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launch a broadside at/against sb/sth
broadside 常用作比喻，指言辞上的猛烈攻击，与船无关。
The critics launched a broadside against the government's new law.
批评人士对政府的新法律发起了猛烈抨击。
船舷；舷侧
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
船舷；舷侧
One side of a ship above the waterline.
The critics launched a broadside against the government's new law.
批评人士对政府的新法律发起了猛烈抨击。
水线以上的船体一侧
One side of a ship above the waterline.
供广泛分发的广告(通常印在单页或传单上)
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
军舰一舷的全部火炮
All the guns on one side of a warship.
猛烈抨击的讲话
a speech of violent denunciation
A long scratch ran along the broadside of the sailboat, just above the waterline.
一条长长的划痕沿着帆船的舷侧延伸，正好在水线以上。
The workers are repainting the broadside, so we can see the rusty old paint underneath.
工人们正在重新粉刷船侧，所以我们能看到下面锈迹斑斑的旧漆。
Both broadsides of the ship were damaged when it hit the dock.
船撞上码头时，船身两侧都受损了。
broadside 常用作比喻，指言辞上的猛烈攻击，与船无关。
The critics launched a broadside against the government's new law.
批评人士对政府的新法律发起了猛烈抨击。
这个结构用 broadside 表示“猛烈的集中批评”，比喻如炮火齐射。
The prime minister faced a broadside of criticism from the press.
首相遭到新闻界的一连串猛烈批评。
此义指船身水线以上的侧面；也可引申为“一侧炮火齐射”。
The ship was hit on the starboard broadside.
那艘船在右舷处被击中。
Not this
The river is broadside.
Use this
The river is broad.
broadside 是名词，意为『船舷』或『猛烈抨击』，不是形容词；表示『宽的』应用形容词 broad。此句需要形容词作表语，所以用 broad。
Not this
The critic launched a broadside to the government's policy.
Use this
The critic launched a broadside against the government's policy.
broadside 表示『抨击』时，固定搭配介词用 at 或 against，不用 to。中文『对……的抨击』直译成 to 是典型的中式错误，改用 against 才能准确表达攻击对象。
Not this
I read the morning broadside at breakfast.
Use this
I read the morning broadsheet at breakfast.
broadside 指单面印刷的广告或歌谣传单，而 broadsheet 指大版面报纸。把报纸称为 broadside 是词义混淆，应使用 broadsheet。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对……发起猛烈抨击
The senator launched a broadside against the tax reform.
参议员对税制改革发起了猛烈抨击。
（战舰）侧舷齐射
The warship fired a broadside at the enemy.
战舰向敌人进行侧舷齐射。
船的舷侧
The lifeboat pulled up alongside the broadside of the ship.
救生艇靠上了船的舷侧。
散发传单
They distributed broadsides advertising the concert.
他们散发宣传音乐会的传单。
对（某人/某事物）发起猛烈抨击
The minister launched a broadside against the new policy.
部长对新政策发起猛烈抨击。
遭到（某人/某事物）的猛烈抨击
The company took a broadside from online critics after the update.
这次更新后，公司遭到了网上批评者的猛烈抨击。
Use broadside naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“宽边”：战舰宽宽的侧边炮火齐射，既指侧舷，也指猛烈抨击。
语域：formal 常见场景：political commentary、public speeches、editorial writing 表示“猛烈抨击”这一义项时，broadside 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在新闻评论、政治辩论等公开批评场合；日常口语中较少用它，而更常说 strong criticism。
这些词都以 -side 结尾，与 broadside 的最后一个音节 /saɪd/ 押韵。注意形似音不同的词：reside /rɪˈzaɪd/ 和 preside /prɪˈzaɪd/ 读作 /zaɪd/，不是 /saɪd/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.