boom
noun
verb
buːm
noun
1
INCREASE IN BUSINESS
业务增加
a
quick
increase
of
business
activity
〔生意〕繁荣，兴旺，激增;
singular 单数
The
boom
has
created
job
opportunities.
经济繁荣创造了就业的机会。
[+
in
]
a
sudden
boom
in
the
housing
market
房产市场的突然兴旺
consumer/investment/property
etc
boom
the
post-war
property
boom
战后财富的迅速增长
boom
years/times
In
boom
times,
airlines
do
well.
在经济繁荣时期，航空公司生意很好。
the
economic
boom
of
the
1950s
20 世纪 50 年代的经济繁荣
The
economy
went
from
boom
to
bust
(=from
increasing
to
decreasing)
very
quickly.
经济很快就从繁荣走向了萧条。
2
WHEN STH IS POPULAR
某事物的流行
an
increase
in
how
popular
or
successful
something
is,
or
in
how
often
it
happens
流行，风靡
singular 单数
the
disco
boom
of
the
1970s
20 世纪 70 年代的迪斯科热
[+
in
]
the
boom
in
youth
soccer
in
the
U.S.
美国的青年足球热
3
SOUND
声音
a
deep
loud
sound
that
you
can
hear
for
several
seconds
after
it
begins,
especially
the
sound
of
an
explosion
or
a
large
gun
隆隆声
C
4
BOAT
船
a
long
pole
on
a
boat
that
is
attached
to
the
bottom
of
a
sail,
and
that
you
move
to
change
the
position
of
the
sail
帆桁，帆杆
C
5
LONG POLE
长杆子
a.
a
long
pole
used
as
part
of
a
piece
of
equipment
that
loads
and
unloads
things
b.
a
long
pole
that
has
a
camera
or
MICROPHONE
on
the
end
〔一端安装有摄影机或麦克风的〕活动支架，吊杆
C
6
ON A RIVER/HARBOUR
在河上/在港口
something
that
is
stretched
across
a
river
or
a
bay
to
prevent
things
floating
down
or
across
it
〔横拦于河面或港湾以阻止物件漂走的〕挡栅，水栅
C
verb
7
if
business,
trade,
or
a
particular
area
is
booming,
it
is
increasing
and
being
very
successful
〔商业、贸易等〕繁荣，迅速发展
I usually in progressive 一般用进行式
Business
was
booming
,
and
money
wasn’t
a
problem.
生意非常兴隆，钱已不是问题。
Tourism
on
the
island
has
boomed.
该岛的旅游业迅速发展。
8
boom (sth out
also
又作
↔
.
to
say
something
in
a
loud
deep
voice
用洪亮而低沉的声音说
T
‘Ladies
and
gentlemen,’
his
voice
boomed
out.
“女士们，先生们。”他的声音低沉而有力。
9
boom out
also
又作
to
make
a
loud
deep
sound
发出低沉的声音，隆隆作响
I
Guns
boomed
in
the
distance.
远处大炮隆隆作响。
a
booming
economy
迅速发展的经济