broadside
/ˈbrɔːdsaɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈɔdsˌaɪd] /ˈbrɔːdsaɪd/ (ame, ipa) · [brˈɔdsˌaɪd] /ˈbrȯd-ˌsīd How to pronounce broadside (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbrɔːd.saɪd/ (bre, ipa) · [brˈɔdsˌaɪd] /ˈbrɑːd.saɪd/ (ame, ipa)
broadside — 名詞
- broadsidesingular
- broadsidesplural
1. a very forceful spoken or written criticism aimed at someone or something.
抨擊；痛批
猛烈而公開的言詞攻擊
a very forceful spoken or written criticism aimed at someone or something.
Rafael launched a broadside against the mayor during the live radio interview.
Rafael 在現場廣播訪談中對市長發動猛烈抨擊。
pattern: launch a broadside against + person
The union paper published a broadside accusing the company of hiding safety reports.
工會報紙刊出一篇文章，痛批公司隱瞞安全報告。
At dinner, Mei delivered a broadside about the school's new phone rules.
晚餐時，Mei 痛批學校的新手機規定。
The columnist's latest broadside forced the minister to answer several old questions.
這位專欄作家的最新抨擊，逼得部長回應幾個舊問題。
文法句型
launch/deliver/publish a broadside against/about + [person/issue]
用法筆記
Often followed by 'against' or 'about' and common in journalism, politics, and public argument.
2. one attack in which a warship fires all its weapons from the same side.
舷側齊射
軍艦由同一側火炮同時開火
one attack in which a warship fires all its weapons from the same side.
At dawn, the destroyer fired a broadside that shook every window in the harbor.
黎明時，那艘驅逐艦打出一輪舷側齊射，震得港裡每扇窗都發抖。
collocation: fire a broadside
The crew waited for the order before sending a broadside across the dark water.
船員等著命令，才朝黑暗水面發出一輪舷側齊射。
Smoke covered the deck after the old frigate released its first broadside.
那艘老巡防艦打出第一輪舷側齊射後，甲板立刻被煙霧蓋住。
In the film, one broadside from the pirate ship split the smaller boat.
在那部電影裡，海盜船的一輪舷側齊射就劈開了較小的船。
- salvo
broader military word for a sudden group of shots, not only from a ship's side
文法句型
fire/send/release a broadside
用法筆記
Used mainly in naval history, war writing, and films about sea battles.
3. a large printed sheet or small folded handout used to spread news, songs, or adv
傳單；海報
散發消息或宣傳的大張印刷品
a large printed sheet or small folded handout used to spread news, songs, or advertising.
A volunteer handed out a broadside about free health checks at the station.
一位志工在車站發放一張介紹免費健康檢查的傳單。
collocation: hand out a broadside
The museum showed a broadside announcing a winter concert in the town hall.
博物館展示了一張海報，宣布市政廳將舉辦冬季音樂會。
We found a political broadside tucked inside an old history book.
我們在一本舊歷史書裡找到一張政治傳單。
Shop owners pinned a bright broadside in the window before the festival.
節日前，店主們把一張鮮亮的海報釘在櫥窗裡。
文法句型
print/show/hand out/post a broadside
用法筆記
Mostly found in historical, museum, or archive contexts rather than everyday modern speech.
4. the stretch of a vessel's hull that rises above the sea along one side.
船舷
船體露出水面的側邊
the stretch of a vessel's hull that rises above the sea along one side.
Rust spread along the broadside of the ferry after years in salt water.
那艘渡輪在鹽水裡泡了多年後，船舷一路生滿鏽斑。
pattern: along the broadside of + ship
Sailors painted the ship's name across the broadside before the launch.
水手們在下水典禮前，把船名漆在船舷上。
Waves slammed against the broadside as the fishing boat turned toward shore.
漁船轉向岸邊時，海浪猛拍著船舷。
A long scrape marked the broadside where another boat had brushed past.
另一艘船擦過去的地方，在船舷上留下了一道長長的刮痕。
文法句型
along/across/against the broadside of + ship
用法筆記
This is a technical ship term and is much rarer than the figurative sense about criticism.
broadside — 副詞
1. with the full side facing something instead of the front or back.
橫著
以整個側面朝向某物
with the full side facing something instead of the front or back.
The truck slid broadside across the icy bridge and blocked both lanes.
卡車在結冰的橋上橫著滑出去，堵住了兩條車道。
pattern: slide broadside across + place
Karim turned the wardrobe broadside to get it through the apartment door.
Karim 把衣櫥橫著轉過來，才讓它穿過公寓門口。
The horse came broadside into view between two trees near the field.
那匹馬從田邊兩棵樹之間橫著進入視線。
The photographer asked Jisoo to stand broadside beside the window.
攝影師請 Jisoo 橫著站在窗邊。
- head-on
with the front directly facing something
文法句型
stand/turn/slide + broadside
用法筆記
Common with vehicles, large objects, and body position when the whole side is shown or turned toward something.
broadside — 動詞
- broadsidepresent simple I / you / we / they
- broadsides3rd person singular
- broadsiding-ing form
- broadsidedpast simple
1. to slam into the side of something, especially with a moving vehicle.
攔腰撞上
猛力撞到某物的側面
to slam into the side of something, especially with a moving vehicle.
A delivery van broadsided Diya's car at the crossing after the light changed.
紅綠燈一變，一輛送貨廂型車就在路口攔腰撞上 Diya 的車。
pattern: broadside + vehicle at a crossing
The speedboat nearly broadsided a small kayak near the pier.
那艘快艇差點在碼頭附近攔腰撞上一艘小獨木舟。
During the storm, a falling branch broadsided the garden shed.
暴風雨中，一根掉落的樹枝攔腰撞上了花園小屋。
The driver swerved but still broadsided the parked bus.
司機雖然猛打方向盤，還是攔腰撞上停著的巴士。
文法句型
broadside + vehicle/object
用法筆記
Most common in reports of traffic accidents; the object is the vehicle or structure that gets struck on the side.
broadside — 形容詞
- broadsidepositive
- more broadsidecomparative
- most broadsidesuperlative
1. showing or coming with the whole side turned toward a viewer or target.
側面的
整個側面朝向觀者或目標
showing or coming with the whole side turned toward a viewer or target.
The report used a broadside photo of the bus to show the damage clearly.
報告用了一張巴士的側面照片，清楚顯示損壞情況。
collocation: broadside photo / broadside view
The painter chose a broadside view of the horse for the poster.
畫家為了海報，選了一個馬匹的側面角度。
A broadside wave struck the canoe and splashed water over the children.
一道側面的浪打中獨木舟，把水濺到孩子們身上。
The hunter waited for a broadside shot, but the deer turned away.
獵人等著鹿露出側面的射擊角度，但牠轉開了。
- frontal
showing the front instead of the side
文法句型
broadside + photo/view/wave/shot
用法筆記
Often modifies words for views, photographs, impacts, or opportunities when an entire side is exposed.