单词 | bombardment |
释义 | bombardment (once / 1388 pages) n When a lot of bombs fall on a city or area, it is a bombardment. But a bombardment can also mean a pummeling with lots of other things: questions, spit balls, or e-mails. During the early stages of a war, the capital city of the country under attack may suffer a severe bombardment meant to bring on a quick surrender. If there are many casualties or the citizens of the country are treated brutally by the occupying force, military officials may find themselves under a bombardment of questions and accusations about how the war was handled. WORD FAMILYbombardment: bombardments, counterbombardment+/bombard: bombarded, bombarding, bombardment, bombards/counterbombardment: counterbombardments USAGE EXAMPLESBombardments ceased before that time - although some clashes continued - but began again late on Sunday. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) My husband was subjected to a constant bombardment of persuasion. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) In the middle of preparing for the biggest exam of his career, he launched a methodical bombardment on the world of authors. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) 1n an attack by dropping bombs Syn|Hypo|Hyper bombing bombing run that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs area bombing, carpet bombing, saturation bombingan extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target dive-bombinga bombing run in which the bomber releases the bomb while flying straight toward the target loft bombing, toss bombinga bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb attack, onrush, onset, onslaught (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) 2n the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target Syn|Hyper barrage, barrage fire, battery, shelling fire, firing the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy 3n the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays) Hyper radiation the act of spreading outward from a central source 4n the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake Syn|Hyper barrage, onslaught, outpouring language, linguistic communication a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
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