| 单词 | broadside |
| 释义 | broadside From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishNavybroadsidebroad‧side1 /ˈbrɔːdsaɪd $ ˈbrɒːd-/ noun [countable]1 CRITICIZEa strong criticism of someone or somethingCan the government survive this latest broadside from its own supporters?2 PMNan attack in which all the guns on one side of a ship are fired at the same timeExamples from the Corpusbroadside• When the Merrimac approached, they delivered broadsides and were then towed back with promptness.• There were numerous illustrated broadsides and woodcuts which carried their message in visual form.• It printed prose and verse in broadside and chapbook form till its activities were cut short by the War.broadsidebroadside2 adverbSIDEwith the longest side facing something SYN sidewaysbroadside toI brought the boat in broadside to the beach. Examples from the Corpusbroadside• His van was hit broadside by a speeding car.Motor vehiclesbroadsidebroadside3 verb [transitive]especially American EnglishTTCACCIDENT to crash into the side of another vehicle→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusbroadside• Jerry's car was broadsided by a pickup truck. |
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