喜樂美語
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    Today a blockbuster is a book, film, or sometimes a game or show that is hugely successful — huge crowds, huge talk, huge money. It does not have to be “good” in a careful, artistic way; it means big and successful, even if it is silly.

    Today現在，a blockbuster is a book, film, or sometimes a game or showblockbuster指的是書、電影，有時候也指遊戲或節目，that is hugely successful非常成功——huge crowds, huge talk, huge money大批觀眾、話題滿滿、賺很多錢。It does not have to be 'good' in a careful, artistic way它不一定要在精緻、藝術的意義上算『好』；it means big and successful意思是大又成功，even if it is silly就算內容很蠢也算。

    The word started as the name of a very heavy bomb in the Second World War, one that could destroy a whole block of buildings (block + : a is something that busts, or breaks, things). After the war, stretched it to entertainment that “hits” that hard.

    The word started as the name of a very heavy bomb in the Second World War這個字一開始是二戰時一種威力很強的炸彈的名字，one that could destroy a whole block of buildings能摧毀一整排建築（block + buster: a buster is something that busts, or breaks, thingsblock+buster：buster是指能busts、也就是弄破東西的東西）。After the war戰後，reviewers stretched it評論家把這個字延伸用 to entertainment that 'hits' that hard在『打擊力道』一樣強的娛樂作品上。

    You will see it on posters and in newspapers. Informal to ; a little hyped, which is part of how people use it.

    You will see it on posters and in newspapers你會在海報和報紙上看到它。Informal to journalistic用法從口語到新聞體都有；a little hyped帶點誇張，which is part of how people use it這也是大家使用這個字的方式之一。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現， 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成block + buster. Originally aerial bombs able to destroy a whole block of buildings; later stretched to hugely successful films and books.

同家族的字

  • blocka city block of buildings — the original bombs were meant to flatten one
  • bustto break; a buster is something that breaks things
  • blockbustingthe related adjective for the same “wildly successful” idea

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

blockbusternoun/ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tə(ɹ)/

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    A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.

  • 2

    informalSomething, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.

    • He was watching the blockbuster film series Harry Potter.
  • 3

    informalSomething, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale

    • "General William Booth Enters into Heaven" is lusty, a blockbuster conception.
    • The report noted that 'an increasing public appetite for large "blockbuster" musicals is a firmly established feature of London’s West End theatre scene'.
  • 4

    slangAnything very large or powerful; a whopper.

    • “How nice," she responded to his invitation, “but I've got a blockbuster of a headache. I'm paying for last night. Call me tomorrow, will you?"
    • Many—such as plants' relationships with mycorrhizal fungi—have been blockbuster moments in the history of life, with world-changing consequences.
  • 5

    A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.

  • 6

    One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).

    • Whereas White residents fell prey to blockbusters who stoked fears of invading Negroes and plummeting housing values during the 1950s, African Americans confronted more-than-imagined difficulties in neighborhoods after the 1968 riots.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。