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bomb /bɒm/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 炸弹；爆炸装置
drop bombs on the industrial centre 往工业区扔炸弹
plant a bomb in a building 在建筑物内安一颗炸弹
a tear gas bomb 催泪弹
2. (装杀虫药剂、油漆、化妆品等加压力即滴出或喷雾的)气溶胶弹式容器；(化学实验用的)高压气体贮罐
3. (用铅衬里、应用于体外照射的)放射性物质容器，弹，炮
a cobalt bomb 钴炮(即钴治疗机)
4. (尤指不愉快的)爆炸性事件
5. 〈美口〉(尤指演出的)大失败；〈英〉惊人的大成功；轰动一时的事物
losses from box-office bombs 戏票卖不出去造成的损失
I can't believe anyone is going to turn a buck on this total bomb. 我相信没人能从这次彻底失败的演出中赚到什么钱。
6. 〈英俚〉大笔钱
pay a bomb 付一大笔钱
The farmer who timed his dealings right has made a bomb. 这个看准时机做买卖的农场主发了一笔财。
7. 【橄】长传；【篮】远投
8. 【地】火山弹(指火山喷出的球状熔岩)
9. 〈俚〉大麻烟
10. 〈英澳俚〉破旧汽车
11. 〈美俚〉汽车
12. [da或the bomb] 〈美口〉异常出色的人(或物)
II ❶ vt.
1. 轰炸，投弹于；轰击
bomb a target 轰炸一个目标
bomb the rebels into submission 把叛军炸得只好投降
bomb a place back into the Stone Age 对一地狂轰滥炸而使其倒退到石器时代
2. 〈俚〉【棒】将(球)击得重而远
3. 〈美俚〉大胜(对手)，彻底击败
4. 〈澳俚〉给(赛马)服兴奋药物
❷ vi.
1. 轰炸，投弹
2. 〈美口〉大败，惨败
They bombed in the movies. 他们在电影业方面惨败了。
The record album bombed in Asia, but sold tremendously in Europe. 这套唱片集在亚洲销售失败，然而在欧洲却十分抢手。
3. 〈俚〉疾行；飞驶
bomb down a hill 飞速下山
4. 〈俚〉闲逛
a sweater to bomb around in 日常上街穿的毛衣
[< Fr bombe < Ital bomba < ? L bombus booming sound < Gr bombos] phr. bomb out 1. [常用被动语态]把…炸毁；通过轰炸使不能继续作业 The hospital was almost bombed out (of existence). 那家医院几乎被炸毁了。 2. [常用被动语态]把…炸得无家可归 Millions of people were bombed out. 数百万人被炸得无家可归。3. 〈美俚〉把…击倒；使醉倒 He was bombed out early in the second game. 第二局开始不久他就被击倒了。4. 〈美俚〉大败，惨败 We instil confidence in those that might have bombed out in other colleges. 我们向那些在其他学院可能因学习失败而辍学的人灌输信心。 bomb up 装炸弹；给 (飞机)装炸弹 The armourers got an order to bomb up with 500-pounders. 军械士受命装上重500磅的炸弹。 drop bombs 〈美俚〉以鼓点即兴敲击出强节奏 go down a bomb 〈英口〉大受欢迎 go (like) a bomb 〈英口〉1. (车辆)飞驶 The car goes like a bomb. 这辆汽车行驶如飞。2. 大获成功；销路极好 The party went like a bomb. 宴会大获成功。 look like a bomb's hit it 〈口〉像被炸弹炸过一样，杂乱不堪 the bomb (或 Bomb) 1. 原子弹；氢弹 2. 核武器 |