smash hit

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Noun

smash hit - an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)megahit, blockbusterhit, smasher, smash, bang, strike - a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

smash hit

nounInformal. A dazzling, often sudden instance of success:hit, sleeper.Informal: smash, ten-strike, wow.Slang: boff, boffo, boffola.

Translations

十分受欢迎的歌、演出等

smash

(smӕʃ) verb1. (sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined. The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car. 打碎，毁坏 2. to strike with great force; to crash. The car smashed into a lamp-post.撞击 noun1. (the sound of) a breakage; a crash. A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.撞击声2. a strong blow. He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.猛击3. in tennis etc, a hard downward shot. 叩球，杀球 ˈsmashing adjective marvellous; splendid. What a smashing idea!; a smashing new bike.出色的smash hit a song, show etc that is a great success. This play was a smash hit in New York. 十分受欢迎的（歌，演出等）

smash hit

A huge, widespread success. Usually said of entertainment media, such as books, films, plays, songs, etc. After the smash hit of her first novel, Mary was under a lot of pressure for her second effort to be just as successful. The band had been slowly gaining popularity over the years, but it wasn't until they're smash hit in 1987 that they hit the mainstream.See also: hit, smash

smash hit

a play, movie, musical, etc., that is a big success. Her first book was a smash hit. The second was a disaster. A smash hit doesn't always make people rich.See also: hit, smash

smash hit

An outstanding success, as in She was a smash hit in the role of the governess, or His first book was a smash hit but this one isn't doing well. [c. 1920] See also: hit, smash

a ˌsmash ˈhit

(informal) (of a record, play or film/movie) very popular and a great success: Still at number one, it’s The Rubber Band, with their smash hit, ‘Love me’. ♢ The actress Donna May has been in 15 Broadway smash hits.See also: hit, smash

smash hit

noun

Synonyms for smash hit

noun a dazzling, often sudden instance of success

Synonyms

hit
sleeper
smash
ten-strike
wow
boff
boffo
boffola

Synonyms for smash hit

noun an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)

Synonyms

megahit
blockbuster

Related Words

hit
smasher
smash
bang
strike
figure of speech
trope
image
figure