bomb1/bɑm; bɒm/n [C] 1 a weapon made of material that will explode 炸弹: a bomb goes off/explodes The bomb went off in a crowded street. 炸弹在一条拥挤的街道上爆炸。plant/drop a bomb Bombs were dropped on the city. 炸弹投到这座城市。protests against the bomb (=nuclear bombs) 反对核弹的抗议2 a bombinformal a lot of money【非正式】很多钱: It costs a bomb to have leather dry-cleaned. 干洗皮革要花很多钱。TIME BOMB
bomb2v 1 [T] to attack a place with bombs 轰炸﹐向…投炸弹: Terrorists bombed the railway station. 恐怖分子用炸弹袭击火车站。 2 [I] informal to be unsuccessful【非正式】不成功: Her latest movie bombed. 她最近一部电影不卖座。 3 [I always + adv/prep]BrE informal to move very quickly【英,非正式】疾行﹐快速移动