bomb
gb/bˈɑm/ us/bˈɑm/
B1
英語
~ 2400
語義
0件の語義
名詞
B1
entity
1
Explosive weapon device
A weapon that explodes and can hurt people or damage buildings.
用法パターン：
a [type] bomb
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse 'bomb' with 'missile'; a missile is launched and travels to the target, while a bomb is often dropped or placed and then explodes.
類義語
explosive (General term for any substance or device that can explode, not just weapons.)
対義語
firearm (A weapon that shoots projectiles without exploding itself.)
コロケーション
drop a bomb
|plant a bomb
|make a bomb
|defuse a bomb
|bomb blast
|bomb threat
テーマ
military
|safety
|crime
|politics
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The police evacuated the building after finding a bomb.
- A car bomb exploded in the city center last night.
- They used a robot to defuse the bomb before it went off.
- The bomb caused significant damage to nearby homes.
- He was arrested for trying to make a homemade bomb.
学習者向け例文
- The police found a bomb in the bag.
- A bomb exploded in the street.
- They made a bomb to hurt people.
- The bomb was very dangerous.
- The army dropped a bomb on the target.
動詞
informal
B2
action
2
Fail completely
To do something very badly or fail at it.
用法パターン：
to bomb [a test/performance/interview]
よくある間違い：
Some learners confuse this with the literal explosive meaning; in informal contexts about performance, it means to fail, not to blow up something.
類義語
flop (More often used for entertainment or business products than personal performance.)
対義語
ace (Informal term for doing extremely well at something, especially a test.)
コロケーション
bomb an exam
|bomb a presentation
|bomb on stage
テーマ
education
|entertainment
|core_vocabulary
例文
- I totally bombed my driving test last week.
- The comedian bombed on stage and left early.
- She bombed her interview and didn’t get the job.
- Their new play bombed with critics.
- He bombed the math quiz because he didn’t study.
学習者向け例文
- I bombed my English test.
- He bombed his job interview.
- The singer bombed on stage.
- She bombed the quiz and was sad.
- They bombed the show last night.
名詞
informal
B2
property
3
Something excellent
Something very good or cool.
よくある間違い：
Learners may think 'the bomb' means something dangerous; in slang it means excellent.
類義語
awesome thing (General informal praise, not tied to slang form 'the bomb'.)
対義語
terrible thing (Opposite in quality; something very bad.)
コロケーション
the bomb
テーマ
slang
|entertainment
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例文
- That new burger place is the bomb!
- Her homemade brownies are the bomb.
- This song is the bomb — I can’t stop listening to it.
学習者向け例文
- This pizza is the bomb.
- Your new phone is the bomb.
- That movie was the bomb.
動詞
B1
action
4
Attack with explosives
To attack a place by using bombs.
用法パターン：
to bomb [a place/target]
類義語
shell (Usually refers to artillery fire rather than aerial bombs.)
対義語
protect (To keep safe from attack rather than cause destruction.)
コロケーション
bomb a city
|bomb enemy positions
テーマ
military
|politics
|core_vocabulary
例文
- The air force bombed the enemy base at dawn.
- They threatened to bomb the capital if demands weren’t met.
- During the war, many towns were heavily bombed.
学習者向け例文
- They will bomb the city tonight.
- The army bombed the enemy base.
- Planes bombed the town during the war.
動詞
informal
B2
action
5
Move quickly by vehicle
To go somewhere very fast in a car or on a bike.
用法パターン：
to bomb [along/down] [a road/path]
類義語
speed (Neutral term for going fast; 'bomb' is more informal and suggests recklessness.)
対義語
crawl (Move very slowly.)
コロケーション
bomb along the highway
|bomb down the hill
テーマ
travel
|transportation
例文
- He was bombing down the motorway when the police stopped him.
- We bombed along the coastal road with the music blasting.
- The kids were bombing down the hill on their bikes.
学習者向け例文
- He was bombing down the road fast.
- We bombed along the street in the car.
- The boys bombed down the hill on bikes.
文法
辞書形
bomb
IPA
GB/bˈɑm/
US/bˈɑm/
音節・強勢
bomb （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (bomb)
活用形
Noun
- Base: bomb
- Plural: bombs
Verb
- Base: bomb
- 3rd Person Singular: bombs
- Present Participle: bombing
- Past: bombed
関連語
表現
bomb out
1/bˈɑm ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
informal
Fail or be forced out due to failure
To fail at something or have to leave because you failed.
例文
- He bombed out of college after two semesters.
- Their team bombed out in the first round of the tournament.
drop a bombshell
1/dɹˈɑp ə bˈɑmʃˌɛl/
idiom
informal
Announce shocking news suddenly
To say something that surprises people a lot.
例文
- She dropped a bombshell when she announced she was quitting her job.
- The prime minister dropped a political bombshell during the debate.
go like a bomb
1/ɡˈoʊ lˈaɪk ə bˈɑm/
idiom
informal
Be very successful or fast-moving
To be very successful or work very well; sometimes also to move very fast.
例文
- Her new bakery is going like a bomb since it opened.
- The old car still goes like a bomb on the highway.
look like a bomb hit it
1/lˈʊk lˈaɪk ə bˈɑm hˈɪt ˈɪt/
idiom
informal
Be very messy or disorderly
To be very messy, as if something bad happened there.
例文
- Your room looks like a bomb hit it! Clean up now.
- After the party, the kitchen looked like a bomb had hit it.