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A piece of news that is so shocking or surprising that it hits people like an explosion - 'she dropped a bombshell' means she announced something everyone found shocking, like a big secret or unexpected decision. Less commonly today, it can also describe a very physically attractive woman, 'a blonde bombshell,' though this older use can sound a bit dated and is now used more carefully.
震撼彈、驚人消息;(較舊用法)性感女子
原始詞典資料3 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。
bombshellnoun/ˈbɑmʃɛl/
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historicalAny grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
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Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
- "This—this is a bombshell!" exclaimed the Colonel. "What does it mean?" "Politics," replied Carrados tersely.
- Singer and Jeffreys had focused their attention on cancer risk, but the bombshell of the report was the danger to children.
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Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.
- Diana Dors, the 1950s blonde bombshell
- The singer once identified by her shock of green hair has gone blonde and full bombshell, swapping her trademark sweats for a style more domme than deb: pink Gucci corset and skirt over Agent Provocateur skivvies, accessorized with latex gloves and leggings.
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。