bombing

/ˈbɒmɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɑːmɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)

bombing — noun

1. the act of deliberately exploding one or more bombs in order to damage a place o

1.名詞B2
釋義

the act of deliberately exploding one or more bombs in order to damage a place or harm people, whether as part of a war, a political protest, or a terrorist plan; also, a single event in which this happens

例句

The bombing of the port city killed more than two hundred civilians.

bombing of [place] — noun + of + location

Noor could hear the bombing from her shelter half a mile away.

同義詞
  • shelling

    specifically refers to attacks using artillery shells or mortar fire, not aircraft-dropped bombs

  • air strike

    a bombing carried out by aircraft, often more targeted and military in nature

  • bombardment

    a continuous, heavy attack with bombs or shells over a period of time, implying sustained fire rather than a single event

文法句型

the bombing of [place]

[number] bombings

用法筆記

Can be countable (referring to a specific event: 'a bombing', 'several bombings') or uncountable (referring to the activity in general: 'Bombing causes immense suffering').

常見錯誤

❌The bombing went off at midnight.
✅The bomb went off at midnight.
💡'bombing' refers to the event or the general activity, not to the explosive device itself.
❌The building was destroyed by bombing.' (when meaning a single device).
✅The building was destroyed by a bomb.
💡use 'bomb' for a single explosive device; use 'bombing' for the whole attack.