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单词 atom-bomb
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atom-bombv.

Brit. /ˈatəmˌbɒm/, U.S. /ˈædəmˌbɑm/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: atom n., bomb v.
Etymology: < atom n. + bomb v., after atom bomb n. Compare atom-bombed adj. and atom bombing n. Compare also atomic-bomb v.
transitive. To drop an atom bomb on.
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society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > attack with aircraft [verb (transitive)] > drop (bombs) > bomb > type of bombing
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1945 Evening News 13 Aug. 1 (headline) Ultimatum to Japs: Accept by 6 p.m.—or be atom-bombed.
1952 N. Coward in B. Day N. Coward: Compl. Lyrics (1998) 279/3 You can take this from us That when they Atom bomb us We are not going to tighten our belts and smile smile smile.
2001 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 21 Apr. A9/6 We hung one of the planes that atom-bombed the cities of Japan in the Smithsonian Institute.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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