bombshell /ˈbɑːmˌʃɛl/ noun plural bombshells
plural bombshells
Learner's definition of BOMBSHELL
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: something that is very surprising or shocking出人意料的事；引起轰动的事；让人震惊的事 —
usually singular通常用单数 -
The book was a political bombshell.这本书引起政治上的轰动。
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The news of his departure was a bombshell.他离开的消息出人意料。
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She dropped a bombshell [=she surprised everyone] when she said she wouldn't run for reelection.她公布了一则令人震惊的消息，说她不会参加连任竞选。
2
informal : a very attractive woman有魅力的女人—
usually used in the phrase blond/blonde bombshell to refer to an attractive woman with blonde hair通常用于短语blond/blonde bombshell，指金发美女