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轰炸
hōng zhà
Meaning
- to bomb; to bombard
Definition
指从空中对地面或水面目标进行炸弹投掷的攻击行为。
The act of dropping bombs from the air onto ground or water targets.
Usage
通常用于描述军事行动中的空袭；也可比喻大量、密集地施加某事物（如信息、批评等）。
Commonly used to describe aerial attacks in military operations; also figuratively to mean overwhelming with something (e.g., information, criticism).
Examples
- 1 敌军对城市进行了猛烈的轰炸。 (The enemy carried out intense bombing on the city.)
- 2 微博上被各种广告轰炸，让人很烦。 (Frustrated by being bombarded with all kinds of ads on Weibo.)
- 3 轰炸机编队飞越了目标区域。 (The bomber formation flew over the target area.)
- 4 老师的问题像轰炸一样接连不断。 (The teacher's questions came like a bombardment one after another.)
- 5 这次轰炸行动造成了大量平民伤亡。 (This bombing operation caused heavy civilian casualties.)
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