| 单词 | bombard |
| 释义 | bombard (once / 842 pages) 1v 2n To bombard is to attack, whether physically (with something like missiles) or metaphorically (with something like questions). See the word bomb in bombard? That's a clue to its meaning. When a place is bombarded, an enemy could literally be dropping bombs on it. In the days of stoning, people were bombarded with rocks. A politician getting pestered with questions is also being bombarded. You could say a teacher who assigns a lot of homework is bombarding the class with assignments. Bombarding involves a series of attacks; one bomb or one question can't be described as a bombardment. WORD FAMILYbombard: bombarded, bombarding, bombardment, bombards+/bombardment: bombardments, counterbombardment/counterbombardment: counterbombardments USAGE EXAMPLESOn health websites, he was bombarded with recommendations to seek medication and electroshock treatment. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) We are bombarded with food commercials on TV. New York Times(May 02, 2016) Regardless, they hit it off, with the Daily Mail reporting that Harry was immediately smitten, and he “bombarded” Markle with texts. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1v throw bombs at or attack with bombs Syn|Hypo|Hyper bomb carpet bomb bomb a large area systematically and extensively bomb outmake somebody homeless by destroying their houses with bombs dive-bombbomb from a diving airplane glide-bombbomb by gliding skip-bombattack with delayed release bombs atom-bomb, nukebomb with atomic weapons hydrogen-bombattack with a hydrogen bomb pattern-bombbomb in certain patterns atomise, atomize, nuke, zapstrike at with firepower or bombs letter bombsend an explosive to firebombattack with incendiary bombs blast, shelluse explosives on crumpbombard with heavy shells assail, attack launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with 2v cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile Syn|Hypo|Hyper pelt lapidate throw stones at snowballthrow snowballs at eggthrow eggs at throw propel through the air 3v direct high energy particles or radiation against Hyper irradiate, ray expose to radiation 4v address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage 2The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer Syn|Hyper barrage assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe attack in speech or writing n a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family Syn|Hyper bombardon bass the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments shawma medieval oboe |
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