bomb
gb/bˈɑm/ us/bˈɑm/
B1
영어
~ 2400
의미
의미 0개
명사
B1
entity
1
Explosive weapon device
A weapon that explodes and can hurt people or damage buildings.
사용 패턴：
a [type] bomb
자주 하는 실수：
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.
유의어
explosive (General term for any substance or device that can explode, not just weapons.)
반의어
firearm (A weapon that shoots projectiles without exploding itself.)
연어
drop a bomb
|plant a bomb
|make a bomb
|defuse a bomb
|bomb blast
|bomb threat
주제
military
|safety
|crime
|politics
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
동사
informal
B2
action
2
Fail completely
To do something very badly or fail at it.
사용 패턴：
to bomb [a test/performance/interview]
자주 하는 실수：
Some learners confuse this with the literal explosive meaning; in informal contexts about performance, it means to fail, not to blow up something.
유의어
flop (More often used for entertainment or business products than personal performance.)
반의어
ace (Informal term for doing extremely well at something, especially a test.)
연어
bomb an exam
|bomb a presentation
|bomb on stage
주제
education
|entertainment
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- 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.
명사
informal
B2
property
3
Something excellent
Something very good or cool.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may think 'the bomb' means something dangerous; in slang it means excellent.
유의어
awesome thing (General informal praise, not tied to slang form 'the bomb'.)
반의어
terrible thing (Opposite in quality; something very bad.)
연어
the bomb
주제
slang
|entertainment
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- This pizza is the bomb.
- Your new phone is the bomb.
- That movie was the bomb.
동사
B1
action
4
Attack with explosives
To attack a place by using bombs.
사용 패턴：
to bomb [a place/target]
유의어
shell (Usually refers to artillery fire rather than aerial bombs.)
반의어
protect (To keep safe from attack rather than cause destruction.)
연어
bomb a city
|bomb enemy positions
주제
military
|politics
|core_vocabulary
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- They will bomb the city tonight.
- The army bombed the enemy base.
- Planes bombed the town during the war.
동사
informal
B2
action
5
Move quickly by vehicle
To go somewhere very fast in a car or on a bike.
사용 패턴：
to bomb [along/down] [a road/path]
유의어
speed (Neutral term for going fast; 'bomb' is more informal and suggests recklessness.)
반의어
crawl (Move very slowly.)
연어
bomb along the highway
|bomb down the hill
주제
travel
|transportation
예문
- 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.
학습자용 예문
- He was bombing down the road fast.
- We bombed along the street in the car.
- The boys bombed down the hill on bikes.
문법
기본형
bomb
IPA
GB/bˈɑm/
US/bˈɑm/
음절 및 강세
bomb （1음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (bomb)
활용형
Noun
- Base: bomb
- Plural: bombs
Verb
- Base: bomb
- 3rd Person Singular: bombs
- Present Participle: bombing
- Past: bombed
관련 단어
표현
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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- 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.
예문
- Your room looks like a bomb hit it! Clean up now.
- After the party, the kitchen looked like a bomb had hit it.