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词汇 car bomb
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Definition of car bomb in English:

car bomb

noun
  • A bomb concealed in or under a parked car, used especially by terrorists.

    (尤指恐怖分子藏于停泊车辆之中或车下的)汽车炸弹

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On Sunday, two roadside bombs and a car bomb targeted US troops in three separate strikes.
    • They turned around to see a brilliant orange flash and then heard the massive explosion of the car bomb.
    • There is also the random danger of being caught by a car bomb or roadside explosive or in a crossfire.
    • Moments later, a car bomb strews shattered bodies and vehicles around the plaza.
    • But now it occurred to me I might be sitting directly in front of a primed car bomb with the clock ticking.
    • The British claimed the trio had a car bomb prepared, but no bomb was ever found.
    • Now it takes a while to rig a car bomb, so that car bomb was coming no matter what.
    • Details still coming in, but Israel now says at least one of those explosions was caused by a car bomb.
    • A Bradley fighting vehicle rushing to assist a US patrol was disabled by a car bomb, the US military said.
    • A suicide car bomb rammed a police station and three bombs exploded in the city.
    • Blood and carnage are everywhere but this is no battle field scene, result of a U-boat attack or the aftermath of a terrorist car bomb.
    • After clearing the area, US forces set off a third car bomb that apparently failed to explode earlier.
    • According to one account, they used a car bomb and hand grenades to gain entry.
    • Police said they are treating the car bomb and kidnapping as separate.
    • It is a question that comes to me when I wake up to a car bomb or fall asleep to the sound of mortar fire.
    • A roadside car bomb that exploded 48 km south of the capital killed one man, police said.
    • A car bomb near a hospital half an hour later killed 18, including five Iraqi police, it said.
    • This does not extend to the terrorists who set off the car bomb on Thursday.
    • As an example, consider the car bomb that exploded last year at a police recruiting station.
    • The car bomb had savaged the street and fire was ripping through buildings, with burning cars and debris blocking escape paths.
verb
[with object]
  • Attack with a car bomb.

    用汽车炸弹袭击

    in 1983 the American Embassy was car-bombed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To be any more stereotypical, this guy would have to conclude the ad by car-bombing Wendy's Dave Thomas.
    • This operation sounds like a well-planned piece of strategy, whereby the US forces were lured to Haifa Street by the mortar fire precisely so that they could be car-bombed and attacked.
    • And, the military intelligence HQ of the US in Mosul was car-bombed.
    • In recent years the US has had three of its ambassadors murdered, and 49 people were killed when the embassy in Beirut was car-bombed in 1983.
    • In British-controlled Basra, a police station was car-bombed over the weekend.
    • AFP reports that on Thursday, in addition to the two bombings at the Ministry of the Interior, guerrillas car-bombed a police station in Baquba and killed 3 US soldiers.
    • I am informed that the building being guarded had been car-bombed the previous day and that they will need to review the videotape and detain me for as long as that takes.

Derivatives

  • car bomber

  • noun
    • A car bomber blows up a military bus, killing 4 German peacekeepers and injuring 31 soldiers.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A suicide car bomber blew himself up yesterday near an Islamic shrine, killing five Iraqis in the latest attack on Shiite Muslim pilgrims marking a major religious holiday.
      • The job: driving a truck; the danger: avoiding getting killed or injured by a roadside bomb, a rocket, small-arms fire, or a suicide car bomber.
      • A suicide car bomber wounded 58 US soldiers and three Iraqis yesterday when he charged the gates of a US military base and blew up his vehicle as troops opened fire.
      • When help came, a car bomber struck, wounding another three soldiers.

Definition of car bomb in US English:

car bomb

nounˈkɑr ˌbɑmˈkär ˌbäm
  • A bomb concealed in or under a parked car, used especially by terrorists.

    (尤指恐怖分子藏于停泊车辆之中或车下的)汽车炸弹

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A Bradley fighting vehicle rushing to assist a US patrol was disabled by a car bomb, the US military said.
    • A car bomb near a hospital half an hour later killed 18, including five Iraqi police, it said.
    • The British claimed the trio had a car bomb prepared, but no bomb was ever found.
    • A suicide car bomb rammed a police station and three bombs exploded in the city.
    • Blood and carnage are everywhere but this is no battle field scene, result of a U-boat attack or the aftermath of a terrorist car bomb.
    • They turned around to see a brilliant orange flash and then heard the massive explosion of the car bomb.
    • Police said they are treating the car bomb and kidnapping as separate.
    • According to one account, they used a car bomb and hand grenades to gain entry.
    • A roadside car bomb that exploded 48 km south of the capital killed one man, police said.
    • It is a question that comes to me when I wake up to a car bomb or fall asleep to the sound of mortar fire.
    • On Sunday, two roadside bombs and a car bomb targeted US troops in three separate strikes.
    • But now it occurred to me I might be sitting directly in front of a primed car bomb with the clock ticking.
    • As an example, consider the car bomb that exploded last year at a police recruiting station.
    • The car bomb had savaged the street and fire was ripping through buildings, with burning cars and debris blocking escape paths.
    • Now it takes a while to rig a car bomb, so that car bomb was coming no matter what.
    • This does not extend to the terrorists who set off the car bomb on Thursday.
    • Moments later, a car bomb strews shattered bodies and vehicles around the plaza.
    • Details still coming in, but Israel now says at least one of those explosions was caused by a car bomb.
    • After clearing the area, US forces set off a third car bomb that apparently failed to explode earlier.
    • There is also the random danger of being caught by a car bomb or roadside explosive or in a crossfire.
verbˈkɑr ˌbɑmˈkär ˌbäm
[with object]
  • Attack with a car bomb.

    用汽车炸弹袭击

    in 1983 the American Embassy was car-bombed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To be any more stereotypical, this guy would have to conclude the ad by car-bombing Wendy's Dave Thomas.
    • This operation sounds like a well-planned piece of strategy, whereby the US forces were lured to Haifa Street by the mortar fire precisely so that they could be car-bombed and attacked.
    • In recent years the US has had three of its ambassadors murdered, and 49 people were killed when the embassy in Beirut was car-bombed in 1983.
    • And, the military intelligence HQ of the US in Mosul was car-bombed.
    • AFP reports that on Thursday, in addition to the two bombings at the Ministry of the Interior, guerrillas car-bombed a police station in Baquba and killed 3 US soldiers.
    • I am informed that the building being guarded had been car-bombed the previous day and that they will need to review the videotape and detain me for as long as that takes.
    • In British-controlled Basra, a police station was car-bombed over the weekend.
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