Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
boom
Universal Words
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
compareSLUMP
seealsoBABYBOOM
popular period
2 [usuallysing.] 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 [usuallysing.] a loud deep sound:
the distant boom of the guns
seealsoSONICBOOM
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:
[Vspeech] '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!