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be a bombshell
用作表语，表示某消息或事件令人震惊。
The news was a bombshell.
这个消息是个晴天霹雳。
爆炸性消息；晴天霹雳
bombshells — plural of bombshell
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
爆炸性消息；晴天霹雳
a shocking surprise
The news was a bombshell.
这个消息是个晴天霹雳。
令人震惊或轰动的事物。
Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
非常迷人的人；性感偶像。
Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.
The company dropped a bombshell when it announced the CEO was resigning.
公司宣布首席执行官辞职时，扔出了一枚重磅炸弹。
The news of their engagement came as a bombshell to the entire family.
他们订婚的消息对整个家庭来说如同晴天霹雳。
The final episode of the series was a real bombshell for viewers.
这部系列剧的最后一集对观众来说是个真正的重磅炸弹。
用作表语，表示某消息或事件令人震惊。
The news was a bombshell.
这个消息是个晴天霹雳。
that 从句说明爆炸性消息的具体内容。
The bombshell that he was leaving spread quickly.
他即将离职这一爆炸性消息迅速传开。
to 后接受到冲击的人或群体。
Her decision was a bombshell to the team.
她的决定对团队来说是一个晴天霹雳。
Not this
She told a bombshell.
Use this
She dropped a bombshell.
bombshell 的固定搭配是 drop a bombshell（透露惊人消息），而不是 tell a bombshell。受中文“告诉”影响，学习者容易误用 tell，但英语中必须用 drop。
Not this
It was a bombshell news.
Use this
It was a bombshell.
news 是不可数名词，不能与 a 直接连用，所以 a bombshell news 是错的；而 bombshell 本身是可数名词，意为“爆炸性消息”，因此应去掉 news，直接用 a bombshell。
Not this
She is bombshell.
Use this
She is a bombshell.
bombshell 在表示“魅力非凡的人”时是可数名词，单数形式前必须加冠词 a；中文没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
抛出爆炸性消息；突然宣布令人震惊的事
She dropped a bombshell when she said she was leaving the company.
她说要离开公司时，等于抛出了一枚重磅炸弹。
爆炸性公告；惊人声明
The court's bombshell announcement stunned everyone in the room.
法院的爆炸性公告让在座所有人目瞪口呆。
政坛炸弹；政治爆炸性新闻
The mayor's resignation was a political bombshell in the local election.
市长辞职是地方选举中的一枚政治炸弹。
金发尤物；迷人的金发美女
Marilyn Monroe was the classic blonde bombshell of the 1950s.
玛丽莲·梦露是20世纪50年代典型的金发尤物。
抛出惊人消息，宣布令人震惊的事
The CEO dropped a bombshell at the meeting by announcing the company was closing.
首席执行官在会议上抛出惊人消息，宣布公司即将倒闭。
金发性感美女（金发尤物）
She was a classic blonde bombshell in the 1950s films.
她是20世纪50年代电影中典型的金发性感美女。
Use bombshells naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 bombshell 拆成 bomb（炸弹）+ shell（壳）：炸弹壳一炸开，就是‘爆炸性消息’。想象一则新闻像炸弹一样炸响，令人震惊。
语域：informal 常见场景：新闻报道、日常口语、标题 表示“惊人的消息”时多用于新闻报道和日常口语，语气偏非正式；正式写作中较少单独使用。
Genuine sound matches for the ending: shell, seashell, and eggshell all end in /ʃel/, the same final sound as bombshell (/ˈbɒmʃel/). Spelling/sound traps: bomb, the first spelling chunk, keeps its silent b (/bɒm/), and bell looks like shell but starts with /b/, so it is pronounced /bel/, not /ʃel/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.