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词汇 boom
释义 boom
noun
uk /buːm/ us /buːm/

boomnoun (SOUND)


[ C ]
a deep and loud hollow sound低沉有回响的声音;隆隆声
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

a sudden loud sound
bangShe slammed the door with a bang.
slamThe window closed with a slam.
clashI can still hear the clash of metal against metal during the car crash.
clankMy mechanic asked me to describe the clanks that my engine makes.
clangThe jail door closed with a resounding clang.
thumpHe dropped his suitcase with a loud thump and sprinted up the steps.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
bang around
bleep
boop
choo-choo
chuff
clap along
click away
honk
peal
resonance
rumble
spit
squeak
susurrus
swoosh
thrum
thunk
tick-tock
ticking
whisper

boomnoun (PERIOD OF GROWTH)


[ C or U ]
a period of sudden economic growth, especially one that results in a lot of money being made: (经济上的)繁荣;迅速发展
boom and bust The insurance business suffered from a vicious cycle of boom and bust.保险业经历了繁荣和萧条的恶性循环。
the property/real estate boom
[ Cusually singular ]
an increase in something, or a time when something becomes more popular: 增长,繁荣;增长期,繁荣期
This year has seen a boom in book sales.今年图书销售激增。
See also
baby boom
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Economics
accommodative
anti-economic
anti-inflation
anti-inflationary
anti-recession
buyer's market
deindustrialization
economic
economist
Great Recession
gross domestic product
HDI
human development index
Keynesian
monetarism
monetary
recession
reflate
retrench
squeeze

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Success and achievements
Increasing and intensifying

boomnoun (BOAT)


[ C ] sailing specialized
(on a boat) a long pole that moves and that has a sail fastened to it帆桁;张帆杆
 
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Parts of ships & boats
abaft
airlock
bilge water
boathook
boiler room
bowline
cleat
keel
periscope
propeller
prow
rigging
spar
sprit
stabilizer
steerage
stem
strop
sun deck
superstructure

boomnoun (FILMING)


[ C ]
a long pole with a microphone on one end that is held above the actors so that it records their voices but cannot be seen by the people watching, used in television and film-making(电视或电影制作中的)话筒吊杆
 
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Cinema - general words
12A
animation
animator
audio described
audio description
computer-generated imagery
filmic
filmically
filming
filmstrip
flick
footage
Rambo
remake
rerelease
rescreen
reshoot
retake
sting
theatrical

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Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
boom
verb
uk /buːm/ us /buːm/

boomverb (MAKE A SOUND)


[ I or T ]
to make a very deep and loud hollow sound: 发出低沉有力的声音;发出隆隆声,轰鸣
The cannons boomed in the night.
He boomed out an order to the soldiers.他低沉有力地向士兵们发出命令。
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to make a sudden loud sound
bangThe door banged shut.
knockI know when the heating is on because the old radiator begins to knock and hiss.
crackThunder cracked right before it began pouring and we ran for cover.
clankI could tell he was upset by the way the pots clanked in the sink while he was washing up.
clangChurch bells clanged in the distance.
clashThe children covered their ears whenever the cymbals clashed.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
bang around
bleep
boop
choo-choo
chuff
clap along
click away
honk
peal
resonance
rumble
spit
squeak
susurrus
swoosh
thrum
thunk
tick-tock
ticking
whisper

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Sounds made by humans with their mouths

boomverb (GROW)


[ I ]
to increase or become successful and produce a lot of money very quickly: 增长;迅速发展
often in continuous tensesThe leisure industry is booming.休闲产业正在蓬勃发展。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Making progress and advancing
adaptive evolution
advance the cause
advanced
advancement
age
evolve
evolved
flourish
flower
formatively
from A to Bidiom
journey
mature
punctuated equilibrium
rebuild
regenerate
ripen
ripeness
spread
wing

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booming

boom | American Dictionary


boom
noun[ C ]
us/bum/

boomnoun[C] (PERIOD OF GROWTH)


social studies
a period of sudden economic growth:
Somehow farmers have survived the booms and busts of the past 50 years.

boomnoun[C] (POLE)


a long, movable pole that holds the bottom edge of a sail and is attached to the mast of a boat
In television and movie making, a boom is a long, movable pole that has a microphone (= device that records sound) or camera on one end.

boomnoun[C] (DEEP SOUND)


a deep, loud sound:
What you heard was the boom of a rocket.
boom
verb
us/bum/

boomverb (MAKE A DEEP SOUND)


[ I/T ]
to make a deep, loud sound:
[ I ]A voice boomed through the microphone.

boomverb (GROW SUDDENLY)


[ I ]
to experience a period of sudden economic growth:
At that time, Alaska was booming.

boom | Business English


boom
noun[ C or U ]
 ECONOMICS, FINANCEuk /buːm/us
a period of increased economic activity and growth:
A decade of market-oriented reforms has touched off an economic boom.
The country as a whole will suffer the economic cost of the abrupt end of a decade-long boom.
fuel/create/cause a boomThe country's radical tax system is helping fuel a boom that rivals Asia's tiger economies.
experience/enjoy/undergo a boomThe construction industry experienced a boom in the years following the war.
boom in sthThe boom in internet share prices has fuelled a huge growth in stock market values around the world.
property/housing/building boomDuring the housing boom, lenders issued loans in record amounts.
dotcom/internet/technology boomThe dot.com boom generated $18 billion in stock options and capital gains taxes for the state.
stock market/investment/price boom
consumer/spending boom

See also


baby boom

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bustnoun
boom
verb[ I ]
 ECONOMICS, FINANCEuk /buːm/us
to experience an increase in economic activity, interest, or growth:
Small businesses have boomed, since the government passed a new law making it easier to set them up.
Business is booming, producing increased earnings.
With the economy booming, opportunities have never been better for entrepreneurs.
See also
boom and bust

Examples of boom


boom
While the economic fortunes of older men appear to have waned, so the relative fortunes of women have apparently boomed.
Nicaraguan coffee production first boomed in this ethnically diverse region where the hand of the state grasped most firmly.
At 920, booming echoed tones from the synthesizer simply override everything else, until they too subside.
From a policy standpoint, asymmetric price adjustment interferes with policy objectives during booms and recessions.
However, the response of employment is different in recessions versus booms.
Populations then recovered, and most of the cities were rebuilt and boomed in the ensuing 300 years.
The organ has all registers booming, all stops out.
While floodplain rice production has boomed, however, some areas have noted declines in fish population and species diversity.
In cities, a growing number of people have found employment in booming private enterprises, thereby shaking off their economic dependence on the party-state.
As trade boomed, there was a parallel massive increase through the century in the demand for carriers.
Dikeand-pool containment using sandbags, sorbent booms and pads, and an intercept weir, was installed at the site before spring breakup.
Economic expansion in a given country increases imports from trade partners, transmitting booms and election-calling incentives from one state to another.
Large booms or anticipated downturns, often the observational equivalent, therefore provide an incentive for multiple governments to call elections before the opportunity sours.
In these countries, the economy boomed, and there was a considerable demand for records.
While during the war aggregate investment had fallen to very low levels (with net investment becoming negative), after the 1945 general election investment boomed.
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dot-com boom
Published at the height of the dot-comboom, it put forth several arguments demonstrating how the stock markets were overvalued at the time.
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economic boom
Such description covers times of economicboom and bust on both sides of the border.
huge boom
These factors provided both the incentive and the means for a hugeboom in business investment—perhaps the biggest since the war.
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