blow 
英 [bləʊ]  美 [bloʊ] 
n. 重击；打击；吹动；吹牛；开花

v. 吹，刮；吹动；吹响；吹出；（使）爆炸；泄露；开花；吹牛

例句：
Who struck the fatal blow? 

谁给的致命一击？

Her father died from a blow to the back of the head. 

她父亲死于脑后重击。

It was a terrible blow when he was made redundant. 

他被解雇，这对他来说是个沉重打击。

This is a further blow to hopes of peace. 

这对和平愿景又是一个打击。

It was a severe blow to our chances of surviving the recession without a loss of jobs. 

这对我们度过经济衰退期而不减少就业机会的可能性是个打击。