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

MENU FOR explodeexplode1 burst2 increase suddenly3 strong feelings4 become dangerous5 explode the myth6 make a loud noise

WORD ORIGINexplode

Origin:

1500-1600 Latin explodere ‘to drive off the stage by clapping’, from plaudere ‘to clap’

VERB TABLE

explode

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	explode
	he, she, it	explodes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	exploded
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have exploded
	he, she, it	has exploded
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had exploded
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will explode
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have exploded

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

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

"Country music's popularity has exploded," says Billy Dean.
"Damn it!" Bill exploded. "Don't push me, Harry."
A fight exploded at the roller-skating rink last Friday.
Firefighters were called when a gas tank exploded in the back yard of a home on Clayton Road.
In 1949 the USSR exploded its first atomic bomb.
Investigators still don't what caused the storage tanks to explode.
Seconds after the car crashed, its fuel tank exploded.
The report explodes the myth that men are bed-hopping rogues.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Another stun grenade was thrown in and a third soldier hurled himself through the window after it, before it had exploded.
I heard the whoosh, and it exploded to our left.
If you roll a misfire when you roll the first dice the cannon has literally misfired and may explode.
Sly shot a glance at Zimmerman, who was obviously getting ready to explode.
So far, only the sound of exploding ammo occasionally popped over the sound of the Huey.
We had one hit with mines and incoming rounds, but we never had one explode, even when pressurized.

THESAURUSto explode► explode

verb [intransitive] if a bomb explodes, it bursts suddenly and violently with a loud noise: · A bomb exploded in a crowded metro station this morning, killing five people.

► go off

phrasal verb 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 up

phrasal verb if a building, car, plane etc 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

verb [intransitive] if a volcanoerupts, it explodes and sends smoke and rock into the sky: · The volcano has erupted at least fifteen times since 1883.

► burst

verb [intransitive] 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 its tyre burst on landing.

to 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 explode► explode/go off

if a bomb explodes or goes off , it bursts suddenly and violently with a loud noise, causing a lot of damage: · A bomb exploded in a crowded metro station this morning, killing five people.· The building was still being evacuated when the bomb went off.· As many as ten bombs went off across the city, most of them car bombs.

to 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.

when a building/plane etc explodes► blow up

if a building, car, plane etc 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.

► explode

if a container of chemicals, oil, or gas explodes , it bursts suddenly and violently into pieces: · Seconds after the car crashed, its fuel tank exploded.· Investigators still don't know what caused the storage tanks to explode.

to destroy something using a bomb► blow up

to destroy a building, car, plane etc using a bomb: · Two of the ships were blown up while they were still in the harbour.· Extremists blew up a mosque on the outskirts of the city.

an explosion► explosion

the loud noise and violent force that is produced when something explodes: · The noise of the explosion could be heard all over the city.· Murray was killed instantly by the explosion.

► blast

an explosion - used especially in news reports: · The blast killed 168 people and wounded hundreds.· Every window in the building had been shattered by the force of the blast.

an exploding weapon► bomb

a weapon that explodes: · The bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem during the city's morning rush hour.· The protesters were armed with rocks and petrol bombs.letter bomb (=a small bomb hidden in a package and sent to someone in order to hurt or kill them): · Morrow was convicted in 1998 of sending four letter bombs to government officials.

► device

especially British a bomb - used especially in news reports: · Police found the device hidden in a suitcase.· Four of the victims received serious injuries when the device ripped through one of the station's lavatories.

► explosives

bombs or substances that can cause explosions: · The bomb, containing 150 grams of explosives, was placed outside the house shortly before 1 am.· Traces of explosives were found on the clothing of the three men accused of the bombing.· a bomb packed with 1,000 lbs of explosives

to prove that something is wrong, untrue, or does not exist► disprove

to prove that something is wrong or not true: · She was able to produce figures that disproved Smith's argument.· The existence of God is a question of faith, and therefore impossible to prove or disprove.

► refute

formal to prove that what someone has said is not true: · I knew that he was lying but I had no evidence with which to refute his story.· The accusation has been wholly refuted by an in-depth analysis of the evidence.

► debunk

to prove that something is not true, especially something that people have believed for a long time, and make it seem silly or unimportant: · In her book she debunks a lot of the claims made by astrologers.· Payton wants to debunk the myth that economics is a science.

► invalidate

formal if a fact or piece of information invalidates an explanation or idea, it proves that it contains mistakes which make it unlikely to be true - used in scientific contexts: · None of the more recent views invalidates Hahnemann's original discoveries or teachings.· If we look closely at Professor Thomson's argument, we see that his conclusion is invalidated by a number of factual errors.

► demolish

to prove that an argument or idea is completely wrong: · It would not be difficult to demolish a theory that was so obviously a load of rubbish.· There was a time when the response "that's a value judgement" would have demolished any argument in the educational field.

► explode

: explode a myth/rumour to prove that something that many people think or believe is wrong or not true: · The report explodes the myth that men are bed-hopping rogues.

► negative

a negative result of a medical or chemical test does not show any sign of the condition you are testing for and therefore proves it does not exist in this person or situation: · All the athletes' drugs tests were negative.· a negative pregnancy test· The first brain scan proved negative.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bomb explodes/goes off

· Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded.· A 200 pound bomb went off in the car park.

► explode/dispel/debunk a myth

(=show that it is not true)· Our goal is to debunk the myth that science is boring.

► explode with rage

(also fly into a rage) (=suddenly become very angry)· She knew her father would explode with rage if he found out.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► suddenly

· He's apparently unbelievable at doing the possessed Curtis dance, where the quietest of men would suddenly explode into compressed derangement.· Parent and child suddenly explode, screaming and hitting.· Before she could get in another word, a loud noise suddenly exploded from within the house.· By ninth grade the difference suddenly exploded.

NOUN► anger

· Nicola explodes with anger when she discovers stud boss Andrew has been taking her for a ride.· Who would ever guess from the benign expression on his face that just a moment ago he had been exploding with anger?· After the hearing, as the vans taking the boys from the court emerged the crowd exploded with anger.· MiloÜ exploded with anger when the letter was read out to him.· As soon as you make a nervous slip, he explodes with anger - humiliating you in front of colleagues.· Normally loving and full of fun, Peter can explode with passionate anger at James and Mary, their fourteen-year-old twins.

► bomb

· On Jan. 22 two bombs exploded simultaneously in the police headquarters and court buildings in New Delhi, injuring 43 people.· All of the bombs were removed and disabled by the New York Police Department bomb squad before they exploded.· A bomb which exploded in Istanbul's chamber of commerce building on Feb. 20 killed one person and injured 16.· Earlier Monday morning, a letter bomb exploded in the London offices of Al-Hayat, injuring two mail clerks.· A number of petrol bombs exploded harmlessly between the protesters and the security forces.· A police spokesman said the bomb exploded when the passenger bus was passing through the Noorbagh area of north Srinagar.· The player thrown to must try and catch the bomb before it explodes.· Tom Hawthorne was at the Social Security office picking up paperwork for a disabled associate when the bomb exploded.

► car

· They walked in the street knowing that any of the cars around them might explode.· Meanwhile a car-bomb exploded in SanSebastian, injuring five people.· Around 12 people were killed when a car bomb exploded outside a police station in the Chechen capital, Grozny.

► device

· Only three of the devices found did not explode.· The device exploded in an underground passageway at the Belorusskaya station, officials said.· An incendiary device exploded setting fire to furniture, but the blaze was brought under control.· A few of these devices should be exploded every year to test whether the refurbishing is working up to snuff.· A blast bomb was thrown but the device failed to explode.

► face

· According to the above, they will explode in my face.· It would explode in the face of its inventors without that tiny heart of a self.· It was about to explode in her face.· The custard explodes over your face.

► fire

· Small blooms of fire exploded all around the sandbagged post and the steel door, the defenders huddling down for cover.· She was set on fire by a shell exploding among the cotton with which her engines were protected.

► firework

· Police arrested 12 people in the city centre before the match and fireworks continued to explode throughout the game.· If nothing else, it will be a great spot to watch the annual Fourth of July fireworks, exploding far below.· He was standing in the dark, in front of a picture window, fireworks exploding silently behind him.· The fireworks were still exploding when the procession came to an end over in hour later.· A fireworks factory exploded in Guangdong, killing many workers.

► head

· The thought went exploding through Shiona's head, winding her, driving the strength from her body.· One of the bullets explodes in the head of the 3-year-old girl sleeping in the back seat.· His incompletely assembled weapon exploded, smothering his head, arms and shoulders in a mass of flames.

► myth

· First, they explode various current myths.· The report explodes the myth that men are the bed-hopping rogues while the little woman waits at home.· This series sets out to explode the myth that some are impossible to keep.· At last, I thought, some one is willing to explode the myth that thin equals sexy!· It explodes the myth prevalent among pupils at school that history graduates mainly become history teachers.· It is therefore time to explode another myth.· Unusual position though it is, let me defend Ratner by exploding a couple of myths.

► plane

· Seconds after Andrews had dragged away the pilot, the plane exploded, and was reduced to a smouldering wreck.· As Burn tried to tend him the plane exploded.

► shell

· Two howitzer shells exploded a few paces from his horse, both blasts beginning small fires among the rye.· A shell exploded just in front of me, and just over a woman as she ran across the street.· On impact the shells explode in a fire ball, producing a fine dust.· She was set on fire by a shell exploding among the cotton with which her engines were protected.· A shell had exploded in the body of one of them, tearing it to pieces; others were torn and wounded.· They were devising a sea shell that would explode when he went swimming.

► tank

· He was welding on top of a 900 ton oil storage tank which exploded, hurling him 120 feet into a wall.· The fuel tanks had exploded and the temperature in the burning fuselage was 2,000 degrees centigrade.

► violence

· Or at least he did until the frenzy of violence that exploded here last week.

VERB► cause

· Weaknesses in the casting methods can leave minute cracks or other deficiencies which cause them to explode when fired.· Dexter moved his chair over the kitchen tiles causing a squeak that exploded round the kitchen.· The poor-quality steel can affect accuracy and occasionally causes a barrel to explode.· However, it is thought that that can cause imperfections in the glass which sometimes cause it to explode without warning.

► fail

· It failed to explode only because of a faulty detonator.· Gunpowder can fail to ignite or explode prematurely.

► seem

· Love and joy seemed to explode inside her, threatening to spill over into cries of happiness.· In those weeks, my life seemed to have exploded.· On top of this, the environmental time bomb that has been ticking away for years now seems ready to explode.· And, as their pressure increased, Laura felt a brilliant light seeming to explode in both her mind and body.· Alex grinned mightily, so proud of her he seemed about to explode.· My hand seemed to explode and I think I must have screamed.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► explode the myth

The report explodes the myth that pollution is only a problem for rich countries.
At last, I thought, some one is willing to explode the myth that thin equals sexy!
It explodes the myth prevalent among pupils at school that history graduates mainly become history teachers.
The report explodes the myth that men are the bed-hopping rogues while the little woman waits at home.
This series sets out to explode the myth that some are impossible to keep.

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