boom
US: /ˈbum/
UK: /bˈuːm/
UK: /bˈuːm/
English Vietnamese dictionary
boom
- (thống kê) sự buôn bán phát đạt
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
in business / economy
1 ~ (in sth) a sudden increase in trade and economic activity; a period of wealth and success: a boom in car sales + Living standards improved rapidly during the post-war boom. + a boom year (for trade, exports, etc.) + a property / housing boom + a chaotic period of boom and bust
Compare: SLUMP
See also -
popular period
2 [usually sing.] a period when sth such as a sport or a type of music suddenly becomes very popular and successful: The only way to satisfy the golf boom was to build more courses.
on boat
3 a long pole that the bottom of a sail is attached to and that you move to change the position of the sail
sound
4 [usually sing.] a loud deep sound: the distant boom of the guns
See also -
in river / harbour
5 a floating barrier that is placed across a river or the entrance to a harbour to prevent ships or other objects from coming in or going out
for microphone
6 a long pole that carries a MICROPHONE or other equipment
+ verb
make loud sound
1 [V] to make a loud deep sound: Outside, thunder boomed and crashed.
2 ~ (out) to say sth in a loud deep voice: [V speech] 'Get out of my sight!' he boomed. + [V] A voice boomed out from the darkness.
of business / economy
3 [V] to have a period of rapid growth; to become bigger, more successful, etc: By the 1980s, the computer industry was booming. + Business is booming!
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 sound, resound, resonate, blast, rumble, thunder, roar, bang, explode:
We heard the cannons booming in the distance.
2 prosper, thrive, flourish, progress, grow, increase, burgeon or bourgeon:
Business is booming in every sector.
n.
3 blast, rumble, explosion:
There was a resounding boom and the car went up in flames.
4 prosperity, profitability; growth, increase, burgeoning or bourgeoning:
In this business it is either boom or bust.
Collocation dictionary
1 period of sudden increase
ADJ.
great | post-war | consumer, credit, economic, investment, spending | building, housing, property | oil | baby
VERB + BOOM
cause, create, fuel, lead to
The boom was fuelled by accelerated demand for consumer products.
BOOM + NOUN
period, time, year | town
PREP.
during/in a/the ~
He was born during the post-war baby boom.
| ~ in
a boom in house prices
PHRASES
boom and bust/slump
the ordinary business cycle of boom and bust
2 deep hollow sound
ADJ.
big | deep | distant | sonic
(= the explosive sound made when an aircraft flies faster than the speed of sound)We heard the sonic boom of a jet overhead.
VERB + BOOM
hear
BOOM + VERB
echo
The deep boom of a foghorn echoed across the bay.
PREP.
with a ~
Concise English dictionary
booms|boomed|boomingbuːm
noun
+a deep prolonged loud noise
+a state of economic prosperity
+a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
+a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
+any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
verb
+make a resonant sound, like artillery
+hit hard
+be the case that thunder is being heard
+make a deep hollow sound
+grow stronger
