| 单词 | broadside |
| 释义 | broadside /brawd"suyd'/, n., adv., v., broadsided, broadsiding. n. 1. the whole side of a ship above the water line, from the bow to the quarter. 2. Navy. a. all the guns that can be fired from one side of a warship. b. a simultaneous discharge of all the guns on one side of a warship. 3. any strong or comprehensive attack, as by criticism. 4. Also called broadsheet. a. a sheet of paper printed on one or both sides, as for distribution or posting. b. any printed advertising circular. 5. any broad surface or side, as of a house. 6. Also called broadside ballad. a song, chiefly in 16th- and 17th-century England, written on a topical subject, printed on broadsides, and sung in public, as on a street corner, by a professional balladeer. adv. 7. with the side, esp. with the broader side, facing toward a given point or object: The truck hit the fence broadside. 8. in a wide-ranging manner; at random: to attack the President's policies broadside. v.i. 9. to proceed or go broadside. 10. to fire a broadside or broadsides. v.t. 11. to collide with or run into the side of (a vehicle, object, person, etc.): We got broadsided on the freeway. 12. to make concerted verbal attacks on: The President was broadsided by the opposition. [1565-75; BROAD + SIDE1] |
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