bomb /ˈbɑm/
炸彈,爆炸,爆炸性事件(v.)轟炸,炸燬
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炸彈
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炸彈
Bomb n.
1. A great noise; a hollow sound. [Obs.]
A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck, would make . . . a great bomb in the chamber beneath. --Bacon.
2. Mil. A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired from mortars. See Shell.
3. A bomb ketch.
Bomb chest Mil., a chest filled with bombs, or only with gunpowder, placed under ground, to cause destruction by its explosion.
Bomb ketch, Bomb vessel Naut., a small ketch or vessel, very strongly built, on which mortars are mounted to be used in naval bombardments; -- called also mortar vessel.
Bomb lance, a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used in whale fishing.
Volcanic bomb, a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape. “I noticed volcanic bombs.”
Bomb, v. t. To bombard. [Obs.]
Bomb, v. i. To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound. [Obs.]
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bomb
n 1: an explosive device fused to denote under specific
conditions
2: strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion [syn:
bomb calorimeter]
3: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the
first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a
dud as far as new business was concerned" [syn: turkey,
dud]
v 1: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed
Dresden" [syn: bombard]
2: fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed
nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" [syn: fail, flunk,
flush it] [ant: pass]