boom
noun
uk/buːm/us/buːm/boomnoun(SOUND)
[C]
adeepandloudhollowsound
低沉有回响的声音;隆隆声Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
boomnoun(PERIOD OF GROWTH)
[CorU]
aperiodofsuddeneconomicgrowth,especiallyone thatresultsin a lot ofmoneybeing made:
(经济上的)繁荣;迅速发展Theinsurancebusinesssufferedfrom aviciouscycleof boomandbust.保险业经历了繁荣和萧条的恶性循环。
thepropertyboom房地产业的繁荣
[Cusually singular]
anincreasein something, or atimewhen somethingbecomesmorepopular:
增长,繁荣;增长期,繁荣期Thisyearhasseena boominbooksales.今年图书销售激增。
See also
baby boom
Economics
- accommodative
- anti-economic
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- anti-recession
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- double-dip
- GDP
- go-go
- hyperinflation
- inflation
- monetarist
- monetization
- monetize
- neoliberal
- non-economist
- protectionism
- retrenchment
- the public purse
- upturn
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Success and achievements
Increasing and intensifying
boomnoun(BOAT)
[C]sailingspecialized
(on aboat) alongpolethatmovesand that has asailfastenedto it
帆桁;张帆杆Glenn Whalan/Moment/GettyImages
Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- bilge water
- boathook
- boiler room
- bowline
- cleat
- cockpit
- couchette
- escape hatch
- keel
- paddle
- periscope
- propeller
- spar
- steerage
- stem
- sun deck
- superstructure
- topsail
- waterline
boomnoun(FILMING)
[C]
alongpolewith amicrophoneon one end that isheldabove theactorsso that itrecordstheirvoicesbut cannot beseenby thepeoplewatching, used intelevisionand film-making
(电视或电影制作中的)话筒吊杆ZargonDesign/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
Cinema - general words
- 12A
- animation
- animator
- audio described
- audio description
- fade
- filmic
- filming
- filmstrip
- flick
- footage
- franchise
- projection
- Rambo
- remake
- rerelease
- rescreen
- reshoot
- sting
- theatrical
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Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
boom
verb
uk/buːm/us/buːm/boomverb(MAKE A SOUND)
[IorT]
to make a verydeepandloudhollowsound:
发出低沉有力的声音;发出隆隆声,轰鸣Thecannonsboomed(out)in thenight.晚上传来隆隆炮声。
He boomed(out)anorderto thesoldiers.他低沉有力地向士兵们发出命令。
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
boomverb(GROW)
[I]
toincreaseorbecomesuccessfulandproducea lot ofmoneyveryquickly:
增长;迅速发展often incontinuous tensesTheleisureindustryis booming.休闲产业正在蓬勃发展。
Making progress and advancing
- advancement
- age
- ahead
- ahead of
- anti-development
- carry
- flourish
- furtherance
- gather
- get beyondsomething
- get it togetheridiom
- grow
- journey
- mature
- pan
- ripen
- ripeness
- self-advancement
- self-betterment
- self-development