broadside

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broad·side1 /ˈbrɔːdsaɪd $ ˈbrɒːd-/ noun [countable]  1  CRITICIZEa strong criticism of someone or something 猛烈抨击 Can the government survive this latest broadside from its own supporters? 政府能否顶住其支持者最近的猛烈抨击？2. PMNan attack in which all the guns on one side of a ship are fired at the same time 舷炮齐射

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broadside• a broadside against abortion• When the Merrimac approached, they delivered broadsides and were then towed back with promptness.• After spending 17 years in Congress hurling broadsides at foreign creditors and defending state enterprises, Mr Franco has changed course.• There were numerous illustrated broadsides and woodcuts which carried their message in visual form.• It printed prose and verse in broadside and chapbook form till its activities were cut short by the War.broadside2 adverb  SIDEwith the longest side facing something 侧向地 SYN sidewaysbroadside to I brought the boat in broadside to the beach. 我把船侧着拉上海滩。

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broadside• His van was hit broadside by a speeding car.

Related topics: Motor vehicles

broadside3 verb [transitive]  especially American EnglishTTCACCIDENT to crash into the side of another vehicle 撞上〔另一辆车〕的侧面，拦腰撞上→ See Verb table

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broadside• Jerry's car was broadsided by a pickup truck.

broad·side1 nounbroadside2 adverbbroadside3 verbChineseSyllable  

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broad‧side¹ /ˈbrɔːdsaɪd $ ˈbrɒːd-/ noun [countable]
1. a strong criticism of someone or something:
    Can the government survive this latest broadside from its own supporters?
2. an attack in which all the guns on one side of a ship are fired at the same time

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broadside² adverb
with the longest side facing something
   SYN  sideways
    broadside to
    I brought the boat in broadside to the beach.

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broadside³ verb [transitive]
especially American English to crash into the side of another vehicle