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bomb

UK //bɒm//US //bɑːm//

词源

源自法语 'bombe',最初来自拉丁语 'bombus',意为'嗡嗡声'或'爆炸声'。

noun

❶ 炸弹,一种能爆炸的武器,通常装有炸药,用于破坏或杀伤。

“The terrorists planted a bomb in the city center.”

(恐怖分子在市中心放置了一枚炸弹。)

“The bomb exploded, causing massive destruction.”

(炸弹爆炸,造成了巨大的破坏。)

❶ 彻底失败的事物,尤指在商业或娱乐领域表现极差的作品或项目。

“The new movie was a bomb at the box office.”

(这部新电影在票房上彻底失败了。)

“His latest album was a complete bomb.”

(他的最新专辑彻底失败了。)

同义词:explosive, failure, flop

verb

❶ 轰炸,用炸弹攻击某个目标或地区。

“The enemy planes bombed the city for three days straight.”

(敌机连续三天轰炸了这座城市。)

“During the war, many cities were heavily bombed.”

(战争期间,许多城市遭到了猛烈轰炸。)

❶ 彻底失败或表现极差,尤指在商业或娱乐领域。

“The new restaurant bombed and closed within six months.”

(这家新餐厅彻底失败,六个月内就关门了。)

“His stand-up comedy routine bombed in front of the audience.”

(他的单口喜剧表演在观众面前彻底失败了。)

同义词:attack, fail, flop

常见短语

go like a bomb — 非常成功或进展迅速,通常用于描述活动或事件。

“The new product launch went like a bomb.”

(新产品发布非常成功。)

bomb out — 彻底失败或表现极差,尤指在考试或比赛中。

“He bombed out of the competition in the first round.”

(他在比赛的第一轮就彻底失败了。)