| 单词 | bomb |
| 释义 | bomb —bomb /bɒm/ aep /bɑːm/ noun (MONEY) a bomb UK INFORMAL► F0 a lot of money: » That coat must have cost a bomb.Thesaurus+: ↑Large amounts of money , ↑Small amounts of moneynoun (WEAPON) B1 [C] a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or hurt people or to damage buildings: » A 100-pound bomb exploded/went off today, injuring three people.» The terrorists had planted a bomb near the police station.» During the Second World War, the British dropped a huge number of bombs on Dresden.Thesaurus+: ↑Bombs and missilesthe bombF0 one or more atom bombs: » The US was the first country to have the bomb.Thesaurus+: ↑Bombs and missiles• • • Extra Examples:» The bomb killed four soldiers and three civilians.» A bomb exploded at one of the capital's busiest railway stations this morning.» Police are hunting the terrorists who planted the bomb.» A nuclear bomb could wipe the whole country off the map.» A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb.noun [S] US INFORMAL (FAILURE) ► F0 something that has failed: » The play was a real bomb.Thesaurus+: ↑Failures , ↑Accidents and disasters , ↑Higher and lower points of achievementverb (USE WEAPON) ↑Verb Endings for bomb B1 [T] to drop bombs on something: » Planes bombed the city every night.Thesaurus+: ↑Detonation and bombardmentB1 [T] to destroy something by exploding a bomb inside it: » This pub was bombed a few years ago.» The building was completely bombed out (= completely destroyed by a bomb).Thesaurus+: ↑Detonation and bombardment• • • Extra Examples:» Planes bombed the guerrilla positions yesterday in an attempt to flush out snipers from underground tunnels.» Fighter planes have successfully bombed the enemy's main armoury.» Our city was bombed to smithereens during the war.» They thought the country could be bombed into submission.» Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed.verb [I + adv/prep] INFORMAL (GO FAST) ↑Verb Endings for bomb ► F0 to travel very fast in a vehicle: » He was bombing along on his motorbike.Thesaurus+: ↑Driving and operating road vehiclesThesaurus+: ↑Moving quicklyverb [I] MAINLY US INFORMAL (FAIL) ↑Verb Endings for bomb ► F0 to fail: » Her last book really bombed.Thesaurus+: ↑Failing and doing badly |
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