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单词 bombshell
释义
bombshell
(bɒmʃel )
Word forms: bombshells
1. countable noun
A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell.
The police told me. It was a bombshell. I had no idea.
drop a bombshell phrase
If someone drops a bombshell, they give you a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
He dropped the bombshell. He told me he was dying.
2.  See also blonde bombshell
Idioms:
drop a bombshell
to suddenly tell someone a piece of bad news which they were not expecting
My ex-wife is on the phone and she drops a bombshell. Sue, our beloved daughter, is leaving the country to live in Australia.
Translations:
Chinese: 爆炸性消息
Japanese: 寝耳に水の知らせ
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