n.繁榮；興旺；激增；低沉聲

n.帆杠；吊桿；支臂；尾桁；水柵

vi.急速增長；發(fā)出低沉聲

vt.使興旺；促進(jìn)

It's a boom year this year. 今年是繁榮昌盛的一年。

He made his pile during the property boom. 在房地產(chǎn)生意興隆期間他發(fā)了大財。

The oil market is enjoying a boom. 石油市場欣欣向榮。

City growth far outran the general population boom. 城市的發(fā)展大大超過總的人口激增。

We heard the sonic boom of a jet overhead. 我們聽見頭頂上飛機(jī)發(fā)出轟鳴聲。

The boom swung over the deck. 帆杠在甲板上轉(zhuǎn)動。

Please swing the boom overside. 請把吊桿甩到外檔。

The long boom of the crane functions like our arms. 起重機(jī)的長臂與我們的手臂功能相同。

The boom of the airplane was damaged. 飛機(jī)的尾桁受到損害。

Business is booming. 商業(yè)正日趨繁榮。

The tower clock boomed out twelve. 塔樓上的大鐘沉重地敲了十二下。

Foreign investments boomed the city. 國外投資使這個城市迅速繁榮起來。

This boom in adult education, in turn, helps to raise the intellectual standard of the whole country. 而成人教育熱反過來又促進(jìn)了整個國家文化水平的提高。

boom是象聲動詞,基本意思是“隆隆作響”,常用于其引申意“繁榮”“激增”“迅速發(fā)展”。

boom是不及物動詞,其現(xiàn)在分詞booming在句中常用作伴隨狀語。