1. （經(jīng)濟的）繁榮，景氣 If there is a boom in the economy, there is an increase in economic activity, for example in the amount of things that are being bought and sold.
boom
e.g. An economic boom followed, especially in housing and construction... 接著(zhù)出現了經(jīng)濟繁榮，尤其是在房地產(chǎn)業(yè)和建筑業(yè)。 e.g. The 1980s were indeed boom years. 20世紀80年代是真正的繁榮時(shí)期。
2. （數量的）增長(cháng)；（頻率的）加快；成功 A boom in something is an increase in its amount, frequency, or success.
e.g. The boom in the sport's popularity has meant more calls for stricter safety regulations... 該項體育運動(dòng)的興起意味著(zhù)制定更加嚴格的安全規則的呼聲更高了。 e.g. Public transport has not been able to cope adequately with the travel boom. 公共交通系統還不能充分滿(mǎn)足迅速發(fā)展的旅游業(yè)的需求。
3. （經(jīng)濟或生意）景氣，繁榮 If the economy or a business is booming, the amount of things being bought or sold is increasing.
e.g. By 1988 the economy was booming... 到1988年經(jīng)濟一直很繁榮。 e.g. Sales are booming... 銷(xiāo)售額在快速增長(cháng)。
4. （船帆的）下桁；帆桁 On a boat, the boom is the long pole which is attached to the bottom of the sail and to the mast and which you move when you want to alter the direction in which you are sailing.
5. 浮木擋柵，水柵（用來(lái)阻擋溢出的油擴散） A boom is a large floating barrier that is used for stopping oil that has spilled from spreading.
6. （人)吼叫；（大炮或大鼓）發(fā)隆隆聲 When something such as someone's voice, a cannon, or a big drum booms, it makes a loud, deep sound that lasts for several seconds.
e.g. 'Ladies,' boomed Helena, without a microphone, 'we all know why we're here tonight.'... “女士們，”海倫娜大聲喊道，沒(méi)有用麥克風(fēng)，“我們都知道今晚我們?yōu)槭裁磥?lái)到這里?！?br/>e.g. Thunder boomed like battlefield cannons over Crooked Mountain. 雷聲像戰場(chǎng)上的炮聲一樣響徹克魯克德山。
7. -> see baby boom
相關(guān)詞組：boom out
boom英英釋義
noun
1. any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
2. a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
Synonym: microphone boom
3. a deep prolonged loud noise
Synonym: roarroaringthunder
4. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
e.g. the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
Synonym: bonanzagold rushgravygodsendmanna from heavenwindfallbunce
5. a state of economic prosperity
verb
1. grow vigorously
e.g. The deer population in this town is thriving business is booming
Synonym: thriveflourishexpand
2. hit hard
e.g. He smashed a 3-run homer
Synonym: smashnailblast
3. make a deep hollow sound
e.g. Her voice booms out the words of the song
Synonym: boom out
4. make a resonant sound, like artillery
e.g. His deep voice boomed through the hall
Synonym: din
5. be the case that thunder is being heard
e.g. Whenever it thunders, my dog crawls under the bed