| 释义 |
whoom, v.|hwʊm|
[Echoic.]
intr. To make a resonant booming or rushing sound. Hence as n.
1936L. Durrell Spirit of Place (1969) 41 Wild pigeon whoomed over. 1942D. M. Crook Spitfire Pilot 90 The deep ‘whoom’ of a bursting bomb could be heard. 1956C. D. Simak Strangers in Universe (1958) 21 He heard another jet whoom upward from the field. 1956B. Holiday Lady sings Blues (1973) xi. 105 There was a whoom and this big tree crashed over with a wham and a bang. |