bombshell

英 [ˈbɒmʃel]

美 [ˈbɑːmʃel]

n.  出乎意料的事情，意外消息(常指不幸); 金发美女

复数：bombshells　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.19695 / COCA.16402

牛津词典

noun

• 出乎意料的事情，意外消息（常指不幸）
  an event or a piece of news which is unexpected and usually unpleasant
  1. The news of his death came as a bombshell.
     他去世的消息令人震惊。
  2. She dropped a bombshell at the meeting and announced that she was leaving.
     她在会上宣布了令人吃惊的消息，说她将要离开。
• 金发美女
  a very attractive woman with blonde hair

柯林斯词典

• See also:His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell...The police told me. It was a bombshell. I had no idea.blonde bombshell

英英释义

noun

• an explosive bomb or artillery shell
• a shocking surprise
  1. news of the attack came like a bombshell
  Synonym:thunderboltthunderclap
• an entertainer who has a sensational effect
  1. she was a blonde bombshell

双语例句

• Grandfather dropped a bombshell last night when he told the family he is marrying a woman 40 years younger than he.
  祖父昨晚上对家里的人说，他要和一个比他年轻四十岁的女子结婚，这可真叫大家吃了一惊。
• The moment I uttered the words, I felt as if a bombshell had fallen on him.
  就在我说话的那一刻，我觉得那像一颗***落在他的身上。
• The book had come as a bombshell to many learned people in Britain.
  这本书大大地震动了英国的许多学者。
• Then suddenly, in December, the central government dropped a bombshell: tough new nationwide restrictions.
  中央政府去年12月突然丢下一枚重磅***：对电动自行车采取了新的全国性严厉限制措施。
• Anna suddenly dropped the bombshell that she was resigning.
  安娜突然令人吃惊地宣布她要辞职。
• The news of the defeat was a bombshell to us.
  失败的消息对我们来说真是个晴天霹雳。
• This bombshell was unexpected, and makes it highly unlikely that she will ever be president.
  这是个出乎众人意料的爆炸性消息，让人觉得她很有可能永远成不了总统。
• It's also ageing, leaving her looking more like Coronation Street's Bet Lynch than a blonde bombshell.
  随着年龄渐长，她这身服装也使得她比加冕街的贝特林奇看起来更“惊艳”。
• We need to talk about thatlittle bombshell you dropped.
  我们得谈谈你的那个惊人之语。
• Making matters worse, when he dropped this bombshell about the promotion on me, I teared up again.
  更糟糕的是，当他向我宣布不能升职这一出乎我意料的决定时，我的泪水又一次夺眶而出。