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
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- n. 炸弹;突发事件;引起震惊的人或事
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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。
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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.
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