单词 | bombard |
释义 | bom·bard (bŏm-bärd, bəm-) tr.v. bom·bard·ed, bom·bard·ing, bom·bards 1. To attack with bombs, shells, or missiles. 2. To assail persistently; harass: "[patients] bombarded with bewildering terms like 'managed competition' and 'risk selection'" (Carla Cantor). See Synonyms at barrage2. 3. To irradiate (an atom). 4. To attack with a cannon firing stone balls. n. (bŏmbärd′) An early form of cannon that fired stone balls. [From Middle English, a bombard, from Old French bombarde, from Medieval Latin bombarda, probably from Latin bombus, a booming sound; see BOMB.] bom·barder n. bom·bardment n. |
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