Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #16586
blockbusters
巨型炸弹
blockbusters is the plural of blockbuster.
a very large bomb used to destroy a wide area, such as a city block
- 1.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
用于摧毁大片区域(如城市街区)的高爆炸弹。
- 2.
a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block)
用于摧毁大片区域(如城市街区)的大型炸弹
- 3.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
大型鞭炮类烟花；即M-80。
- 4.
an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)
非常成功的作品,广受欢迎且销量巨大(尤指电影、戏剧、唱片或小说)
用于摧毁大片区域(如城市街区)的高爆炸弹。；用于摧毁大片区域(如城市街区)的大型炸弹；大型鞭炮类烟花；即M-80。；非常成功的作品,广受欢迎且销量巨大(尤指电影、戏剧、唱片或小说)
In use
During the war, the army used a blockbuster to destroy the entire city block.
The museum displayed an unexploded blockbuster that had been found buried in the fields.
Only a blockbuster could have caused such a huge crater in the ground.
use a blockbuster to do sth
blockbuster 是可数名词，指大型炸弹；动词 use 后接名词作宾语，再接不定式表示目的。
The army used a blockbuster to demolish the whole block.
军方用一枚巨型炸弹拆毁了整个街区。
a blockbuster that + clause
that 从句修饰 blockbuster，说明它的用途或效果。
A blockbuster that falls on a city can cause massive destruction.
一枚落向城市的巨型炸弹能造成大规模破坏。
blockbusters + plural verb
Connections
Collocations
- blockbuster bomb
- 巨型炸弹
- The blockbuster bomb was designed to destroy an entire city block.这种巨型炸弹的设计初衷是摧毁整个城市街区。
- drop blockbusters
- 投下巨型炸弹
- The bombers dropped blockbusters on the munitions factory.轰炸机向军火工厂投下了巨型炸弹。
- blockbuster raid
- 巨型炸弹空袭
- The blockbuster raid left the port in ruins.那次投掷巨型炸弹的空袭使港口夷为废墟。
Idioms & figurative uses
- summer blockbuster
- 夏季大片The studio is releasing its biggest summer blockbuster in July.该工作室将在七月推出其最盛大的夏季大片。
- box-office blockbuster
- 票房大片Nobody expected this indie drama to become a box-office blockbuster.没人预料到这部独立剧情片会成为票房大片。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 block（街区）和 buster（破坏者）拆开记：能炸毁整个街区的巨型炸弹，就是 blockbuster。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：military history、ordnance descriptions 此义项指可摧毁大片区域的巨型炸弹，多用于军事历史或武器技术类说明文本，语气较正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都以 -uster 结尾，发 /ʌstɚ/，与 blockbuster 的 -buster（/ˌbʌstɚ/）押韵；但不与开头的 block- 押韵。注意 bluster 读作 /ˈblʌstɚ/，元音是 /ʌ/ 而非 /ɑ/，且无 /k/ 也无第二个 b，是与 blockbuster 形近而音不同的词。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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