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

• Anna suddenly dropped the bombshell that she was resigning.
  安娜突然令人吃惊地宣布她要辞职。
• 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。
• The spreads between Italian and German government debt had begun to widen well before Mr Papandreou dropped his bombshell.
  早在在帕先生掷下公投这一重磅炸弹之前，意德两国的国债息差就已经开始扩大了。
• As they finished breakfast, Dorothy dropped her bombshell.
  吃罢早饭，多萝西投下了她的重磅炸弹。
• This plain statement of facts fell like a bombshell on mamma.
  这一简单的事实陈述则像一个炸弹在妈妈。
• Her decision not to stand for election came as a bombshell to her supporters.
  她不参加竞选的决定大大出乎她的支持者们的意料。
• 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 president dropped a bombshell when he said they were bankrupt.
  总经理说公司破产，令人大为震惊。
• Then he dropped the bombshell that he was going to Rangers.
  然后他告诉我打算去流浪者了。
• 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。