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