Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2266
bomb
炸弹
An explosive device used as a weapon, especially one dropped from an aircraft or set to detonate under specific conditions.
- 1.
An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.
用作或打算用作武器的爆炸装置,尤指从飞机上投下的。
- 2.
an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
在特定条件下引爆的爆炸装置
- 3.
A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.
中心气压在至少24小时内平均每小时下降至少1毫巴的气旋。
- 4.
strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
用于测量燃烧热量的强密封容器
- 5.
A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
设计用于在高压下进行化学反应的重壁容器。
- 6.
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
彻底失败或完全无效的事件
- 7.
A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.
职业摔跤中的一种投掷技,将对手举起后使其背部着地摔在垫上。
失败；惨败；高压反应容器；量热弹；抱摔（摔跤招式）；炸弹气旋；用作或打算用作武器的爆炸装置,尤指从飞机上投下的。
In use
The bomb squad safely detonated the bomb in the abandoned building.
She was terrified when she heard the bomb explode.
The bomb was hidden inside a package.
a/an + bomb
bomb 是可数名词，前面可用不定冠词 a（因 bomb 以辅音开头）。
The terrorists planted a bomb in the building.
恐怖分子在大楼里放置了一枚炸弹。
the + bomb
特指某个具体的炸弹时，使用定冠词 the。
The bomb exploded at midnight.
炸弹在午夜爆炸了。
verb + a/the bomb
常见动词搭配包括 drop、plant、detonate 等。
The plane dropped a bomb on the enemy base.
Connections
Collocations
- atom bomb
- 原子弹
- The country successfully tested an atom bomb.该国成功试爆了一枚原子弹。
- bomb threat
- 炸弹威胁
- The school received a bomb threat and was evacuated.学校接到炸弹威胁，全体人员被疏散。
- bomb blast
- 炸弹爆炸
- Three people were injured in the bomb blast.炸弹爆炸造成三人受伤。
- box office bomb
- 票房惨败
- The movie was a box office bomb, earning little revenue.这部电影票房惨败，收入微薄。
- time bomb
- 定时炸弹
- The police defused a time bomb found in the building.警方拆除了大楼里发现的一枚定时炸弹。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象炸弹爆炸时发出‘嘣’的一声，‘bomb’发音类似‘嘣’，一下就记住是炸弹。
Context & Register
Register: neutral; Contexts: 军事, 新闻, 安全; Note: ‘bomb’作为‘炸弹’时，语域中性，适用于多种正式和非正式场合，比较常见于军事、新闻报道和安全相关语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'bomb' include 'prom', 'Tom', and 'mom'. However, lookalikes like 'comb', 'tomb', and 'womb' do not rhyme because their 'o' is pronounced differently (e.g., /kəʊm/, /tuːm/, /wuːm/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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