Word · Frequency #12022
bombardment
炮击；轰炸
a continuous attack with bombs or shells
- 1.
The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.
轰炸的行为,尤其是城镇或城市
- 2.
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
快速而连续的语言交流(口头或书面)
- 3.
Heavy artillery fire.
重炮火
- 4.
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
重炮火力覆盖一个区域而非击中特定目标
- 5.
The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance.
高能粒子流密集地射向某物质的现象
- 6.
the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays)
使物体或物质受到高能粒子(如电子或阿尔法射线)冲击的行为(或实例)
- 7.
An onslaught of criticism etc.
批评等的猛烈攻击
一连串的质问或批评；轰击；轰炸的行为,尤其是城镇或城市；快速而连续的语言交流(口头或书面)；重炮火
In use
The city suffered a heavy bombardment during the war.
After the speech, the politician faced a bombardment of questions from reporters.
The sudden bombardment of criticism left the artist feeling overwhelmed.
a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake
a bombardment of + noun
可用于物理攻击或一连串的问题、批评等。
The city endured a bombardment of artillery fire.
这座城市遭受了炮火的轰击。
under bombardment
表示持续被攻击的状态。
The coastal village was under constant bombardment.
这个沿海村庄不断遭受轰炸。
Connections
Collocations
- heavy bombardment
- 猛烈轰炸；密集炮击
- The city was under heavy bombardment all night.这座城市整夜遭受猛烈轰炸。
- aerial bombardment
- 空中轰炸
- Aerial bombardment destroyed many civilian homes.空中轰炸摧毁了许多平民住宅。
- bombardment of questions
- 连珠炮似的提问；一连串的质问
- The minister faced a bombardment of questions from reporters.部长遭到了记者连珠炮似的提问。
- under bombardment
- 遭到炮击；受到猛攻
- The coastal town came under bombardment from the sea.这座沿海城镇遭到了来自海上的炮击。
- continuous bombardment
- 连续轰击；持续轰炸
- Continuous bombardment left the city in ruins.持续轰炸使这座城市成为废墟。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住词里的bomb（炸弹）：无数炸弹连续砸下来，轰隆隆不断，这就是bombardment（炮击、轰击）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、演讲或辩论、书面叙述 该义项（指一连串言语的快速连续涌现）在语体上介于正式与中性之间：多用于新闻报道、演讲或书面叙述，日常口语中不算特别常见；具体正式度需视搭配和语境而定。
Grammar Note
常与of连用，如a bombardment of questions
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中，bombard、hard、yard、card 的重读音节都发 /ɑrd/，和 bombardment 中 -bard- 的读音一致；bomb 的 -mb 不发音，读 /bɑm/；department 的 -part- 拼写像 -bard-，但读 /pɑrt/，注意与 /pɑrd/ 区分。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.