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boom

UK //buːm//US //buːm//

词源

源自中古荷兰语 'bommen'(发出轰鸣声),后进入英语,最初用于描述巨大的声响,后引申为经济或行业的快速增长。

noun

❶ 指突然的、巨大的声响,如爆炸声或雷声。也可以形容经济或行业的快速增长期。

“We heard a loud boom in the distance.”

(我们听到远处传来一声巨响。)

“The boom of thunder scared the children.”

(雷声轰鸣吓到了孩子们。)

同义词:blast, roar, thunder, expansion, growth

verb

❶ 发出巨大的声响,或指经济、行业等快速增长。

“The fireworks boomed overhead.”

(烟花在头顶上方轰然炸响。)

“The cannons boomed during the battle.”

(大炮在战斗中轰鸣。)

同义词:thunder, explode, prosper, flourish, surge

常见短语

baby boom — 指某一时期出生率突然大幅上升的现象,通常用于描述二战后的人口激增。

“The baby boom generation is now reaching retirement age.”

(婴儿潮一代现在正步入退休年龄。)

boom and bust — 形容经济或市场经历快速增长后突然衰退的循环现象。

“The stock market often goes through cycles of boom and bust.”

(股市经常经历繁荣与萧条的循环。)