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轰炸

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional轟炸

bombard; bomb

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to bomb; to bombard

neutral

A military term for attacking targets from the air with bombs. Can be used literally and metaphorically.

Dí敌
jī机
duì对
chéng城
shì市
jìn进
xíng行
le了
měng猛
liè烈
hōng轰
zhà炸
 。

Enemy aircraft bombed the city fiercely.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
de的
yān烟
cōng囱
rì日
yè夜
bù不
tíng停
de地
xiàng向
kōng空
zhōng中
hōng轰
zhà炸
zhe着
nóng浓
yān烟
 。

The factory's chimney bombarded the sky with thick smoke day and night. (metaphorical)

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Zài在
biàn辩
lùn论
zhōng中
 ,
tā他
lián连
zhū珠
pào炮
shì似
de地
xiàng向
duì对
shǒu手
tí提
chū出
wèn问
tí题
 。

In the debate, he bombarded his opponent with a rapid series of questions. (figurative)

Tā他
men们
lún轮
fān番
hōng轰
zhà炸
 ,
zhí直
dào到
shǒu守
jūn军
tóu投
xiáng降
 。

They bombarded in waves until the defending troops surrendered.