词组 | bomb |
释义 | bomb /bɒm $ bɑːm/ noun a weapon that explodes and causes a lot of damageadjectives/nouns + bomba huge/massive bomb The building was destroyed by a massive bomb.a terrorist bomb The aircraft was blown apart by a terrorist bomb.an unexploded bomb The workmen found an unexploded bomb.a homemade bomb Officers discovered several homemade bombs in the trunk of his car.a car bomb The car bomb killed 21 shoppers.a roadside bomb (=left next to a road) The vehicle was totally destroyed by a roadside bomb.a nuclear/hydrogen/atomic/atom bomb The US dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities.a time bomb (=that is set to explode at a particular time) The time bomb was planned to cause the maximum carnage.a letter bomb A letter bomb was found among the unopened mail.a nail/petrol bomb (=containing nails or petrol) A petrol bomb was thrown at police as they chased the car.a suicide bomb (=carried by someone who will be killed when it explodes) He was killed by a suicide bomb in Afghanistan.a dirty bomb (=that contains some radioactive material which spreads through the air) There are fears that a terrorist group might try to use a dirty bomb in the centre of the city.a smart bomb (=that is guided to exactly the right place using advanced technology)a cluster bomb (=that sends out smaller bombs when it explodes)a neutron bomb (=that kills people but does not damage buildings much)bomb + verbsa bomb explodes/goes off A 200-pound bomb went off in the car park.a bomb blows sth up (=destroys it completely) A bomb blew up flight 103, killing 270 people.a bomb falls on sth A bomb fell on the cathedral during the war.a bomb rips through a place (=causes a lot of damage there) A car bomb ripped through the centre of the city.verbs + bombset off/let off a bomb also detonate a bomb formal (=make it explode) The area was cleared and the army detonated the bomb.drop a bomb (=from a plane) Enemy planes dropped over 200 bombs during the raid.plant a bomb (=put one somewhere) It is thought that right-wing extremists planted the bomb.make/build a bomb He had enough explosives to make about 80 bombs.defuse a bomb (=make it safe so that it does not explode) Police closed off the area while they defused the bomb.bomb + nounsa bomb blast/explosion The restaurant was destroyed in a massive bomb blast. | Two soldiers were killed in a bomb explosion.a bomb attack No one has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.bomb damage The building suffered extensive bomb damage during the war.a bomb scare (=when people think there might be a bomb somewhere) There was a bomb scare and we all had to leave the building.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 hoax (=when someone falsely says there is bomb somewhere) She was jailed for using a bomb hoax to empty a rival restaurant.a bomb site (=a place destroyed by a bomb) They’ve pulled down so many buildings around here it looks like a bomb site.bomb disposal (=the job of dealing with bombs that have not exploded) He is a bomb disposal expert in the army.bomb-making equipment Police found guns and bomb-making equipment in the house.THESAURUS: bomb 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 the grenade toward the enemy’s position. |
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