英语词汇“boom”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

boomboom1 /bum/ ●○○ S3 noun

ETYMOLOGYboom¹

Origin: (1-3) 1400-1500 ➔ BOOM² (4-6) 1500-1600 Dutch tree, long piece of wood

COLLOCATIONS► a construction/property/oil etc. boom

the post-war property boom

► boom times/years

(=when profits are being made)

► baby/population boom

(=a time when a lot of babies are born)

1INCREASE IN BUSINESS [singular] social studies, economics a rapid increase of business activity: boom in a boom in new car salesa construction/property/oil etc. boom the post-war property boomboom times/years (=when profits are being made) → see also boom town2WHEN something IS POPULAR [singular] a period when something suddenly becomes very popular or starts happening a lot: The fitness boom started in the 1970s.boom in the boom in girls’ soccerbaby/population boom (=a time when a lot of babies are born)3SOUND [countable] a deep loud sound that you can hear for several seconds after it begins, especially the sound of an explosion or a large gun: Witnesses heard the first loud boom at 3.03 p.m.boom of the boom of thunder → see also sonic boom4LONG POLE [countable] a)a long pole on a boat that is attached to a sail at the bottom b)a long pole used as part of a piece of equipment that loads and unloads things c)a long pole that has a camera or microphone on the end5ON A RIVER [countable] something that is stretched across a river or a bay to prevent things floating down or across it: a log boom

noun | verb

boomboom2 ●○○ verb

ETYMOLOGYboom²

Origin: 1400-1500 From the sound

VERB TABLE

boom

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	boom
	he, she, it	booms
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	boomed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have boomed
	he, she, it	has boomed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had boomed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will boom
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have boomed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am booming
	he, she, it	is booming
	you, we, they	are booming
Past	I, he, she, it	was booming
	you, we, they	were booming
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been booming
	he, she, it	has been booming
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been booming
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be booming
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been booming

COLLOCATIONS► business is booming

We’re happy to report that business is booming this year.

1[intransitive usually in progressive] if business, trade, or a particular area is booming, it is very successful SYN flourish: We’re happy to report that business is booming this year.2[intransitive usually in progressive] if interest in something is booming, it is quickly becoming more and more popular: Interest in organic food is booming.3[intransitive] (also boom out) to make a loud deep sound: Guns boomed in the distance.4[transitive] (also boom (something) out) to say something in a loud deep voice—booming adjective: a booming economy