1. 1賣座的;轟動的(修飾電影、書;意思和大片 blockbuster 同一路)

    Blockbusting is the close partner of blockbuster. Used of a book or film, it means that thing is wildly successful — a blockbusting novel, a blockbusting film. You will meet it in reviews and ads, as a loud adjective (and sometimes as a noun in the same “huge hit” sense).

    BlockbustingBlockbusting is the close partner of blockbuster是blockbuster的近親詞。 Used of a book or film用來形容一本書或一部電影, it means that thing is wildly successful它的意思是那個東西大受歡迎 — a blockbusting novel像a blockbusting novel, a blockbusting film或a blockbusting film。 You will meet it你會 in reviews and ads在影評和廣告裡遇到它, as a loud adjective當作一個很誇張的形容詞 (and sometimes as a noun而有時也當名詞用 in the same "huge hit" sense同樣是「大轟動」的意思)。

    It is from block + busting, the same wartime picture as blockbuster: something that could smash a whole city block, later stretched to entertainment that hits that hard. Most readers never think of the bomb.

    It is from block + busting它來自block加busting, the same wartime picture as blockbuster跟blockbuster同一個戰時畫面: something that could smash a whole city block指能炸毀整個街區的東西, later stretched to entertainment that hits that hard後來延伸成打得那麼重的娛樂作品。 Most readers大多數讀者 never think of the bomb根本不會想到炸彈。

    Informal to , a little breathless. (American history also has another, uglier housing meaning of blockbusting; that is not this sense.)

    Informal to journalistic從口語到新聞用語都有, a little breathless帶點誇張的興奮感。 (American history美國歷史 also has another, uglier housing meaning of blockbusting也有另一個更難聽、跟住宅有關的blockbusting意思; that is not this sense但那不是這個意思。)

core核心畫面

組成block + busting, the same pieces as blockbuster, used mainly as an adjective for a hugely successful book or film.

同家族的字

  • blockbusterthe usual noun for a hugely successful film or book
  • blockfrom the same old idea of destroying a city block
  • bustto break

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

blockbustingnoun

  • 1

    A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.

    • Sonny W. Walker, another of the three black salesmen employed along with three whites by Concord Realty, 3524 Church Avenue, picked up the thread of Mr. Harris's bitter disclaimer that it took deliberate blockbusting—sometimes called panic redlining—to make whites move out of East Flatbush.

blockbustingadj

  • 1

    Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.

    • a blockbusting movie

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