bomb

爆弾

爆発して物を壊したり、人を殺したりする兵器。

やさしい英語で： A weapon that explodes and causes damage or kills people.

• A bomb exploded near the bridge.
• The planes dropped bombs on the city.
• Police found a bomb inside the building.

類義語： explosive device

よく使う表現： drop a bomb, bomb attack, bomb disposal

大失敗、駄作

映画や公演などで、ひどく失敗したもの。

やさしい英語で： Something, especially a film or show, that fails badly.

• The movie was a bomb.
• Their expensive new show proved a commercial bomb.
• Critics predicted another box office bomb.

類義語： flop, failure

反対語： hit

よく使う表現： box office bomb, commercial bomb, a total bomb

水風船、ペンキ爆弾

投げると破裂するように、水などを詰めた袋や風船。

やさしい英語で： A bag or balloon filled with water or another substance, made to burst when thrown.

• They threw water bombs in the garden.
• A paint bomb burst against the wall.
• The flour bombs covered everyone in white powder.

よく使う表現： water bomb, paint bomb, flour bomb

爆薬、爆発装薬

岩を砕くなどの目的で、爆発させるために用意した火薬。

やさしい英語で： An amount of explosive material prepared to go off, for example to break rock.

• Workers placed a bomb in the rock.
• The quarry’s bombs broke the stone apart.
• A long fuse was attached to each bomb.

類義語： explosive charge

よく使う表現： blasting bomb, set a bomb

爆撃する

爆発する兵器を使って、ある場所を攻撃する。

やさしい英語で： To attack a place using weapons that explode.

• They bombed the bridge.
• Enemy planes were bombing the city.
• The village was bombed during the war.

類義語： bombard

よく使う表現： bomb a city, bomb a bridge

落第する、試験に落ちる

試験や授業で、ひどく悪い成績を取る。

やさしい英語で： To do very badly in a test or course.

• I bombed the test.
• She bombed her final exam last week.
• Will I bomb the course if I miss this assignment?

類義語： fail, flunk

反対語： pass

よく使う表現： bomb a test, bomb an exam, bomb a course

大失敗する、こける

観客や客の反応が悪いなどの理由で、ひどく失敗する。

やさしい英語で： To fail very badly, especially by getting a poor reaction from an audience or customers.

• His joke bombed.
• The new movie bombed at the box office.
• Our latest product has bombed despite the advertising.

類義語： flop, fail

反対語： succeed

よく使う表現： bomb on stage, bomb at something, bomb an interview, bomb an audition

かっ飛ばす

ものすごい速さで移動する。

やさしい英語で： To travel or move very quickly.

• The car bombed past us.
• We bombed down the hill on our bikes.
• He was bombing along the motorway.

使い方： bomb along/down something (We bombed down the hill on our bikes.)

類義語： race, speed

よく使う表現： bomb down something, bomb along something, bomb past someone