blitz
A sudden attack, especially an air raidA sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
» The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.
Значение
значений: 5(исчисляемое)A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
(исчисляемое)A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
We embarked on a publicity blitz, putting posters and flyers all around town.
Blitzkrieg
внезапное нападение
(исчисляемое)A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on a school of baitfish, typically one in which the occurrence can be seen from the surface.
- a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
- (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
Примеры
предложений: 6The company is planning an advertising blitz for the new product.
A multimedia blitz of advertisements for the summer blockbuster has begun.
The police are having a blitz on drink driving, hooliganism and hoon driving this weekend.
The US led a blitz campaign against Iraq.
They all moved to Algiers to start a new life of blitz and glamor.
Переводы
языков: 3По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
Pseudo-Germanism, derived from a clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literallyPseudo-Germanism, derived from a clipping of blitzkrieg, from German Blitzkrieg (literally “lightning war”). The German word Blitz (“lightning”) lacks the "sudden attack" senses that the English word has.
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Формы
мн. число: blitzesСинонимы
синонимов: 3- a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment:blitzkrieg
- (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line:safety blitzlinebacker blitzing
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 12Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым