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sonic boom

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Air, Textures, sounds, Physics
ˌsonic ˈboom noun [countable]  TTAthe loud sound like an explosion that an aircraft makes when it starts to travel faster than the speed of sound 声爆,声震〔飞机开始以超音速飞行时所发出的像爆炸般的巨响〕
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sonic boomA loud sonic boom was heard by observers on shore.Who could foresee the sonic boom when the needle finally hit the groove on my cheap record changer?
ˌsonic ˈboom nounChineseSyllable
explosion an the aircraft makes like loud sound Corpus an that


sonic boom
ˌsonic ˈboom noun [countable]
the loud sound like an explosion that an aircraft makes when it starts to travel faster than the speed of sound


sonic boomBrE /ˌsɒnɪk ˈbuːm/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsɑːnɪk ˈbuːm/ 🔊 nounthe explosive sound that is made when an aircraft travels faster than the speed of sound 声爆;音爆(飞机超声速飞行时发出的巨大声响);声震