blitzes

英 [ˈblɪtsɪz]

美 [ˈblɪtsɪz]

n. 集中力量的行动; 闪击式行动; 突袭; 闪电战; 1940年德国对英国的空袭
v. 用闪电战空袭(或毁坏)
blitz的第三人称单数和复数

VERB 以闪电战空袭；以闪电战攻击
If a city or building is blitzed during a war, it is attacked by bombs dropped by enemy aircraft.
1. In the autumn of 1940 London was blitzed by an average of two hundred aircraft a night...
  1940年秋，伦敦平均每晚遭到200架飞机的空袭。
2. They blitzed the capital with tanks, artillery, anti-aircraft weapons and machine guns.
  他们动用坦克、大炮、防空武器和机关枪奇袭了首都。
德军对英国城市的空袭，伦敦大轰炸（1940年至1941年间）
The heavy bombing of British cities by German aircraft in 1940 and 1941 is referred to as the Blitz.
N-COUNT 努力；下工夫
If you have a blitz on something, you make a big effort to deal with it or to improve it.
1. Regional accents are still acceptable but there is to be a blitz on incorrect grammar.
  地方口音还可以接受，但要下大力气纠正语法错误。
N-COUNT （为吸引注意力的）大规模活动
An advertising or publicity blitz is a major effort to make the public aware of something.
1. On December 8 the media blitz began in earnest.
  12月8日，一场大规模媒体宣传活动轰轰烈烈地展开了。