bomb
/ˈbɑm/KK
變化形
bombs
1.
炸彈
一種會爆炸並造成破壞的武器，通常由飛機投下或以其他方式引爆。
用法：可數名詞。談論武器本身時，常用「一枚炸彈」或「多枚炸彈」的概念。
The station was closed after someone said there was a bomb inside.
有人說裡面有炸彈後，車站就關閉了。
The history teacher showed us a film about a bomb.
歷史老師放了一部關於炸彈的電影給我們看。
2.
徹底失敗的事物；慘敗
指表演、電影、活動或產品等沒有成功，也沒有受到歡迎的事物。
用法：常搭配「是個慘敗」這類句型，也可用「失敗了」描述電影、演出或計畫。
The new restaurant was a bomb because the food took too long to arrive.
那間新餐廳徹底失敗，因為餐點等太久才送來。
The movie had famous actors, but it was a bomb at the box office.
這部電影有知名演員，但在票房上卻很失敗。
3.
極棒的人或事物
在「最棒」這個固定說法中，指非常好、令人印象深刻的人或事物。
用法：通常說「最棒」，前面要用定冠詞；不可隨意改成一般可數名詞用法。
My cousin thinks her new phone is the bomb.
我表姊覺得她的新手機棒極了。
That pineapple cake is the bomb—you have to try it.
那個鳳梨酥超棒，你一定要吃吃看。
常見錯誤
The movie was very bomb.
The movie was a bomb.
The plane bombed bombs on the city.
The plane dropped bombs on the city.
The film was the bomb because nobody liked it.
The film was a bomb because nobody liked it.
There was bomb near the station.
There was a bomb near the station.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「炸彈」既可指真正的武器，也可在非正式語境指電影或表演的慘敗。要靠冠詞判斷意思：通常是「一個慘敗」，而「最棒」則是稱讚。
・動詞「轟炸」後面直接接受攻擊的地點或目標，例如「轟炸那座橋」。