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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

broadside ['brɔd.saɪd] ['brɔːdsaɪd]
  1. 1. noun 水面以上的)舷侧
  2. 2. noun 全部舷炮
  3. 3. noun 舷炮齐发
  4. 4. noun (尤指刊登报纸上的猛烈的辱骂性的抨击
  5. 5. noun 宽面
  6. 6. noun [Printing] 单面印刷政治文件的)宽面纸,宽幅纸张
  7. 7. noun [Printing] 单(或双)面印刷广告折叠的宽面纸
  8. 8. adverb 舷侧着(to)
    The ship came broadside to the dock.
    一边面向码头驶来。
  9. 9. adverb 直对着侧面
    The train rammed the car broadside.
    火车撞了汽车的侧面
  10. 10. adverb 胡乱地;不分青红皂白地,不加区别地
    to level charges broadside
    胡乱地把收费拉平

Collins English-English Dictionary

broadside ['brɔːd"saɪd]
  1. 1. n broadside ballad a ballad or popular song printed on one side of a sheet of paper and sold by hawkers, esp in 16th-century England
  2. 2. n [nautical] the entire side of a vessel, from stem to stern and from waterline to rail
  3. 3. n [naval] all the armament fired from one side of a warship
  4. 4. n the simultaneous discharge of such armament
  5. 5. n a strong or abusive verbal or written attack
  6. 6. n any standard size of paper before cutting or folding
    demy broadside
  7. 7. n another name for broadsheet
  8. 8. n a large flat surface
    the broadside of the barn
  9. 9. adv with a broader side facing an object; sideways
    the train hit the lorry broadside

Examples

The train rammed the car broadside.
火车撞了汽车的侧面。
The wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it.
波浪冲向了独木舟的舷侧,把独木舟掀翻了。
The ship was broadside to the dock.
船的舷侧靠近码头了。
the broadside of the barn

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