单词
bombshell
英 ['b?m?el]
美['bɑm??l]
基本信息
- n. 炸弹；突发事件；引起震惊的人或事
TEM8低频词畅通词汇
词态变化
复数:?bombshells;
中文词源
bombshell 意外事件，性感美女
bomb, 炸弹。shell, 弹壳。
英文词源
- bombshell (n.)
- 1708, from bomb (n.) + shell (n.). The figurative sense of "shattering or devastating thing or event" attested from 1860. In reference to a pretty woman (especially a blonde) it is attested from 1942 ("Bombshell" as title of a movie starring blond U.S. actress Jean Harlow (1911-1937) is from 1933).
双语例句
- 1. The police told me. It was a bombshell. I had no idea.
- 是警察告诉我的。我很震惊，完全没想到。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell.
- 他任职13年后提出辞职，这在政治上轰动一时。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He dropped the bombshell. He told me he was dying.
- 他的话犹如一枚重磅炸弹。他告诉我他要死了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The news of his death came as a bombshell.
- 他去世的消息令人震惊。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Then she dropped her bombshell. " I'm pregnant.
- ”然后她说出了令人震惊的事, “ 我怀孕了. ”
来自《简明英汉词典》
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