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