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bombard verb
⇨ bomb (bombard a city) ⇨ overwhelm (bombard sb with questions) bomb verb bomb ♦︎ blow sth up ♦︎ shell ♦︎ strafe ♦︎ bombardThese words all mean to attack sb/sth with explosives. 这些词均表示轰炸。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to bomb / blow up / strafe a building◆to bomb / shell / strafe / bombard a village / town◆to bomb / shell / bombard a / an city / area◆to bomb / shell sb's positions◆aircraft bomb / strafe / bombard sth◆artillery / warships shell / bombard sth◆terrorists bomb / blow sth up◆to bomb / shell / bombard sth heavily■ bomb [transitive, intransitive] to attack sb/sth by leaving a bomb in a place or by dropping bombs from a plane 轰炸；对⋯投炸弹◆Terrorists bombed several army barracks.恐怖分子轰炸了几处兵营。◆Coventry was heavily bombed during the last war.考文垂在上次战争期间遭到了猛烈轰炸。■ blow sth ˈup phrasal verb (blew, blown)to destroy sth by an explosion 炸毁◆The police station was blown up by terrorists.警察局被恐怖分子炸毁了。■ shell [transitive, intransitive] to fire shells (= metal cases filled with explosives) at sth from large guns 炮击◆They shelled the city all night.他们整夜轰击那座城市。◆Just as they were leaving the rebels started shelling.他们正要撤离，叛军开始了炮击。■ strafe /strɑːf; NAmE streɪf/ [transitive] to attack a place with bullets fired from automatic weapons, especially from an aircraft flying low （尤指从低空飞行的飞机上）扫射◆Military aircraft strafed the village.军机从低空扫射这个村庄。■ bombard /bɒmˈbɑːd; NAmE bɑːmˈbɑːrd/ [transitive] to attack a place by firing large guns at it or dropping bombs on it continuously 轰击；轰炸◆Madrid was heavily bombarded for several months.马德里遭到了数月的猛烈轰炸。 overwhelm verb overwhelm ♦︎ swamp ♦︎ bombard ♦︎ flood ♦︎ inundateThese words all refer to things or problems that are so many or so great that sb cannot deal with them. 这些词均表示使不堪承受、使应接不暇、使疲于应付。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to overwhelm / swamp / bombard / flood / inundate sb / sth with sth◆to be swamped / bombarded / flooded / inundated with complaints / requests◆to be swamped / inundated with offers / enquiries◆to be bombarded / flooded / inundated with calls / letters◆to suddenly overwhelm / swamp sb■ overwhelm / /ˌəʊvəˈwelm; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈwelm/ [transitive] to be so bad or so great that sb cannot deal with it; to give sb more of sth than they want or can deal with 压垮；使应接不暇◆The office was overwhelmed by the volume of work that was required.该办事处需要处理的事务之多令工作人员不胜负荷。◆She thinks she knows all the answers and always overwhelms me with advice.她认为自己无所不知，总是给我各种各样的忠告，令我难以招架。 see also overwhelming ⇨ uncontrollable ■ swamp /swɒmp; NAmE swɑːmp/ [transitive, often passive] to be so great that sb cannot deal with it; to give sb more things than they can deal with 使不堪承受；使疲于应付；使应接不暇◆This is a big task and I am finding myself swamped.这是个艰巨的任务，我觉得自己无法招架。◆Radio stations have been swamped with requests to play the song.不断有人点播那首歌，令电台应接不暇。NOTE 辨析 Overwhelm or swamp?People are typically overwhelmed by the amount, number or volume of a thing; people are swamped by the things themselves－ complaints, requests, offers or enquiries. * overwhelm一般指事物数量巨大，使人不堪应付，通常与amount、number或volume搭配；swamp指事情本身，如complaints、requests、offers或enquiries，使人不堪承受、疲于应付。■ bombard /bɒmˈbɑːd; NAmE bɑːmˈbɑːrd/ [transitive] to attack sb with a lot of questions or criticism, or by giving them too much information （向某人）大量提问，大肆抨击，提供过多信息◆The interviewer bombarded her with intimate questions.采访者连珠炮似地向她提出了许多涉及个人隐私的问题。◆We are bombarded daily with propaganda about what we should eat.我们每天都收到海量宣传，告诉我们应该吃什么。■ flood [transitive, usually passive] to send sth somewhere in large numbers 大量送至；挤满；拥满◆The office was flooded with applications for the job.办公室堆满了应征那份工作的求职信。 see also flood ⇨ flood noun 2 ■ inundate /ˈɪnʌndeɪt/ / [transitive, often passive] to give or send sb so many things that they cannot deal with them all 使不胜负荷；使应接不暇◆We have been inundated with offers of help.来自各方的援助多得使我们应接不暇。 |