bombshell

noun
🔊/ˈbɒmʃel/
🔊/ˈbɑːmʃel/
[usually singular] (informal)
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  1. an event or a piece of news which is unexpected and usually unpleasant出乎意料的事情,意外消息(常指不幸)
    • The news of his death came as a bombshell.他去世的消息令人震惊。🔊🔊
    • She dropped a bombshell at the meeting and announced that she was leaving.她在会上宣布了令人吃惊的消息,说她将要离开。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + bombshell
    • be
    • come as
    • drop
    bombshell + verb
    • come
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  2. a blond(e) bombshell
    a very attractive woman with blonde hair金发美女Topics Appearancec2