bombshell 英 [ˈbɒmʃel]   美 [ˈbɑmʃel]

bombshell

bombshell  英 [ˈbɒmʃel] 美 [ˈbɑmʃel]

n. 炸弹;突发事件;引起震惊的人或事 

名词复数:bombshells 

The Democrats' new strength in Congress means that in the absence of a political bombshell her confirmation should not be in doubt. 国会里民主党新的力量的加入意味着如果没有特别惊爆的政治新闻,她的答复应该不会被质疑。
This 1964 bombshell -- so volatile that it was released on a Saturday to minimize the effect on the stock market -- began a massive change in people's attitudes toward smoking. 这是1964年的爆炸性事件——如此易燃易爆,以致于要在周六发布,尽量减少对股市的影响——人们对吸烟的态度开始大大地改变。

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  • n. 炸弹;突发事件;引起震惊的人或事
  • 1. The Democrats' new strength in Congress means that in the absence of a political bombshell her confirmation should not be in doubt.

    国会里民主党新的力量的加入意味着如果没有特别惊爆的政治新闻,她的答复应该不会被质疑。

  • 2. This 1964 bombshell -- so volatile that it was released on a Saturday to minimize the effect on the stock market -- began a massive change in people's attitudes toward smoking.

    这是1964年的爆炸性事件——如此易燃易爆,以致于要在周六发布,尽量减少对股市的影响——人们对吸烟的态度开始大大地改变。

  • bombshell (n.) also bomb-shell, 1708, from bomb (n.) + shell (n.). The figurative sense of "shattering or devastating thing or event" attested from 1860. In reference to a pretty woman "of startling vitality or physique" [OED], especially a blonde, it is attested by 1942. "Bombshell" as title of a movie starring blond U.S. actress Jean Harlow (1911-1937) is from 1933.
bomb·shell / ˈbɒmʃel ; NAmE ˈbɑːmʃel / noun [usually singular ] ( informal) 1 an event or a piece of news which is unexpected and usually unpleasant 出乎意料的事情,意外消息(常指不幸) The news of his death came as a bombshell. 他去世的消息令人震惊。 She dropped a bombshellat the meeting and announced that she was leaving. 她在会上宣布了令人吃惊的消息,说她将要离开。 2 a blond(e) bombshell a very attractive woman with blonde hair 金发美女 bombshell bombshells bomb·shell / ˈbɒmʃel ; NAmE ˈbɑːmʃel /
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