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单词 blitzkrieg
释义

blitzkrieg

noun

blitz·​krieg ˈblits-ˌkrēg How to pronounce blitzkrieg (audio)
1
: war conducted with great speed and force
specifically : a violent surprise offensive by massed air forces and mechanized ground forces in close coordination
2
: blitz sense 2a
blitzkrieg transitive verb

Synonyms

  • barrage
  • blitz
  • bombardment
  • cannonade
  • drumbeat
  • drumfire
  • flurry
  • fusillade
  • hail
  • salvo
  • shower
  • storm
  • volley
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Example Sentences

the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission
Recent Examples on the Web Russia expected its February blitzkrieg to end in a quick victory, but the conflict has bogged down and Ukraine is now pressing an offensive in the south aimed at busting up Russian logistics and taking back territory. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 The pair, practicing a profession then in its infancy, used direct mail to trash Sinclair (Anish Jethmalani) in a political blitzkrieg of an intensity that California voters had never before seen. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Russia’s war on Ukraine wasn’t yet a month old and its blitzkrieg was already turning into a slog. Erin Prater, Fortune, 30 July 2022 The cancellation of that deal marked the beginning of a two-year regulatory blitzkrieg that has targeted companies in a host of sectors, including e-commerce, online gaming, online education, and ride-hailing. Clay Chandler, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 By all accounts, this attention blitzkrieg is working incredibly well. Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 28 July 2022 Xi's decision to scuttle that debut following a defiant speech by Ma is widely perceived as the opening salvo in Beijing's regulatory blitzkrieg against the nation's largest internet companies. Clay Chandler, Fortune, 27 June 2022 Fifty years later, Roxy Music’s art-rock blitzkrieg of a debut remains their finest show of collective power. Jill Krajewski, SPIN, 8 June 2022 The failure of Russia’s early blitzkrieg fueled Ukrainian confidence that is ebbing as Russia concentrates its firepower on a narrower, grinding advance. Marcus Walker, WSJ, 3 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

German, from Blitz lightning + Krieg war

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

blitzkrieg 1 of 2

noun

1
as in barrage
a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once the stunned survivors of the crash were then confronted with a blitzkrieg of insensitive questions from the media

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • barrage
  • flurry
  • bombardment
  • blitz
  • volley
  • hail
  • fusillade
  • salvo
  • flood
  • torrent
  • cannonade
  • drumbeat
  • tide
  • shower
  • drumfire
  • storm
  • surge
  • avalanche
  • rash
  • inundation
  • deluge
  • outburst
  • burst
  • stream
  • outflow
  • outpouring
  • spate
  • cataclysm
  • broadside
  • current
  • flood tide
  • overflow
  • glut
  • flush
  • earful
  • cataract
  • surplus
  • gush
  • river
  • overkill
  • engulfment
  • discharge
  • excess
  • surfeit
  • overabundance
  • oversupply
  • superabundance
  • superfluity
  • overage
  • overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • drip
  • trickle
  • dribble
2
as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence the war began with a blitzkrieg that was designed to shock the enemy into submission

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • attack
  • onslaught
  • assault
  • raid
  • offensive
  • strike
  • blitz
  • bombardment
  • attempt
  • offense
  • aggression
  • barrage
  • counterattack
  • rush
  • onset
  • invasion
  • incursion
  • ambush
  • counteroffensive
  • bombing
  • siege
  • charge
  • coup de main
  • offence
  • breakthrough
  • descent
  • envelopment
  • foray
  • sortie
  • counterstrike
  • fusillade
  • ambuscade
  • salvo
  • flanking
  • storm
  • volley
  • pillage
  • sally
  • counterassault
  • cannonade
  • air raid
  • ravage
  • sack
  • counteraggression
  • hail
  • whammy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • defense
  • opposition
  • resistance
  • defensive
  • protection
  • shield
  • guard
  • security
  • shelter
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blitzkrieg

2 of 2

verb

as in to bomb
to use bombs or artillery against the Germans were determined to blitzkrieg London until the British surrendered

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bomb
  • blitz
  • attack
  • batter
  • shell
  • cannonade
  • assault
  • bombard
  • pound
  • ravage
  • rake
  • hit
  • enfilade
  • assail
  • strafe
  • strike
  • devastate
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