• n. 炸弹；突发事件；引起震惊的人或事

bomb, 炸弹。shell, 弹壳。

bombshell (n.)

1708, from bomb (n.) + shell (n.). The figurative sense of "shattering or devastating thing or event" attested from 1860. In reference to a pretty woman (especially a blonde) it is attested from 1942 ("Bombshell" as title of a movie starring blond U.S. actress Jean Harlow (1911-1937) is from 1933).

1. The police told me. It was a bombshell. I had no idea.

是警察告诉我的。我很震惊，完全没想到。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His resignation after thirteen years is a political bombshell.

他任职13年后提出辞职，这在政治上轰动一时。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He dropped the bombshell. He told me he was dying.

他的话犹如一枚重磅炸弹。他告诉我他要死了。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The news of his death came as a bombshell.

他去世的消息令人震惊。

来自《权威词典》

5. Then she dropped her bombshell. " I'm pregnant.

”然后她说出了令人震惊的事, “ 我怀孕了. ”

来自《简明英汉词典》