firebomb
firebomb — 名詞
- firebombsingular
- firebombsplural
1. a bomb used to set a building, vehicle, or another target on fire
燃燒彈
用來引燃目標的炸彈
a bomb used to set a building, vehicle, or another target on fire
Police found a homemade firebomb under the steps of the town hall.
警方在市政廳台階下發現一枚土製燃燒彈。
find a homemade firebomb before an attack
During the protest, Eli saw a firebomb smash through the bakery window.
抗議期間，Eli 看見一枚燃燒彈砸穿麵包店的窗戶。
a firebomb thrown through a window
The museum closed after workers discovered a firebomb beside the back door.
工作人員在後門旁發現一枚燃燒彈後，博物館就關閉了。
Aarav kicked sand over the firebomb before the flame could spread.
Aarav 在火勢擴大前，把沙子踢到那枚燃燒彈上。
stop a firebomb before the fire spreads
News footage showed the firebomb burning on the roof of the empty bus.
新聞畫面顯示，那枚燃燒彈正在空巴士的車頂上燃燒。
- homemade firebomb
- throw a firebomb
- firebomb attack
- firebomb under a doorway
- incendiary bomb
is the broader formal term for a bomb designed to start fires
- petrol bomb
usually means a simple bottle weapon filled with fuel, especially in British English
- Molotov cocktail
names a hand-thrown improvised firebomb rather than every kind of firebomb
文法句型
a firebomb under a doorway
throw a firebomb at a building
find a homemade firebomb
用法筆記
Usually appears in news reports, police accounts, or history writing about attacks on places. It stresses the device's ability to start a fire, not a large blast.
常見錯誤
firebomb — 動詞
- firebombpresent simple I / you / we / they
- firebombs3rd person singular
- firebombing-ing form
- firebombedpast simple
1. to attack a place by throwing or dropping a firebomb at it
投燃燒彈
用燃燒彈攻擊某地
to attack a place by throwing or dropping a firebomb at it
Someone firebombed the corner shop after midnight and set the front room on fire.
有人在午夜後朝那間街角商店投燃燒彈，讓前面的房間起火。
firebomb + place as direct object
Trang's garage was firebombed while her family slept upstairs.
Trang 的車庫在她家人睡在樓上時遭到燃燒彈攻擊。
passive: be firebombed
The gang threatened to firebomb Liam's cafe if he spoke to police.
那個幫派威脅說，如果 Liam 向警方開口，就要朝他的咖啡館投燃燒彈。
In the war film, soldiers firebomb a bridge to block the road.
在那部戰爭電影裡，士兵朝一座橋投燃燒彈，好阻斷道路。
firebomb a target to stop movement
Jude was arrested after trying to firebomb the empty office at dawn.
Jude 因試圖在黎明時朝那間空辦公室投燃燒彈而被逮捕。
- firebomb a shop
- firebomb a bus depot
- be firebombed overnight
- try to firebomb an office
- torch
is more informal and can mean burn on purpose without using a bomb
- bomb
is broader and does not specifically say the attack was meant to start a fire
- set fire to
focuses on causing flames and may describe a non-bomb attack
文法句型
firebomb a shop
firebomb the office at night
be firebombed while people are inside
用法筆記
Object is usually a building, vehicle, office, or other place rather than a person. This verb is commonest in passive reports about attacks, especially in news writing.
常見錯誤
同根字
- firebombing名詞C2