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blockbuster

noun
🔊/ˈblɒkbʌstə(r)/
🔊/ˈblɑːkbʌstər/
 (informal)
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  1. something very successful, especially a very successful book or film一鸣惊人的事物；（尤指）非常成功的书（或电影）
    • a Hollywood blockbuster一部好莱坞大片
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    Topics Successc1, Film and theatrec1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBlockbuster is used before these nouns:
    • deal
    • film
    • movie
    • …
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    Word Origin1940s (denoting a huge aerial bomb capable of destroying a whole block of streets): from block + buster.