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单词 bombshell
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Definition of bombshell in English:

bombshell

nounˈbɒmʃɛlˈbɑmˌʃɛl
  • 1An unexpected and surprising event, especially an unpleasant one.

    the news came as a bombshell

    这个消息真是出人意料。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then, the other night, while drunk, depressed and emotionally lost (for various reasons), she dropped a bombshell on me.
    • Just days after he announced he'd stay leader for as long as the party wanted him the prime minister dropped a bombshell.
    • A month later, bosses dropped a bombshell by announcing that the factory was too old and would have to close, with the loss of 500 jobs.
    • Just as the season is about to start they have dropped a bombshell with these guidance notes.
    • Three weeks later, and one week before the union election, the President ‘dropped a bombshell,’ as the Miami New Times put it.
    • The Blues boss dropped a bombshell earlier this season when he said he intended to quit when his current contract runs out in the summer of 2006.
    • After this week's fuss over news we can expect bigger and more explosive bombshells in future.
    • I move on to the projections that were released as something of a bombshell last week.
    • Instead, she released an explosive bombshell in the courtroom.
    • So you can imagine their shock when just minutes after their daughter Harriet was born doctors dropped a bombshell.
    • Bosses dropped a bombshell on employees just weeks before Christmas, announcing the company would shut because it was trading at a loss.
    • These recommendations are not bombshells; they are mostly common sense.
    • But then Sadesky drops his own bombshell: the Russians have designed and built a Doomsday Device as a deterrent.
    • Then Dave dropped a bombshell - he quit calling and started seeing another girl.
    • But when the gas central heating packed in, insurers dropped a bombshell.
    • Almost as soon as the train departed, the conductor dropped a bombshell.
    • The Wanderers boss dropped a bombshell when he sent an email to every club in Britain, making seven of his players available for transfer.
    • The Yorkshire captain has dropped a bombshell by announcing his retirement from first class cricket.
    • Last Wednesday the Minister for Social Development and Employment dropped a bombshell on the horizon.
    • The publication in November 2001 triggered the anticipated bombshell.
    Synonyms
    blow, upset, disturbance, source of distress, source of amazement, source of consternation
  • 2informal A very attractive woman.

    〈非正式〉美女

    a twenty-year-old blonde bombshell

    芳龄20、金发碧眼的美女。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lupin and his boys are saved from capture by a blonde bombshell and an Indian in a wheelchair.
    • This point was highlighted by contributors to the documentary, who indicated that an articulate and intelligent woman lay underneath the blonde bombshell.
    • She is the object of their often distracted attentions, a blonde bombshell and all-around American girl.
    • Blonde bombshell Turner was his third wife for about six months, gorgeous brunette Gardner, his fifth for about a year.
    • Though it obviously wasn't Marilyn herself posing for the camera, the king-size bed she chose to lounge on was previously owned by the blonde bombshell.
    • It's the blonde bombshell's battle for big bucks.
    • At just 19, the actress has filled the shoes of Hollywood legends and reinterpreted the blonde bombshell for a new century.
    • To Walter's surprise he ends up with the stunningly beautiful Nadia, a blonde bombshell who seems personable and level-headed.
    • Her treatment of the role was Marilyn Monroe to the core, except Louise has a far better voice than the blonde bombshell.
    • Later on, photographers caught up with her again, and the blonde bombshell loudly declared, ‘I love New York!’
    • The blonde bombshell picked up the wriggling puppy and folded him under her arm.
    • I awoke to find myself lying next to the blonde bombshell who was sleeping peacefully in my arms.
    • Rhos of course, wore only black, being the blonde bombshell she was.
    • The hockey star seemed a little overprotective of his blonde bombshell, going so far as to give an autograph seeker the evil eye and a few choice words.
    • Naomi smiled and the blonde bombshell snootily followed her, without giving a backward glance.
    • One of them looked up at the approaching sight of the blonde bombshell in a short skirt and black leather jacket wrapped tight around her very arousing figure.
    • While keeping an eye on Marilyn Monroe (whom Sinatra had put up at one of his LA pads), Jacobs is propositioned by the the blonde bombshell.
    • Suzie, who impersonates the blonde bombshell for a living, dressed up as the screen icon for a day at the races.
    • Of course, when you are a blonde bombshell, there are bound to be white knights coming out of the old-world woodwork.
    • The blonde bombshell stayed in the Burlington Hotel last night before flying back to London today.
    Synonyms
    beautiful woman, belle, vision, charmer, enchantress, venus, goddess, beauty queen, english rose, picture, seductress
  • 3dated An artillery shell.

    〈旧〉炮弹

    Example sentencesExamples
    • V-Day went past this year leaving a huge hangover of love, friendship, sentiment and a few bullets and bombshells as well, that spilled all over the city screens.
    • To avoid being struck by bombshells and bullets, my entire family descended to the dark bomb shelter below our house and hid.
    • So we have bombshells that hit every corner of the airport, and of course they strike a lot of airplanes.
    Synonyms
    explosive, incendiary device, incendiary, device

Definition of bombshell in US English:

bombshell

nounˈbɑmˌʃɛlˈbämˌSHel
  • 1An overwhelming surprise or disappointment.

    出乎意料的事;令人失望的事

    the news came as a bombshell

    这个消息真是出人意料。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then, the other night, while drunk, depressed and emotionally lost (for various reasons), she dropped a bombshell on me.
    • But when the gas central heating packed in, insurers dropped a bombshell.
    • Instead, she released an explosive bombshell in the courtroom.
    • Bosses dropped a bombshell on employees just weeks before Christmas, announcing the company would shut because it was trading at a loss.
    • Just days after he announced he'd stay leader for as long as the party wanted him the prime minister dropped a bombshell.
    • The Yorkshire captain has dropped a bombshell by announcing his retirement from first class cricket.
    • Three weeks later, and one week before the union election, the President ‘dropped a bombshell,’ as the Miami New Times put it.
    • The publication in November 2001 triggered the anticipated bombshell.
    • So you can imagine their shock when just minutes after their daughter Harriet was born doctors dropped a bombshell.
    • Then Dave dropped a bombshell - he quit calling and started seeing another girl.
    • The Wanderers boss dropped a bombshell when he sent an email to every club in Britain, making seven of his players available for transfer.
    • These recommendations are not bombshells; they are mostly common sense.
    • But then Sadesky drops his own bombshell: the Russians have designed and built a Doomsday Device as a deterrent.
    • After this week's fuss over news we can expect bigger and more explosive bombshells in future.
    • A month later, bosses dropped a bombshell by announcing that the factory was too old and would have to close, with the loss of 500 jobs.
    • Almost as soon as the train departed, the conductor dropped a bombshell.
    • The Blues boss dropped a bombshell earlier this season when he said he intended to quit when his current contract runs out in the summer of 2006.
    • I move on to the projections that were released as something of a bombshell last week.
    • Last Wednesday the Minister for Social Development and Employment dropped a bombshell on the horizon.
    • Just as the season is about to start they have dropped a bombshell with these guidance notes.
    Synonyms
    blow, upset, disturbance, source of distress, source of amazement, source of consternation
  • 2informal A very attractive woman.

    〈非正式〉美女

    a twenty-year-old blonde bombshell

    芳龄20、金发碧眼的美女。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Of course, when you are a blonde bombshell, there are bound to be white knights coming out of the old-world woodwork.
    • The blonde bombshell stayed in the Burlington Hotel last night before flying back to London today.
    • Suzie, who impersonates the blonde bombshell for a living, dressed up as the screen icon for a day at the races.
    • I awoke to find myself lying next to the blonde bombshell who was sleeping peacefully in my arms.
    • One of them looked up at the approaching sight of the blonde bombshell in a short skirt and black leather jacket wrapped tight around her very arousing figure.
    • At just 19, the actress has filled the shoes of Hollywood legends and reinterpreted the blonde bombshell for a new century.
    • The hockey star seemed a little overprotective of his blonde bombshell, going so far as to give an autograph seeker the evil eye and a few choice words.
    • Rhos of course, wore only black, being the blonde bombshell she was.
    • Blonde bombshell Turner was his third wife for about six months, gorgeous brunette Gardner, his fifth for about a year.
    • The blonde bombshell picked up the wriggling puppy and folded him under her arm.
    • This point was highlighted by contributors to the documentary, who indicated that an articulate and intelligent woman lay underneath the blonde bombshell.
    • While keeping an eye on Marilyn Monroe (whom Sinatra had put up at one of his LA pads), Jacobs is propositioned by the the blonde bombshell.
    • Her treatment of the role was Marilyn Monroe to the core, except Louise has a far better voice than the blonde bombshell.
    • Later on, photographers caught up with her again, and the blonde bombshell loudly declared, ‘I love New York!’
    • It's the blonde bombshell's battle for big bucks.
    • To Walter's surprise he ends up with the stunningly beautiful Nadia, a blonde bombshell who seems personable and level-headed.
    • Though it obviously wasn't Marilyn herself posing for the camera, the king-size bed she chose to lounge on was previously owned by the blonde bombshell.
    • Naomi smiled and the blonde bombshell snootily followed her, without giving a backward glance.
    • She is the object of their often distracted attentions, a blonde bombshell and all-around American girl.
    • Lupin and his boys are saved from capture by a blonde bombshell and an Indian in a wheelchair.
    Synonyms
    beautiful woman, belle, vision, charmer, enchantress, venus, goddess, beauty queen, english rose, picture, seductress
  • 3dated An artillery shell.

    〈旧〉炮弹

    Example sentencesExamples
    • V-Day went past this year leaving a huge hangover of love, friendship, sentiment and a few bullets and bombshells as well, that spilled all over the city screens.
    • So we have bombshells that hit every corner of the airport, and of course they strike a lot of airplanes.
    • To avoid being struck by bombshells and bullets, my entire family descended to the dark bomb shelter below our house and hid.
    Synonyms
    explosive, incendiary device, incendiary, device
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