English Dictionary

blitz

IPA（発音記号）

/blɪts/

名詞

可算名詞 比喩的用法 略語 別表記 不可算名詞

(countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz. / (countable, figuratively) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.

日本語の意味

（実際の攻撃として）急襲、特に空襲を指す攻撃 / （比喩的に）迅速かつ猛烈な攻撃、または大規模な試み

During the early hours, the city endured a sudden blitz that left many buildings damaged.

早朝、その街は空襲に見舞われ、多くの建物が被害を受けた。

意味（1）

(countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.

意味（2）

(countable, figuratively) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.

We embarked on a publicity blitz, putting posters and flyers all around town.

意味（3）

(countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.

意味（4）

(uncountable, chess) Short for blitz chess.

What I had played was chess. Specially, I knocked out some 2,000 games of speed (or blitz) chess in the two months leading up to the tournament. In fact, I played so much that I'm currently in the top half-percent of more than 1.3 million of blitz players at an online chess competition site.

意味（5）

(cooking) The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor

blitzes （ plural ）