blitz

noun

/blɪts/

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[countable, usually singular] a sudden attack突袭；闪电战
- Five shops were damaged in a firebomb blitz.在一次燃烧弹袭击中有五家店铺被烧毁。
Topics War and conflictc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bombing
- wartime
verb + blitz
- carry out
preposition
- during a/the blitz
- in a/the blitz
- blitz on
- …
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the Blitz
[singular] the German air attacks on the United Kingdom in 1940–11940 至 1941 年德国对英国的空袭
- Many people died in the London Blitz.许多人在伦敦大空袭中丧生。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bombing
- wartime
verb + blitz
- carry out
preposition
- during a/the blitz
- in a/the blitz
- blitz on
- …
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[countable, usually singular] (informal) a sudden organized effort to deal with something or achieve something集中力量的行动；闪击式行动
- blitz on something a blitz on passengers who avoid paying fares对逃票乘客的突袭检查
- I've had a blitz on the house (= cleaned it very thoroughly).我彻底打扫了房子。
- an advertising/a media blitz (= a lot of information about something on television, in newspapers, etc.)集中火力的广告／媒体宣传
Extra Examples
- a blitz on illegal parking针对非法停车的突击行动
- an all-out blitz on crime对犯罪的全面打击
Topics Businessc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- advertising
- marketing
- media
- …
verb + blitz
- conduct
- have
- launch
- …
preposition
- blitz on
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Word Originabbreviation of blitzkrieg.

blitz

verb

/blɪts/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they blitz	/blɪts/ /blɪts/
he / she / it blitzes	/ˈblɪtsɪz/ /ˈblɪtsɪz/
past simple blitzed	/blɪtst/ /blɪtst/
past participle blitzed	/blɪtst/ /blɪtst/
-ing form blitzing	/ˈblɪtsɪŋ/ /ˈblɪtsɪŋ/

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[transitive] blitz something to attack or damage a city by dropping a large number of bombs on it in a short time用闪电战空袭（或毁坏）
- London was heavily blitzed in the war.伦敦在战争中遭到猛烈空袭。
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[transitive, intransitive] blitz (something) (of food) to mix or cut into smaller pieces using an electric mixing machine（用电动搅拌机将食物）搅拌，打碎
- Blitz the strawberries to a purée in a food processor.用食物加工机将草莓打成酱。
- Blitz until smooth and creamy.用搅拌器搅打至柔滑细腻。