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The wind blew her hair. (LDCE) 风吹动她的头发。
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The wind has blown my hat off. (LDCE) 风把我的帽子吹跑了。
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“Do you like the smell of this tobacco?” “It’s very nice, but would you please ____ blow the smoke right at me?” A. not B. not to C. to not D. don’t (TOEFL)
B. 用作不及物动词：
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The wind blew and she shivered. (Mansfield) 刮着风, 她直打冷颤。
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The wind blew warm and the air felt like spring. (Hemingway) 风暖暖地吹着,空气使人感到好像春天似的。
C. 用主动语态表示概念上的被动意义(比较:The sentence reads clearly.)：
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A lot of dust had blown in. (ALD) 许多灰尘被吹进来了。
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My hat blew off while I was crossing the bridge. (GPU) 我正过桥的时候,我的帽子被风吹掉了。
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The curtains blew in the wind. 窗帘随风飘动着。
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Her hair blew in the wind. 她的头发被风刮起来了。
(参见 notional passives)