blitz

blitz
noun
  1. an intensive or sudden military attack
    闪电战,闪击战,袭击战
    ■(the Blitz)the German air raids on Britain in 1940
    (1940年)德国对英国的空袭
    ■(informal)a sudden, energetic, and concerted effort to deal with something
    (非正式)强势联合行动,突击,闪电式行动
    the annual booze blitz by the Health Promotion Agency.
    卫生促进署开展的年度酒精饮料突击检查。
    ■another term for lightning chess
    同 lightning chess
    ■(American Football)a play in which one or more defensive backs charge the quarterback of the opposing team
    (美橄)闪击式进攻打法(指后卫向对方四分卫发起的攻击)
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be blitzed)attack or seriously damage (a place or building) in a blitz
    以闪电战袭击(或重创)(某地,建筑物)
    news came that Rotterdam had been blitzed.
    有消息传来,鹿特丹遭到闪电战袭击。
    City blitzed United with a three-goal burst.
    曼城队狂进三球,重创曼联队。
语源
  1. abbreviation of blitzkrieg
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