bombshell — 英語辞典

名詞

1. Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.

   用法

   • 歴史用語

   同義語

   bomb[Appendix:Glossary

2. Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.

   用法

   • 比喩的

   例文

   "This—this is a bombshell!" exclaimed the Colonel. "What does it mean?" "Politics," replied Carrados tersely.

   Singer and Jeffreys had focused their attention on cancer risk, but the bombshell of the report was the danger to children.

   その他の例文 (1)

   U.S. President Donald Trump’s bombshell proposal to take over the Gaza Strip and relocate its Palestinian inhabitants has made the forced transfer of populations – a war crime – a policy discussion, galvanizing Arab states.

3. Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.

   用法

   • broadly

   例文

   Diana Dors, the 1950s blonde bombshell

   その他の例文 (1)

   The singer once identified by her shock of green hair has gone blonde and full bombshell, swapping her trademark sweats for a style more domme than deb: pink Gucci corset and skirt over Agent Provocateur skivvies, accessorized with latex gloves and leggings.

名詞

1. an entertainer who has a sensational effect

   上位語

   entertainer

   例文

   she was a blonde bombshell

2. a shocking surprise

   同義語

   thunderboltthunderclap

   上位語

   surprise

   例文

   news of the attack came like a bombshell

3. an explosive bomb or artillery shell

   上位語

   bomb