英语

bomb

gb/bˈɑm/ us/bˈɑm/
B1 英语
~ 2400
义项
0 个义项
名词 B1 entity
1

Explosive weapon device

A weapon that explodes and can hurt people or damage buildings.

用法模式: a [type] bomb
常见错误:
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.
近义词
explosive (General term for any substance or device that can explode, not just weapons.)
反义词
firearm (A weapon that shoots projectiles without exploding itself.)
搭配
drop a bomb |plant a bomb |make a bomb |defuse a bomb |bomb blast |bomb threat
主题
military |safety |crime |politics |core_vocabulary
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • 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.
动词 informal B2 action
2

Fail completely

To do something very badly or fail at it.

用法模式: to bomb [a test/performance/interview]
常见错误:
Some learners confuse this with the literal explosive meaning; in informal contexts about performance, it means to fail, not to blow up something.
近义词
flop (More often used for entertainment or business products than personal performance.)
反义词
ace (Informal term for doing extremely well at something, especially a test.)
搭配
bomb an exam |bomb a presentation |bomb on stage
主题
education |entertainment |core_vocabulary
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • 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.
名词 informal B2 property
3

Something excellent

Something very good or cool.

常见错误:
Learners may think 'the bomb' means something dangerous; in slang it means excellent.
近义词
awesome thing (General informal praise, not tied to slang form 'the bomb'.)
反义词
terrible thing (Opposite in quality; something very bad.)
搭配
the bomb
主题
slang |entertainment |daily_life |communication |core_vocabulary
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • This pizza is the bomb.
  • Your new phone is the bomb.
  • That movie was the bomb.
动词 B1 action
4

Attack with explosives

To attack a place by using bombs.

用法模式: to bomb [a place/target]
近义词
shell (Usually refers to artillery fire rather than aerial bombs.)
反义词
protect (To keep safe from attack rather than cause destruction.)
搭配
bomb a city |bomb enemy positions
主题
military |politics |core_vocabulary
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • They will bomb the city tonight.
  • The army bombed the enemy base.
  • Planes bombed the town during the war.
动词 informal B2 action
5

Move quickly by vehicle

To go somewhere very fast in a car or on a bike.

用法模式: to bomb [along/down] [a road/path]
近义词
speed (Neutral term for going fast; 'bomb' is more informal and suggests recklessness.)
反义词
crawl (Move very slowly.)
搭配
bomb along the highway |bomb down the hill
主题
travel |transportation
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • He was bombing down the road fast.
  • We bombed along the street in the car.
  • The boys bombed down the hill on bikes.
语法
词典原形
bomb
IPA
GB/bˈɑm/
US/bˈɑm/
音节与重音
bomb (1 个音节)
Stress on 1st syllable (bomb)
词形变化
Noun
  • Base: bomb
  • Plural: bombs
Verb
  • Base: bomb
  • 3rd Person Singular: bombs
  • Present Participle: bombing
  • Past: bombed
词族
Forms
bombs noun bombing verb B1 bombed verb
Core family
bomber noun B2
Advanced or less common
bombard verb B2 bombardment noun
相关表达

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.

例句
  • 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.

例句
  • 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.

例句
  • 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.

例句
  • Your room looks like a bomb hit it! Clean up now.
  • After the party, the kitchen looked like a bomb had hit it.

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