bombing

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bomb·ing /ˈbɒmɪŋ $ ˈbɑːm-/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]  PMWthe use of bombs to attack a place 炮轰，轰炸；炸弹袭击 The southwest of the country suffered an intensive bombing campaign. 该国西南部地区遭受了密集的轰炸。 They were planning bombing raids in some of America’s major cities. 他们计划在美国的一些大城市进行炸弹袭击。 a terrorist network responsible for a wave of bombings in Paris 在巴黎策划了一连串炸弹袭击事件的恐怖分子网络bombing of the bombing of Hiroshima 轰炸广岛

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bombing• Apart from the low altitude bombing, the mission was considered routine.• The first bombing was at Bianconese, very near Fontevivo, and it took place at the end of September 1943.• Last night's bombing had caught her unawares in the West End.• And the bombing continues as we go to press.• Four other sources provided documents and information, mainly about warnings received before the bombing.• The bombing lasted for two nights.• The area was deserted and still devastated from the wartime bombing and seemed an ideal starting point.• We in Fontanellato were not afraid because we thought that apart from houses and farms we had nothing worth bombing.bombing of• the bombing of Belgrade

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bombing
bomb‧ing /ˈbɒmɪŋ $ ˈbɑːm-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
the use of bombs to attack a place:
    The southwest of the country suffered an intensive bombing campaign.
    They were planning bombing raids in some of America’s major cities.
    a terrorist network responsible for a wave of bombings in Paris
    bombing of
    the bombing of Hiroshima

bomb·ingBrE /ˈbɒmɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːmɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] an occasion when a bomb is dropped or left somewhere; the act of doing this 炸弹投掷（或安放）◆recent bombings in major cities近期发生在大城市的投放炸弹事件◆enemy bombing敌机轰炸