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omb
n
1 [C] container filled with explosive or incendiary material, made to explode when dropped or thrown, or by a timing device 炸弹
Enemy aircraft dropped bombs on the city. 敌机向这个城市投掷炸弹.
Terrorists placed a 50-pound bomb in the railway station. 恐怖分子在火车站安放了一枚50磅重的炸弹.
2 [C] (in compounds 用以构成复合词) explosive device placed in or attached to a specified object 装在某物体内或附著在某物体上的爆炸装置
a letter-bomb * aparcel/car bomb.
3 the bomb [sing]
atomic or hydrogenbomb 原子弹或氢弹
Anti-nuclear organizations want to ban the bomb. 反核武器组织要求禁止使用核武器.
4 a bomb [sing]
(infml 口) a lot of money 大量金钱
That dress must have cost (her) a bomb! 那连衣裙一定花了(她)很多钱!
Some company directors make (ie earn) an absolute bomb. 有些公司董事赚很多钱.
5 (idm 习语) go like a `bomb (infml 口)
(a) (of a vehicle) go very fast (指车辆)疾驶
My new car goes like a bomb. 我的新汽车跑得特别快.
(b) be very successful 非常成功
Her party went like a bomb. 她那个聚会极为成功. bomb, v
1 [Tn] attack (sb/sth) with bombs; drop bombs on 用炸弹攻击(某人[某物]); 投炸弹於
London was heavily bombed during the last war. 上次大战期间伦敦遭到猛烈轰炸.
Terrorists bombed several police stations. 恐怖分子炸毁了几所警察分局.
2 [I, Ip] ~ (out) (infml 口 esp US) fail 惨败
Her new play bombed after only three nights. 她的新戏只演出三晚就演不下去.
3 (phr v) bomb along, down, up, etc (Brit infml 口) move very fast (usu in a vehicle) in the specified direction (通常指乘车)朝某方向疾驶
bombing down the motorway at ninety miles an hour 以每 小时九十英里的速度在高速公路上疾驶. bomb sb out (esp passive 尤用於被动语态) make sb homeless by destroying his house with bombs 用炸弹摧毁某人的房屋而使其无家可归
Our parents were bombed out twice during the war. 我们的父母在战争期间有两次被炸弹炸得无家可归.
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