mother of all bombs

Chinese meaning
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Example
White House prepares plans to use "mother of all bombs" on Iran
Source: CBS News · 15 Oct 2026
Background ✎
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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