the bomb

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The atomic bomb; the capability to launch a nuclear attack. capitalized,informal,often,uncountable,usually
    — Pakistan and India both have the Bomb now.
  2. A success; something excellent. figuratively,slang,uncountable,usually
    — Their new record is the bomb.

词形变化

the bombs plural da bomb alternative

词源

Attested in reference to nuclear weapons or the capacity to use them since 1932; see quotations, below. As slang for something excellent, the phrase is attested since the 1960s; compare go down a bomb, UK theatre slang during the 1950s meaning “be a major success”. For further etymology see bomb.
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