[N-COUNT 可数名词]炸弹;爆炸装置 A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
Bombs went off at two London train stations...
伦敦的两个地铁站发生了炸弹爆炸事件。
It's not known who planted the bomb...
安放炸弹者身份不明。
Most of the bombs fell in the south...
大多数炸弹投在南部。
There were two bomb explosions in the city overnight.
一夜之间城里发生了两起炸弹爆炸事件。
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[N-SING 单数名词]核武器;核弹 Nuclear weapons are sometimes referred to as the bomb .
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They are generally thought to have the bomb.
人们普遍认为他们拥有核武器。
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[VERB 动词]轰炸;向…投炸弹 When people bomb a place, they attack it with bombs.
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Airforce jets bombed the airport.
空军的喷气式飞机轰炸了该机场。
bombing
Aerial bombing of rebel positions is continuing...
对叛军阵地的空中轰炸正在继续。
There has been a series of car bombings.
发生了一系列的汽车爆炸事件。
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petrol bomb
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pipe bomb
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bomb★/bɒm; NAmEbɑːm/
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bombbombsbombedbombingnoun★1★[countable ]a weapon designed to explode at a particular time or when it is dropped or thrown 炸弹◆a bomb attack/blast/explosion轰炸;炸弹爆炸◆a bomb goes off/explodes炸弹爆炸◆extensive bomb damage轰炸造成的巨大破坏◆Hundreds of bombs were dropped on the city.几百枚炸弹投到了这座城市。☞see also
dirty bomb
2the bomb[singular ]nuclear weapons ( atomicor hydrogenbombs) 核武器;核弹◆countries which have the bomb拥有核武器的国家3a bomb[singular ]( BrE) ( informal) a lot of money 很多钱◆That dress must have cost a bomb!那条连衣裙所费不菲吧!4a bomb[singular ]( NAmE) ( informal) a complete failure 彻底的失败◆The musical was a complete bomb on Broadway.那出音乐剧在百老汇的演出完全失败。5[countable ]( NAmE) (in American football美式足球)a long forward throw of the ball 长传6[countable ]( NAmE) a container in which a liquid such as paint or insect poison is kept under pressure and released as a spray or as foam气溶胶弹式容器(油漆、杀虫剂等液体加压贮存可喷出)◆a bug bomb (= used for killing insects)杀虫剂气雾弹IDIOMSbe the ˈbomb( NAmE) to be very good; to be the best 很好;最佳◆Check out the new website. It's the bomb!看一看这新网站。简直是太棒了!go down a ˈbomb | go (like) a ˈbomb( BrE) to be very successful 十分成功◆Our performance went down a bomb.我们的演出获得了巨大成功。◆The party was really going (like) a bomb.聚会办得非常成功。go like a ˈbomb( BrE) (of a vehicle 车辆等)to go very fast 飞驰verb★1★[transitive ]bombsth to attack sb/sth by leaving a bomb in a place or by dropping bombs from a plane 轰炸;对…投炸弹◆Terrorists bombed several army barracks.恐怖分子轰炸了几处兵营。◆The city was heavily bombed in the war.这座城市在战争中遭到了猛烈轰炸。2[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.( BrE) ( informal) to move very fast, especially in a vehicle, in a particular direction 快速移动,疾行(尤指乘车)◆They were bombing down the road at about 80 miles an hour.他们正以大约一小时 80 英里的速度沿路飞驰。3[transitive , intransitive ]bomb(sth) ( NAmE) ( informal) to fail a test or an exam very badly (考试)惨败◆The exam was impossible! I definitely bombed it.考试太难了!我肯定考砸了。4[intransitive ]( informal) (of a play, show, etc. 戏剧、演出等)to fail very badly 大败;票房极差;不卖座◆His latest musical bombed and lost thousands of dollars.他最近的一部音乐剧演砸了,赔了几千元。PHRASAL VERBbe ˌbombed ˈout (of sth)1if you are bombed out,your home is destroyed by bombs (家园)被炸毁;被炸得无家可归2if a building is bombed out,it has been destroyed by bombs (建筑)被炸毁bomb/bɒm; NAmEbɑːm/
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bombbomb1 /bɒm $ bɑːm/ ●●●S3W3 noun [countable]
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1weapon a weapon made of material that will explode: The bomb went off at 9.30 in the morning. Enemy planes dropped over 200 bombs during the raid. He was killed in a bomb explosion. →
smoke bomb
, stink bomb
2bad performance/event American English informal a play, film, event etc that is not successful: This is just another one of Hollywood’s bland and boring bombs.3be the bomb informal to be very good or exciting: That new P Diddy CD is the bomb.4the bomb used to describe nuclear weapons, and especially the hydrogen bomb: Voices of dissent began to rise against the bomb.5cost a bomb British English informal to cost a lot of money6make a bomb British English informal to get a lot of money by doing something7drop the c-bomb/f-bomb informal to say a very rude word beginning with C or FCOLLOCATIONSverbsa bomb explodes/goes off· Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded.· A 200 pound bomb went off in the car park.set off a bomb (also detonate a bomb formal) (=make a bomb explode)· The area was cleared and the police safely detonated the bomb.drop a bomb (=from a plane)· Government forces began dropping bombs on rebel positions.a bomb falls on something· A bomb fell on the cathedral during the war.plant a bomb (=put a bomb somewhere)· It is thought that right-wing extremists planted the bomb.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + bomba nuclear/hydrogen bomb· The North Koreans were developing a nuclear bomb.an atom/atomic bomb· Oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb.a neutron bomb (=that kills people but does not damage buildings much)a car bomb (=that makes a car explode)· The car bomb killed 21 shoppers.a letter bomb (also a parcel bomb British English) (=sent in a letter or parcel)· A second letter bomb was found among the unopened mail.a time bomb (=that is set to explode at a particular time)· The terrorists’ time bomb was planned to cause the maximum carnage.a petrol bomb British English (=containing petrol)· A petrol bomb was hurled at police as they chased the car.a nail bomb (=containing nails)a cluster bomb (=that sends out smaller bombs when it explodes)a dirty bomb (=that spreads radioactive material)a smart bomb (=that is guided to the right place)a terrorist bomb· The aircraft was blown apart by a terrorist bomb.a suicide bomb (=the person carrying the bomb dies when it explodes)· Each time there is a suicide bomb it is a new blow to peace.a homemade bomb· Officers discovered several homemade bombs in the trunk of his car.an unexploded bomb· The workmen found an unexploded bomb.bomb + NOUNa bomb blast/explosion· The restaurant was destroyed in a massive bomb blast.a bomb attack· No one has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.a bomb threat (=when someone leaves a message saying there is a bomb somewhere)· He delayed his flight home because of a bomb threat.a bomb scare (=when people think there might be a bomb somewhere)· The building was evacuated after a bomb scare.bomb disposal (=the job of dealing with bombs that have not exploded)· a bomb disposal expertbomb-making equipment· Police found guns and bomb-making equipment in the house.THESAURUSbomb a weapon that explodes: · The bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem during the city’s morning rush hour.· Fifty-five people were injured in a car bomb attack in Baghdad.· Morrow was convicted in 1998 of sending four letter bombs (=a small bomb hidden in a package and sent to someone in order to hurt or kill them) to government officials.· People were worried that terrorists would try to detonate a dirty bomb (=a bomb that contains nuclear materials)in the city centre.explosives bombs or substances that can cause explosions: · They used explosives to blow the door off the front of the building.· The car was packed with 1,000 lbs of high explosives (=powerful explosives).device a bomb – used especially in news reports: · Police found the device hidden in a suitcase.· A bomb threat was received and the building was evacuated, but no device was found.IED a bomb that has been made using whatever materials are available, especially one used to blow up soldiers travelling through a place. IED is short for ‘improvised explosive device’: · Several soldiers were killed when an IED exploded as their convoy drove by.mine a type of bomb that is hidden just below the ground or under water, and that explodes when it is touched: · The fields are still full of landmines.· The ship struck a mine and sank.grenade (also hand grenade) a small bomb that can be thrown by hand or fired from a special gun: · He pulled the pin and threw a grenade toward the enemy’s position.
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1[transitive] to attack a place by leaving a bomb there, or by dropping bombs on it from a plane: The town was heavily bombed in World War II. Government aircraft have been bombing civilian areas. →
carpet-bomb
, dive-bomb
2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] British English informal to move or drive very quickly: Suddenly a police car came bombing down the high street.3[intransitive, transitive] American English informal to fail a test very badly: I bombed my midterm.4[intransitive] American English if a play, film, event etc bombs, it is not successful: His latest play bombed on Broadway.be bombed out phrasal verbif a building or the people in it are bombed out, the building is completely destroyed: My family were bombed out in 1941.
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