LEARNit Dictionary
boom
noun
/buːm/
UK
/buːm/
US
C1+
1
C1+
a sudden increase in trade and economic activity; a period of wealth and success
رونق, شکوفایی, رشد سریع, پیشرفت صعودی, دوران اوج
see also
baby boom
2
C1+
a period when something such as a sport or a type of music suddenly becomes very popular and successful
رونق, شکوفایی, رواج
The only way to satisfy the golf boom was to build more courses.
3
a long pole that the bottom of a sail is attached to and that you move to change the position of the sail
بوم, تیرک بادبان, میله بادبان, چوب بادبان, تیر بادبان
4
a loud deep sound
صدای انفجار, صدای مهیب, غرش
the distant boom of the guns
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
مانع شناور, حصار شناور, سد شناور
6
a long pole that carries a microphone or other equipment
میله ضبط صدا, نقاله میکروفون
verb
/buːm/
UK
/buːm/
US
1
to make a loud deep sound
غرش کردن, غریدن
2
to say something in a loud deep voice
غرّیدن, غریدن, با صدای بلند گفتن, فریاد زدن, بانگ زدن, با صدای بم حرف زدن
‘Get out of my sight!’ he boomed.
A voice boomed out from the darkness.
A voice from the loudspeaker boomed out, ‘Good evening, ladies and gentlemen’.
He had a
booming voice
.
3
to have a period of rapid growth; to become bigger, more successful, etc.
رونق گرفتن, شکوفا شدن, رشد سریع داشتن, پررونق شدن
By the 1980s, the computer industry was booming.
Business is booming!