Boom

[buːm] or [bʊm]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring.

(noun.) a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set.

(noun.) a deep prolonged loud noise.

(noun.) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); 'the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line'.

(noun.) a state of economic prosperity.

(verb.) grow vigorously; 'The deer population in this town is thriving'; 'business is booming'.

(verb.) make a deep hollow sound; 'Her voice booms out the words of the song'.

(verb.) make a resonant sound, like artillery; 'His deep voice boomed through the hall'.

編輯:威尔玛--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.

(n.) A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted is suspended.

(n.) A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel in a river or harbor.

(n.) A strong chain cable, or line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.

(n.) A line of connected floating timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw logs, etc., from floating away.

(v. t.) To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat.

(v. i.) To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some insects.

(v. i.) To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon.

(v. i.) To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press of sail, before a free wind.

(v. i.) To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor; to go on rushingly.

(n.) A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a booming.

(n.) A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom in coffee.

(v. t.) To cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as to boom Mr. C. for senator.

布丽奇特編輯

同義詞及近義詞：

v. n. [1]. Roar, resound.[2]. Rush, bound, dash forward.

埃莉诺手打

解釋/意思:

n. a pole by which a sail is stretched: a chain or bar stretched across a harbour.

v.i. to make a hollow sound or roar: to go on with a rush to become suddenly prosperous.—v.t. to push anything into sudden prominence:—pa.p. boomed (bōōmd); pr.p. boom′ing.—n. a hollow roar as of the sea the cry of the bittern &c.: a sudden increase of activity in business or the like—often the direct consequence of puffing advertisements or less legitimate intrigues.—p.adj. Boom′ing rushing with violence.

編輯:韦德