| 单词 | to bomb out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bomb out b. To attack with an explosive bomb placed or thrown for the purpose of destruction; (of aircraft) to attack with bombs from the air; to drop a bomb or bombs upon. So to bomb one's way: to advance by bombing; to bomb out: to clear by bombing; esp. in past participle (see bombed out at bombed adj.2 1). Also transferred. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > attack with aircraft [verb (intransitive)] > drop bomb > advance by bombing to bomb one's way1909 society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > attack with aircraft [verb (transitive)] > drop (bombs) > bomb bomb1909 prang1942 pickle1944 1909 Daily Chron. 25 Feb. 1/6 Attempts had been made..to bomb trains known to contain Europeans. 1915 Draconian Apr. 1683/1 They bombed us periodically during the day and night. 1916 ‘B. Cable’ Action Front 174 He himself had known a line bombed out. a1917 E. A. Mackintosh War, the Liberator (1918) 97 When we're bombing our way up the streets of Berlin. a1917 E. A. Mackintosh War, the Liberator (1918) 133 He turned to bomb the big dug-out. 1969 Daily Tel. 17 Dec. 3/8 Hundreds of pigeons congregated in the area, ruining washing and ‘bombing’ children. < as lemmas |
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