bombshell
英 [ˈbɒm.ʃel]
美 [ˈbɑːm.ʃel]
将“bombshell”分解为两部分来记忆:首先,“bomb”联想到爆炸性事件,暗示消息或情况具有震撼性;其次,“shell”可以想象成消息的“外壳”,外壳之下隐藏着重大的新闻或秘密。结合起来,记住“bombshell”意味着一个带来巨大震撼或惊喜的消息。
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bombshell 意外事件,性感美女bomb, 炸弹。shell, 弹壳。
- bombshell (n.)
- 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 (especially a blonde) it is attested from 1942 ("Bombshell" as title of a movie starring blond U.S. actress Jean Harlow (1911-1937) is from 1933).
- 1. The police told me. It was a bombshell. I had no idea.
- 是警察告诉我的。我很震惊,完全没想到。
- 2. His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell.
- 他任职13年后提出辞职,这在政治上轰动一时。
- 3. He dropped the bombshell. He told me he was dying.
- 他的话犹如一枚重磅炸弹。他告诉我他要死了。
- 4. The news of his death came as a bombshell.
- 他去世的消息令人震惊。
- 5. Then she dropped her bombshell. " I'm pregnant.
- ”然后她说出了令人震惊的事, “ 我怀孕了. ”