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carpet bomb

/ˈkɑːpɪt bɒm/

翻译: 原为军事术语,指对大片区域投下大量炸弹以彻底摧毁目标的战术。现代用法也指用过量信息、消息或请求压倒某人。

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/ˈkɑːpɪt bɒm/C1informaltechnical
  • zh原为军事术语,指对大片区域投下大量炸弹以彻底摧毁目标的战术。现代用法也指用过量信息、消息或请求压倒某人。

Originally a military term referring to the tactic of dropping a large number of bombs over a wide area to destroy everything. In modern usage, it can also refer to overwhelming someone with excessive information, messages, or requests.

  1. Military tacticC1formal

    A bombing technique where a large number of bombs are dropped over a wide area to destroy everything.

    zh地毯式轰炸

    • The city was destroyed by carpet bombing during the war.
    • Carpet bombing was used to target enemy infrastructure.
    • Historians debate the effectiveness of carpet bombing campaigns.
  2. Overwhelming quantityC1informal

    To apply or deliver something in large quantities, often excessively.

    zh地毯式轰炸

    • The company carpet bombed the market with advertisements.
    • He carpet bombed his inbox with emails about the project.
    • The politician carpet bombed the audience with statistics.