Слово англійською: bomb
Іменник
Переклад bomb українською: бо́мба, авіабо́мба, піротехні́чна гру́па, секс-бо́мба
Детальний опис
- [countable] a weapon designed to explode at a particular time or when it is dropped or thrown
- a bomb goes off/explodes
- Hundreds of bombs were dropped on the city.
- to plant/detonate a bomb
- a suicide bomb
- a roadside bomb (= one that is designed to blow up vehicles)
- a bomb attack/blast
- extensive bomb damage
see also atomic bomb, cherry bomb, dirty bomb, pipe bomb
the bomb
[singular] nuclear weapons (atomic or hydrogen bombs)- countries that have the bomb
a bomb
[singular] (British English, informal) a lot of money- That dress must have cost a bomb!
- Some company directors make an absolute bomb.
a bomb
[singular] (North American English, informal) a complete failure- The musical was a complete bomb on Broadway.
- [countable] (North American English) (in American football) a long forward throw of the ball
- [countable] (North American English) a container in which a liquid such as paint or insect poison is kept under pressure and released as a spray or as foam
- a bug bomb (= used for killing insects)
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Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus ‘booming, humming’, from Greek bombos, of imitative origin.
see also F-bombIdioms - (North American English) to be very good; to be the best
- Check out the new website. It's the bomb!
go down a bomb | go (like) a bomb
- (British English) to be very successful
- Our performance went down a bomb.
- The party was really going (like) a bomb.
- Her new novel is going like a bomb (= selling well).
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- (British English) (of a vehicle) to go very fast