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bombshell ['bɑm`ʃɛl]

n. 炸弹, 突发而惊人的事物

Political leaders exploded a bombshell when they picked the young lawyer to run for mayor.
政界头面人物推举这位年轻的律师出来竞选市长，这真是个“爆炸”新闻。
IBM dropped yet another bombshell on Wall Street yesterday, warning analysts to expect at least an80% slide in second-quarter earnings.
国际商业机器有限公司昨天又在华尔街宣布了一项骇人听闻的消息，警告分析家说他们可以预期第二季度盈利至少下降百分之八十。
Opal： No, it was a complete bombshell.
奥珀尔：没有，那简直是晴天霹雳。

bombshell

[ noun ]

an entertainer who has a sensational effect

<noun.person>

she was a blonde bombshell

a shocking surprise

<noun.event>

news of the attack came like a bombshell

an explosive bomb or artillery shell

<noun.artifact>

Bombshell \Bomb"shell`\, n.
1. A bomb. See {Bomb}, n.

2. something or someone that stuns or amazes, especially
suddenly and unexpectedly; as, the news of the president's
affair was a political bombshell; a blonde bombshell.
[PJC]

UAL, the hair-trigger stock that exploded Friday's market bombshell, briefly traumatized traders again yesterday.
Concerned with the security on its Pounds 3.8m facility, the Royal Bank dropped the bombshell that it would be appointing investigating accountants, Ernst & Young, at Prestwick.
The latest bombshell was dropped by Mr Renan Calheiros, the government's former congressional leader, who said that he had warned Mr Collor of the situation 20 months ago.
We move on to Detective Douglas falling for lead suspect Sharon Stone, a bombshell who writes best-selling novels from her lavish Monterey retreat.
Last week Lewis Preston - president of the World Bank Group since 1991 - dropped a little bombshell into the laps of his staff.
You've dedicated your book: "To the women who should have been president; to the women who tried to be president; to the women who will be president." In footnote 12 to Chapter 4, you drop your bombshell.
Sen. Mitchell then dropped a bombshell: He said the Senate wouldn't take up the aid package until after it finished a complicated child-care bill.
The 5-3 ruling in two cases from California was labeled "a bombshell" by dissenters who said it may trigger a flood of new requests for government reports under the Freedom of Information Act.
He decided it was time, in his favourite phrase for causing mayhem, to put 'a ferret up the trouser leg'. Surprisingly, he chose to drop his bombshell on the Radio 4's rather sedate programme, The World Tonight.
But Michael Dukakis then will toss a bombshell that dramatically changes the 1988 election: Sam Nunn also will be the secretary of state in the Dukakis administration.
But then, on Tuesday, the army dropped a new bombshell.
President Bush met with top foreign policy strategists Monday to prepare for a NATO summit he says will bring changes but no "bombshell" in the Western alliance's military strategy.
But Mr. Henwood said he now wishes the firm had made a "sell" recommendation before Wednesday's bombshell about Cascade's problems.

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