bombard

Compared meaning: to attack with bombs or heavy gunfire (verb).

比较义项：（用炸弹、炮火等）轰炸、炮击进攻（动词）。

• bomb

  Refers to attacking with bombs, typically dropped from aircraft or planted as explosives; can be a single strike or a series of raids, not necessarily continuous.

  指用炸弹发动攻击，通常从飞机上投掷或以爆炸装置放置；可以是一次打击，也可以是多次空袭，不一定是持续不断的。

  The air force bombed the enemy's fuel depot in a single overnight raid.

  空军在一夜之间的一次空袭中轰炸了敌方的燃料库。

• bombard 本词

  Refers to attacking with continuous, heavy gunfire or artillery shelling, emphasizing sustained, relentless attack over time rather than one strike; common in siege contexts.

  指用持续猛烈的炮火进行轰击，强调长时间不间断的猛烈进攻，而非单次打击；常用于围城一类的语境。

  The artillery continued to bombard the city for three days without stopping.

  炮兵连续三天不停地炮击这座城市。

Both words mean to attack a target, but differ. Bomb means to attack with bombs, usually dropped from aircraft or planted as explosives; it can be one strike or several raids. Bombard means to attack with continuous, heavy gunfire or artillery shelling over time.

这两个词都表示对某个目标发动猛烈的军事打击，语境相近，容易混淆，但攻击方式和持续性不同；这里不比较 bombard 表示“（用问题等）连续追问、轰炸式发问”的比喻义。