bomb
noun
uk/bɒm/us/bɑːm/bombnoun(WEAPON)
B1[C]
aweaponthatexplodesand is used tokillorhurtpeopleor todamagebuildings:
炸弹；爆炸装置A 100-pound bombexploded/went offtoday,injuringthreepeople.今天一枚100磅的炸弹爆炸了，导致3人受伤。
Theterroristshadplanteda bomb near thepolicestation.恐怖分子在警察局附近安放了一枚炸弹。
DuringWorldWar II, the Britishdroppedahugenumberof bombs on Dresden.二战期间，英国在德累斯顿城投下了大量炸弹。
the bomb
one or moreatombombs:
原子弹The US was the firstcountryto have the bomb.美国是第一个拥有原子弹的国家。
- The bombkilledfoursoldiersand threecivilians.
- A bombexplodedat one of the capital'sbusiestrailwaystationsthismorning.
- Policearehuntingtheterroristswhoplantedthe bomb.
- Anuclearbomb couldwipethewholecountryoff themap.
- Aremotecontroldevicewas used todetonatethe bomb.
Bombs & missiles
- anti-mine
- anti-missile
- anti-radar
- anti-satellite
- anti-ship
- enrich
- enrichment
- Exocet
- firebomb
- frag bomb
- Molotov cocktail
- mortar
- mushroom cloud
- napalm
- neutron bomb
- smoke bomb
- suicide belt
- suicide vest
- superbomb
- surface-to-air missile
bombnoun(FAILURE)
[S]USinformal
something that hasfailed:
失败的东西Theplaywas arealbomb.这部戏彻底演砸了。
someone or something that is not successful
- failureThe shuttle launch was a complete failure.
- successThe operation was a success.
- turkeyI really wanted to like it, but that show ended up being a real turkey.
- clunkerUSThat pitch was a real clunker.
- bombUSHis website was one of the biggest dotcom bombs in the history of the internet.
- dudMy charger doesn't work - I think I've got a dud.
Failures
- another/the final nail in the coffinidiom
- bloodbath
- brain freeze
- breakdown
- busted flush
- car crash
- flop
- foul(something)up
- freefall
- game overidiom
- hash
- lemon
- lost cause
- mess
- parody
- reversal
- slim pickings
- slush pile
- track record
- train wreck
bombnoun(MONEY)
a bombUKinformal
a lot ofmoney:
大笔钱Thatcoatmust havecosta bomb.那件外套一定花了很多钱。
Theirwineis really good but itcostsa bomb.
Festivalticketscosta bomb.
What apresent! It must bewortha bomb!
Thisknock-offcreamis just as good as theexpensivestuffand you'llsavea bomb onskincare.
Hespenta bomb on his daughter'swedding.
Large amounts of money
- a king's ransomidiom
- arm
- big bucks
- blank cheque
- boxcar
- bundle
- costsomeonea pretty pennyidiom
- cost, charge, etc. the earthidiom
- earth
- gratuity
- handsome
- king
- make a bundleidiom
- megabucks
- not to be sneezed atidiom
- packet
- pile
- pot
- riches
- treasure
bombnoun(IN SPORT)
informal
insportssuch asrugby, akickwhere theballgoes very high in theair:
Smithhoistedadangerousbomb to thefarcorner.
The firsttrycame when Jackson made amessofdealingwith a high bomb.
informal
inbaseball, ahomerun(= apointscoredbyhittingtheballsofarthat you havetimetorunall the way around the fourcornersof theplayingfieldbefore it isreturned):
Griffeylauncheda three-run bomb in the eighthinning.
Hehitthirty bombs lastseason.
Rugby
- chargesomethingdown
- converted
- cooler
- drop kick
- field of play
- flanker
- hack
- heel
- lineout
- place-kick
- place-kicking
- post-match
- postgame
- premiership
- rugger
- steal
- test match
- unconverted
- wing back
- work rate
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Baseball & rounders
Idioms
be the bomb
go (like/down) a bomb
go like a bomb
bomb
verb
uk/bɒm/us/bɑːm/bombverb(USE WEAPON)
B1[T]
todropbombs on something:
轰炸，投弹于Planes bombed thecityeverynight.飞机每晚都轰炸该市。
B1[T]
todestroysomething byexplodinga bomb inside it:
炸毁Thishotelwas bombed a fewyearsago.这家旅馆几年前被炸毁了。
Thebuildingwascompletelybombedout(=completelydestroyedby a bomb).这座大楼被彻底炸毁了。
- Planes bombed theguerrillapositionsyesterdayin anattempttoflushoutsnipersfromundergroundtunnels.
- Fighterplaneshavesuccessfullybombed the enemy'smainarmoury.
- Ourcitywas bombed tosmithereensduring thewar.
- Theythoughtthecountrycould be bombed intosubmission.
- Manyimportanthistoricaldocumentsweredestroyedwhen thelibrarywas bombed.
Detonation & bombardment
- air raid
- airstrike
- blanket bombing
- blitz
- blitzkrieg
- direct hit
- dive-bomb
- drone strike
- firebomb
- firebombing
- go off
- mine
- prime
- saturation bombing
- shelling
- shoot
- shootsomethingdown
- shooting
- strafe
- strike
bombverb(GO FAST)
[I+ adv/prep]informal
totravelveryfastin avehicle:
疾行；飞驶He was bombing along on hismotorbike.他正骑着摩托车飞驰。
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- backsomeoneup
- behind the wheelidiom
- bike
- biting point
- boxed in
- branch off
- coast
- drive off
- DWI
- jam
- pullsomeoneup shortidiom
- run away withsomeone
- satnav
- self-driving
- snow chains
- steer
- steerable
- undertake
- undertaking
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Moving quickly
bombverb(FAIL)
[I]mainlyUSinformal
tofail:
失败Her lastbookreally bombed.她最近这本书一败涂地。
to not work or happen as intended
- failWe tried our best, but ultimately the project failed.
- fall apartThings were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart.
- fall to piecesThe plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces.
- fall throughOur plans to visit fell through at the last minute.
- crackThe Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations.
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- blow(someone/something)up
- collapse
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rebound
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom
Phrasal verb
bomb out