英语词汇“detonation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINdetonate

Origin:

1700-1800 Latin detonare, from tonare ‘to thunder’

VERB TABLE

detonate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	detonate
	he, she, it	detonates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	detonated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have detonated
	he, she, it	has detonated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had detonated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will detonate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have detonated

Continuous Form
Present	I	am detonating
	he, she, it	is detonating
	you, we, they	are detonating
Past	I, he, she, it	was detonating
	you, we, they	were detonating
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been detonating
	he, she, it	has been detonating
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been detonating
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be detonating
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been detonating

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Army experts detonated the bomb safely in a nearby field.
Nuclear bombs were detonated in tests in the desert.
The 200 kg bomb was detonated by terrorists using a remote-control device.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Ammo dumps were being detonated by incoming mortars and rockets, and all hell was breaking loose.
At first they were detonated by cables or tripwires.
In court he was a good enough actor to detonate his one-liners with a casual deadliness.
Tense soldiers detonated concussion grenades in an effort to disperse the crowds.
That was their stake and it detonated the kind of politics which are the stuff of socialism in our society.
The beauty of C4 is that you can apply pressure or heat and it will not detonate.
The bomb, like yesterday's, was designed to be detonated by a mobile phone.
They were detonated just before 8: 30 p. m., when most of the neighborhood business was winding down.

THESAURUSto make something explode► explode

verb [transitive] to make a bomb burst suddenly and violently with a loud noise: · The terrorists planned to explode a car bomb outside the US embassy.

► set off

phrasal verb 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 cafe in Izmir last September.· Police say radio signals were probably used to set the bomb off.

► detonate

verb [transitive] 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

phrasal verb British English to deliberately make a bomb explode: · Terrorists let off a bomb in the city centre.· The bomb was let off shortly before 3 pm.

► blow up

phrasal verb 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.

Longman Language Activatorto make something explode► set off

to make a bomb explode either deliberately or accidentally: set off something: · The group set off a bomb outside a crowded cafe in Izmir last September.set something off: · Police say radio signals were probably used to set the bomb off.

► detonate

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

British to deliberately make a bomb explode: · Terrorists let off a bomb in the city centre.· The bomb was let off shortly before 3 pm.

► let off

British /set off/shoot off American to make fireworks explode. A firework is a thing which explodes in the air and produces lots of noise or coloured lights, and is used in celebrations: · They're going to let off fireworks in the park.· A group of teenagers were in the parking lot shooting off fireworks.· Somebody set off a firecracker in the cafeteria.

WORD SETS► Industry

aggregate, nounalloy, nounamber, nounanneal, verbarc welding, nounasbestos, nounassay, verbautomaker, nounaviation, nounBakelite, nounbasketry, nounbenzene, nounbevel, nounbiodegradable, adjectiveblast, verbblast furnace, nounboom, nounboom town, nounbore, verbbore, nounborehole, nounby-product, nouncane, nouncast, verbcasting, nouncedar, nounchipboard, nounchippings, nouncoalface, nouncollier, nouncolliery, nounconcentrate, nouncondenser, nounconstruction, nounconstructor, nounconverter, nouncork, nouncottage industry, nouncross-grained, adjectivecrude, adjectivedeskill, verbdetonate, verbdetonator, noundetoxification, noundevelopment, noundie, noundie casting, noundiesel, noundiesel fuel, noundiggings, noundrill, verbdrive, verbelectronics, nounend product, nounepoxy resin, nounextrude, verbfabricate, verbfabrication, nounforge, nounfound, verbfoundry, nounglass fibre, noungoldmine, nounground glass, nounhigh technology, nounindustrial, adjectiveindustrial archaeology, nounindustrialism, nounindustrialist, nounindustrialization, nouningot, nouninstallation, nounjute, nounlaminate, nounlaminated, adjectivelaser, nounlatex, nounlight industry, nounlime, nounlode, nounlow-tech, adjectivelubricant, nounlubricate, verbmacadam, nounmacerate, verbmachine, verbmachine tool, nounmachinist, nounmaker, nounmanganese, nounmanufacture, verbmanufacture, nounmasonry, nounmaterial, nounmatrix, nounmeat-packing, nounmetal, nounmetal fatigue, nounmetallic, adjectivemetallurgy, nounmetalwork, nounmill, verbmine, nounmine, verbminer, nounmining, nounmodular, adjectivemodule, nounmolten, adjectivemolybdenum, nounmortise, nounmother lode, nounmould, verbmoulding, nounochre, nounoff-cut, nounoil, nounoil paint, nounopencast, adjectiveoxyacetylene, nounpackaging, nounpaint stripper, nounpaintwork, nounpaling, nounpallet, nounpan, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpaper, adjectivepapier mâché, nounpatent leather, nounperfumery, nounpit, nounpitch, nounpithead, nounplane, verbplant, nounplywood, nounpost-industrial, adjectiveprocess, nounproduce, verbproduct, nounproduction, nounproductivity, nounpulp, verbpump, verbPVC, nounquarry, nounquartz, nounready-made, adjectiverefine, verbrefined, adjectivereprocess, verbroller, nounrough-hewn, adjectiverubber, nounsafety lamp, nounsandblast, verbsealskin, nounshaft, nounshavings, nounsheeting, nounsheet metal, nounshipbuilder, nounskilled, adjectiveslag, nounslag heap, nounsludge, nounslurry, nounsmelt, verbsmith, nounsmithy, nounsmokestack, nounsmokestack industry, nounsoftwood, nounsolder, nounsolder, verbsoldering iron, nounspirit level, nounspray paint, nounsteam, nounsteel, nounstrip mine, nounStyrofoam, nounsunrise industry, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbtannery, nountemper, verbtensile strength, nountextile, nounthree-ply, adjectiveunrefined, adjectiveunvarnished, adjectiveupright, nounvarnish, nounvat, nounvinyl, nounvulcanize, verbwarehouse, nounwattle, nounwax, nounwaxen, adjectivewaxy, adjectiveweld, verbweld, nounwelder, nounwickerwork, nounwire, nounwood, nounwood pulp, nounwork, verbworking, nounworkshop, nounwrought iron, nounyarn, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► bomb

· When the vehicle moved off the pin was pulled out and the bomb detonated, said Mr Lowe.· When the bomb was detonated down at Alamogordo, residents for hundreds of miles around knew something extraordinary had happened.· Driving back to Armscott Manor, Virginia felt as if a small bomb had been detonated in her life.· I felt like a walking time bomb, set to detonate in sixty minutes.· The first four bombs detonated around noon.· I feel like a bomb about to detonate.