bomb 1 S3 W3 / bɒm $ bɑm / 名词 [可数名词]

1 weapon a weapon made of material that will explode :

The bomb went off at 9.30 in the morning.

Enemy planes dropped over 200 bombs during the raid.

He was killed in a bomb explosion. → smoke bomb , stink bomb

2 bad performance/event American English informal a play, film, event etc that is not successful :

This is just another one of Hollywood’s bland and boring bombs.

3 be the bomb informal to be very good or exciting :

That new P Diddy CD is the bomb.

4 the bomb used to describe nuclear weapons, and especially the hydrogen bomb :

Voices of dissent began to rise against the bomb.

5 cost a bomb British English informal to cost a lot of money

6 make a bomb British English informal to get a lot of money by doing something

COLLOCATIONS

动词

a bomb explodes/goes off Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded. | A 200 pound bomb went off in the car park.

set off a bomb ( also detonate a bomb formal ) (= make a bomb explode ) The area was cleared and the police safely detonated the bomb.

drop a bomb (= from a plane ) Government forces began dropping bombs on rebel positions.

a bomb falls on something A bomb fell on the cathedral during the war.

plant a bomb (= put a bomb somewhere ) It is thought that right-wing extremists planted the bomb.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + bomb

a nuclear/hydrogen bomb The North Koreans were developing a nuclear bomb.

an atom/atomic bomb Oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb.

a neutron bomb (= that kills people but does not damage buildings much )

a car bomb (= that makes a car explode ) The car bomb killed 21 shoppers.

a letter bomb ( also a parcel bomb British English ) (= sent in a letter or parcel ) A second letter bomb was found among the unopened mail.

a time bomb (= that is set to explode at a particular time ) The terrorists’ time bomb was planned to cause the maximum carnage.

a petrol bomb British English (= containing petrol ) A petrol bomb was hurled at police as they chased the car.

a nail bomb (= containing nails )

a cluster bomb (= that sends out smaller bombs when it explodes )

a dirty bomb (= that spreads radioactive material )

a smart bomb (= that is guided to the right place )

a terrorist bomb The aircraft was blown apart by a terrorist bomb.

a suicide bomb (= the person carrying the bomb dies when it explodes ) Each time there is a suicide bomb it is a new blow to peace.

a homemade bomb Officers discovered several homemade bombs in the trunk of his car.

an unexploded bomb The workmen found an unexploded bomb.

bomb + NOUN

a bomb blast/explosion The restaurant was destroyed in a massive bomb blast.

a bomb attack No one has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.

a bomb threat (= when someone leaves a message saying there is a bomb somewhere ) He delayed his flight home because of a bomb threat.

a bomb scare (= when people think there might be a bomb somewhere ) The building was evacuated after a bomb scare.

bomb disposal (= the job of dealing with bombs that have not exploded ) a bomb disposal expert

bomb-making equipment Police found guns and bomb-making equipment in the house.

THESAURUS

bomb a weapon that explodes : The bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem during the city’s morning rush hour. | Fifty-five people were injured in a car bomb attack in Baghdad. | Morrow was convicted in 1998 of sending four letter bombs (= a small bomb hidden in a package and sent to someone in order to hurt or kill them ) to government officials. | People were worried that terrorists would try to detonate a dirty bomb (= a bomb that contains nuclear materials ) in the city centre.

explosives bombs or substances that can cause explosions : They used explosives to blow the door off the front of the building. | The car was packed with 1,000 lbs of high explosives (= powerful explosives ) .

device a bomb – used especially in news reports : Police found the device hidden in a suitcase. | A bomb threat was received and the building was evacuated, but no device was found.

IED a bomb that has been made using whatever materials are available, especially one used to blow up soldiers travelling through a place. IED is short for ‘improvised explosive device’ : Several soldiers were killed when an IED exploded as their convoy drove by.

mine a type of bomb that is hidden just below the ground or under water, and that explodes when it is touched : The fields are still full of landmines . | The ship struck a mine and sank.

grenade ( also hand grenade ) a small bomb that can be thrown by hand or fired from a special gun : He pulled the pin and threw a grenade toward the enemy’s position.