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bombshell

/bom-shel/US // ˈbɒmˌʃɛl //UK // (ˈbɒmˌʃɛl) //

炸弹,炮弹,炸弹效应,重磅炸弹

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a bomb.
    • : something or someone having a sudden and sensational effect: The news of his resignation was a bombshell.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inshock
as insurprise
as inblow
as inbomb

Examples

  • Ripple, one of the most important companies in the cryptocurrency industry, said Monday evening that the Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to file a bombshell lawsuit against the company over the alleged sale of unlicensed securities.

  • That fall, Mehta delivered a bombshell with anonymous Jets players ripping quarterback Tim Tebow.

  • Ruby is the chocolate world’s newest bombshell, eliciting strong reactions, defying conventions and capturing everyone’s attention.

  • That could create a bombshell of sorts, depending on how the topic comes up.

  • Elsewhere, the banking sector is under fire for bombshell revelations disclosed over the weekend in the “FinCEN files.”

  • Another bombshell: There is no statute of limitations on rape in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

  • Now that Lohan is no longer an A-list celebrity, he washed his hands clean of the redheaded bombshell.

  • And instead of choosing to drop the Thor bombshell at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, Marvel revealed the change on The View.

  • In addition, the blond bombshell-ish McCarthy never connected with the largely female audience to which The View is pitched.

  • A monumental political bombshell, his obscene downfall was a cinematic gimme, sure to set screenwriter hearts aflutter.

  • Had a bombshell fallen into the midst of the ladies of the harem, they could not have been more surprised.

  • It was not that, however, which brought their hilarity to an end, abrupt as though a bombshell had burst in their midst.

  • If a bombshell had exploded under his feet our middy could hardly have been taken more by surprise.

  • He describes this vigorous polemical treatise as "flung like a bombshell among my opponents."

  • Had a bombshell been exploded among the fossilized professors it had been less disturbing.