单词 | bomb |
释义 | bomb (bɒm ) Word forms: bombs , bombing , bombed 1. countable noun B1 A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area. Bombs went off at two London train stations. It's not known who planted the bomb. Most of the bombs fell in the south. There were two bomb explosions in the city overnight. Synonyms: explosive, charge, mine, shell 2. singular noun Nuclear weapons are sometimes referred to as the bomb. They are generally thought to have the bomb. 3. verb B1 When people bomb a place, they attack it with bombs. Airforce jets bombed the airport. [VERB noun] Synonyms: blow up, attack, destroy, assault bombing Word forms: bombings variable noun B1+ Aerial bombing of rebel positions is continuing. [+ of] There has been a series of car bombings. 4. See also petrol bomb, pipe bomb Phrasal verbs: bomb out 1. phrasal verb If a building or area is bombed out, it is destroyed by bombs. If people are bombed out, their houses are destroyed by bombs. London had been bombed out. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] On 27 October they were bombed out. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] 2. See also bombed-out Idioms: put a bomb under something [British] to completely change the way an old-fashioned organization or system operates They are attempting to put a bomb under the planning system. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers go like a bomb [British, informal] to move very fast Once I had a Russian motorbike. It was built like a tank, weighed a ton, went like a bomb and was pure joy to ride. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: build a bomb There were also instructions on building a bomb. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A lone terrorist could have built a basic bomb by surfing the internet and buying the components commercially. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The West has little doubt the aim is to build a nuclear bomb. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Police defused a parcel bomb at the country's main court complex. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A fourth bomb was defused . Times, Sunday Times (2010) He spent 13 years defusing bombs in Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Iraq. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A suitcase containing a fake bomb has been left outside a daycare centre. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A major terror alert was sparked after fake nail bombs were left beside busy roads. The Sun (2006) Nearly 700 appointments were missed as experts blew up a ticking fake bomb found in A&E. The Sun (2011) A bomb hidden in an animal container killed 13 people. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He was killed when a hidden bomb exploded. The Sun (2010) Locals said that roads around the police headquarters had been laced with hidden bombs. Times, Sunday Times (2015) A home-made bomb went off at an Independence Day concert, injuring 50 people. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Police said the home-made bomb consisted of explosives packed into an ammo box. The Sun (2008) A patient who admitted posting home-made bombs through the letterbox of his doctor's surgery was remanded in custody yesterday. Times, Sunday Times (2017) She watched aghast as a young boy hurled a petrol bomb in front of her car. The Sun (2010) Masked youths hurled petrol bombs at police who fired stun grenades and tear gas. The Sun (2012) Tourists told of running battles, gunfire and petrol bombs being hurled . The Sun (2010) An improvised bomb was left outside the council building. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The officers realised quickly that they were dealing with a roughly assembled improvised bomb. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The vehicles are insufficiently armoured to protect troops against snipers and improvised roadside bombs. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They were found guilty of plotting to blow up planes with liquid bombs. The Sun (2015) The cameras could have allegedly set off a liquid bomb in a bottle during a flight. The Sun (2008) Other possibilities include liquid bombs disguised as breast implants. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A mortar bomb demolished a house nearby. THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003) Mortar bombs or rockets are a constant threat at the airport base. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The area was still being bombarded with mortar bombs. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They were planning to plant a bomb in a shopping centre on a busy day, injuring thousands. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He was killed by the IRA in 1979 after a bomb was planted on his yacht off the north-west coast of Ireland. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Some activists said he was hit by a car bomb, others that a bomb was planted inside his vehicle. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in southern region. The Sun (2010) Two roadside bombs were encountered and destroyed. Times, Sunday Times (2007) More than 300 have been killed and dozens more injured by roadside bombs and in gun battles. Times, Sunday Times (2006) During exercises, police were reported to have managed to smuggle a fake bomb into the Olympic Park. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Police in the Irish Republic foiled a plan to smuggle a massive car bomb into Northern Ireland. The Sun (2010) They are accused of conspiracy to murder by smuggling bombs disguised as soft drinks on to flights from London to various US cities. The Sun (2009) I've just seen a guy throw a petrol bomb . Times, Sunday Times (2012) Fire crackers and smoke bombs were thrown in front of mounted policemen. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He said he saw the gunmen throw a large bomb which looked like a pressure cooker. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Men are walking around like ticking time bombs, completely oblivious to the danger they face. Times, Sunday Times (2014) There's no ticking biological time bomb, no urgency. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But he had no idea his heart was a ticking time bomb until four days after he suffered chest pains when he went to hospital. The Sun (2011) Translations: Chinese: 炸弹, 轰炸 Japanese: 爆弾, 爆撃する |
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