bombard
bombard — 動詞
1. to keep hitting a place with bombs, shells, or rockets over a period of time.
轟炸
持續以砲火或炸彈攻擊某地
to keep hitting a place with bombs, shells, or rockets over a period of time.
Enemy planes bombarded the harbor through the long winter night.
敵機在漫長的冬夜裡持續轟炸那座港口。
bombard + place with repeated military attack
By dawn, the hill town had been bombarded for three hours.
到天亮時，那座山城已被轟炸了三個小時。
passive: be bombarded for + time period
Warships bombarded the coast before the soldiers moved inland.
軍艦先轟炸海岸，士兵才往內陸推進。
Residents ran into the subway station as rockets bombarded the city.
火箭轟炸那座城市時，居民跑進了地鐵站。
State radio said the border villages were bombarded again after sunset.
國營電台說，邊境村落在日落後又遭到轟炸。
文法句型
bombard + place + with bombs / shells / rockets
be bombarded by + aircraft / ships / rockets
用法筆記
Often passive in news reports: towns, ports, and villages are bombarded by planes, ships, or rockets. Distinguish from sense 2, where no real weapons are involved and the target is a person or group receiving questions or information.
常見錯誤
2. to keep sending many questions, comments, or pieces of information to someone so
連番轟炸
以大量問題或資訊猛攻他人
to keep sending many questions, comments, or pieces of information to someone so fast that they struggle to deal with them.
Reporters bombarded the coach with questions after the final whistle.
終場哨響後，記者連番轟炸教練，追問個不停。
bombard + person + with questions
New parents are bombarded with tips about feeding and sleep.
新手爸媽常被各種餵奶和睡眠建議連番轟炸。
passive: be bombarded with advice or information
At dinner, Aunt Rosa bombarded Leo with advice about college and money.
晚餐時，Aunt Rosa 一直對 Leo 嘮叨升學和錢的事。
My phone kept buzzing as friends bombarded me with ticket links.
朋友一直丟來票券連結，害我的手機震個不停。
The sales page bombards visitors with big banners and pop-up messages.
那個銷售頁面用大橫幅和跳出訊息連番轟炸訪客。
文法句型
bombard + person + with questions / advice / messages
be bombarded with + information / criticism / requests
用法筆記
Usually followed by with + plural noun, especially questions, advice, messages, criticism, or information. Distinguish from sense 1: this figurative use describes pressure from words or data rather than from bombs or guns.
常見錯誤
bombard — 名詞
1. a large old cannon designed to throw very heavy stones.
投石砲
中世紀用來拋射大石的火砲
a large old cannon designed to throw very heavy stones.
The museum's bombard once guarded the stone gate above the river.
博物館裡那門投石砲以前曾守著河上的石門。
historical weapon shown in museum context
Workers used ropes to move the heavy bombard into the castle yard.
工人用繩子把那門沉重的投石砲移進城堡庭院。
bombard as a large physical object
A cracked bombard lay beside the wall after the long siege.
長期圍城後，一門裂開的投石砲躺在城牆旁。
The guide explained how a bombard could throw huge stones.
導覽員解說投石砲是怎麼把巨石拋出去的。
文法句型
a bombard
the bombard
用法筆記
Mostly found in history writing, museum labels, and books about old wars. In modern English, learners are much more likely to meet the verb than this noun.