n (1) 炸弹(hollow metal container filled with explosive material or gas made to explode)[C]：drop a～on a city/a factory 向一城市/工厂投炸弹;place/plant a～in somewhere在某处放置炸弹; The～s destroyed the city. 炸弹摧毁了这个城市。gas/germ/flare/smoke/hydrogen/atom(ic)～s毒气/细菌/照明/烟幕/氢/原子弹;time～s定时炸弹;letter-/parcel/car～s 信件/包裹/汽车炸弹;a～shelter 防空洞;

(2) 原子(氢)弹(或其制造和使用能力) (atomic or hydrogen bomb， or the means of making and using it， seen from a political point of view)[C， the～]：Has that country got the～now?那个国家现在拥有原子弹吗? Ban the～! 禁止使用原子弹!

spend/cost/make a bomb 花/花费/赚许多钱：They make an absolute～.他们绝对是赚大钱。The coat really cost him a～.这件上衣可花了他不少钱。

(go like) a bomb 1) 开得很快：His new car goes like a～.他的新车跑得很快。2) 很成功：The party/His book went like a～. 聚会/他的书大获成功。

vt 轰炸，投弹(attack with bombs， esp from the air)[T+n]：～a city/an airport轰炸一城市/机场;～a police station炸一个警察局;

bomb out (v adv) 1) 炸毁 (vt)：～out a factory 炸毁一工厂;2) 炸毁房子使无家可归(vt)：The people were～ed out by the enemies.这些人被敌人炸得无家可归。

→bom′bard vt (炸弹，炮弹)轰炸;质问;bom′bardment n 轰炸;͵bombar′dier n 炮兵下士; 轰炸机投弹手;′bomber n 轰炸机;投炸弹(安放定时炸弹)的人;′bomb-bay n 飞机上的炸弹仓;′bomb-͵disposal n 未爆炸弹的处理;′bombproof adj 避弹的;′bombshell n 令人震惊的意外事件;′bomb-sight n (飞机)投弹瞄准器;′bomb-site n 轰炸的废墟