bomb
noun uk/bɒm/ us/bɑːm/
(WEAPON)
B1 [ C ]炸弹;爆炸装置
a weapon that explodes and is used to kill or hurt people or to damage buildings
A 100-pound bomb exploded/went off today, injuring three people. 今天一枚100磅的炸弹爆炸了，导致3人受伤。
The terrorists had planted a bomb near the police station. 恐怖分子在警察局附近安放了一枚炸弹。
During World War II, the British dropped a huge number of bombs on Dresden. 二战期间，英国在德累斯顿城投下了大量炸弹。
the bomb 原子弹
one or more atom bombs
The US was the first country to have the bomb. 美国是第一个拥有原子弹的国家。
- More examples
- The bomb killed four soldiers and three civilians.
- A bomb exploded at one of the capital's busiest railway stations this morning.
- Police are hunting the terrorists who planted the bomb.
- A nuclear bomb could wipe the whole country off the map.
- A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb.
(FAILURE)
[ S ] US informal失败的东西
something that has failed
The play was a real bomb. 这部戏彻底演砸了。
(MONEY)
a bombUK informal 大笔钱
a lot of money
That coat must have cost a bomb. 那件外套一定花了很多钱。
Idioms
be the bombidiom US informal 极好
to be very good
That new restaurant is the bomb! 那家新餐馆好极了。
go (like/down) a bombidiom UK informal 大获成功；极受欢迎
to be very successful or popular
The party's really going a bomb, isn't it? 聚会真的很成功，对吧？
Your fruit punch went down a bomb. 你的水果潘趣酒大受欢迎。
go like a bombidiom UK informal 疾行;飞速行驶
to move very quickly
His new car goes like a bomb. 他的新汽车跑起来飞快。
bomb
verb uk/bɒm/ us/bɑːm/
(USE WEAPON)
B1 [ T ]轰炸，投弹于
to drop bombs on something
Planes bombed the city every night. 飞机每晚都轰炸该市。
B1 [ T ]炸毁
to destroy something by exploding a bomb inside it
This hotel was bombed a few years ago. 这家旅馆几年前被炸毁了。
The building was completely bombed out (= completely destroyed by a bomb). 这座大楼被彻底炸毁了。
- More examples
- Planes bombed the guerrilla positions yesterday in an attempt to flush out snipers from underground tunnels.
- Fighter planes have successfully bombed the enemy's main armoury.
- Our city was bombed to smithereens during the war.
- They thought the country could be bombed into submission.
- Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed.
(GO FAST)
[ I + adv/prep ] informal疾行；飞驶
to travel very fast in a vehicle
He was bombing along on his motorbike. 他正骑着摩托车飞驰。
(FAIL)
[ I ] mainly US informal失败
to fail
Her last book really bombed. 她最近这本书一败涂地。