词组 | explode |
释义 | explode /ɪkˈspləʊd $ -ˈsploʊd/ verb if a bomb explodes or you explode it, it bursts violently into small pieces, usually with a loud noise and in a way that causes damagenounsa bomb explodes A bomb exploded on a crowded subway train, killing over 50 people.sb explodes a bomb Far sooner than anyone thought possible, the Russians exploded an atomic bomb.You can also use explode when saying that something suddenly and violently bursts into pieces: The plane exploded as it hit the ground.phrasesa bomb/weapon/device fails to explode The device was thrown at an army patrol but failed to explode.THESAURUS: explodeto explode go offbomb if a bomb goes off, it explodes. Go off is less formal than explode and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: Luckily the station was empty when the bomb went off. | As many as ten bombs went off across the city, most of them car bombs. blow upplane | ship | car | rocket if something blows up, it bursts suddenly and violently into pieces, causing a lot of damage: The plane blew up in mid-air, killing all the passengers and crew. | In early 1986, a US space shuttle blew up shortly after launch. erupt /ɪˈrʌpt/volcano if a volcano erupts, it explodes and sends smoke and rock into the sky burstpipe | tyre | balloon if something that has air or liquid inside it bursts, it explodes and the air or liquid comes out: One of the water pipes had burst. | The plane caught fire after one of its tyres burst on landing.to make something explode set off to make a bomb explode, either deliberately or accidentally. Set off is less formal than explode and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: The group set off a bomb outside a crowded café in Izmir last September. | Police say radio signals were probably used to set the bomb off. detonate /ˈdetəneɪt/ to make a bomb explode, especially by using special equipment. Detonate is a more technical word than set off: Army experts detonated the bomb safely in a nearby field. | The 200 kg bomb was detonated by terrorists using a remote-control device. let off BrE to deliberately make a bomb explode: Terrorists let off a bomb in the city centre. | The bomb was let off shortly before 3 p.m. blow up to make a building, car, plane etc explode: He was involved in a plot to blow up a passenger jet. | He struck a match and blew the whole place up. |
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