mother of all bombs

/ˈmʌðər əv ɔːl bɑːmz/· n. phrase

政治/外交/军事C1

mother of all bombs
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Chinese meaning

炸zhà弹dàn之zhī母mǔ

体tǐ积jī极jí大dà的de重zhòng型xíng空kōng爆bào炸zhà弹dàn

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特tè指zhǐ美měi军jūn拟nǐ用yòng于yú打dǎ击jī伊yī朗lǎng目mù标biāo的de重zhòng型xíng炸zhà弹dàn

Example

White House prepares plans to use "mother of all bombs" on Iran

白bái宫gōng正zhèng在zài制zhì定dìng方fāng案àn,计jì划huà对duì伊yī朗lǎng使shǐ用yòng「炸zhà弹dàn之zhī母mǔ」。

Source: CBS News · 15 Oct 2026

Background ✎

白bái宫gōng和hé五wǔ角jiǎo大dà楼lóu已yǐ经jīng准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo作zuò战zhàn方fāng案àn,如rú果guǒ特tè朗lǎng普pǔ下xià令lìng,美měi军jūn将jiāng对duì伊yī朗lǎng的de军jūn事shì目mù标biāo投tóu下xià绰chuò号hào「炸zhà弹dàn之zhī母mǔ」的de大dà型xíng空kōng爆bào炸zhà弹dàn。

Roots · etymology

美军绰号,字面意为炸弹之母,喻威力巨大

  • mother(之最)+ of all(在所有之中)+ bombs(炸弹)→字面‘炸弹里的老大’

Collocations

  • use the mother of all bombs / drop the mother of all bombs / the mother of all + 名词(the mother of all battles)

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