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单词 explosion
释义
explosionex‧plo‧sion /ɪkˈspləʊʒən $ -ˈsploʊ-/ ●●● W3 noun Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a nuclear explosion
  • An explosion of conflict last month left at least six people dead in the town.
  • an explosion of laughter
  • Murray was killed instantly by the explosion.
  • No-one can say where the amazing explosion of digital services will take us.
  • Officials insist the case is unrelated to the explosion in homicide rates among teenagers.
  • Rabbits and ducks have been contributing to a population explosion in the park.
  • The company cannot meet demand, and has seen an explosion of customer complaints.
  • The noise of the explosion could be heard all over the city.
  • These people are full of hope. An economic explosion is underway in their country.
  • We live in the century of population explosion, with the world's population doubling at least every 25 years.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A massive explosion occurred during testing at Tobolsk on the same pipeline in October.
  • All large explosions are safely out at sea.
  • Another, smaller explosion at the row of ATMs did less damage.
  • Even modest-sized nuclear explosions can have effects detectable over intercontinental distances.
  • Pressures on carers will increase as Britain faces a population explosion among the most vulnerable elderly people.
  • The explosion rivalled Vesuvius, Pelee and others of the historical era.
  • The change in instrumentation thus touched off an explosion of information.
  • When some one or something stops them from getting their own way, their frustration can build up to explosion point.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSa very big increase
noun [countable] a sudden very large increase in the amount or number of something: · There has been an explosion in the number of fast food restaurants.· The country experienced a population explosion.· The book caused an explosion of interest in Renaissance Italy.
noun [singular] a sudden large increase in trade, profits or sales, with the result that a country, company, or industry becomes very successful. Boom is also used about a sudden increase in interest in something, with the result that it becomes very popular: · the German economic boom of the 1960s· the Internet boom· There has been a boom in sales of diet books and videos.
Longman Language Activatoran 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.
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.
a sudden large increase
a sudden large increase in the amount or number of something -- use this especially about business costs, prices, activities etc: · Coffee and orange juice prices made their biggest leaps on Friday.leap in: · Borrowers have been warned to expect another leap in bank interest rates.· Gold shares gained following a leap in the price of gold.by leaps and bounds (=use this to emphasize how quickly something is increasing): · I can see the Internet business growing by leaps and bounds.
a very sudden and very large increase in population, in an activity, or in the numbers of something: · We live in the century of population explosion, with the world's population doubling at least every 25 years.· These people are full of hope. An economic explosion is underway in their country.explosion of: · The company cannot meet demand, and has seen an explosion of customer complaints.· No-one can say where the amazing explosion of digital services will take us.explosion in: · Officials insist the case is unrelated to the explosion in homicide rates among teenagers.
a sudden large increase in something such as trade, economic success, or a particular area of activity: · The IT market is growing, thanks to the Internet boom.boom in: · the boom in cellular phone ownership· a record-breaking boom in tourismeconomic boom (=a period of economic and financial success): · Canada enjoyed a real economic boom in the postwar years.property/productivity spending etc boom: · Motorola is one of the leaders in the global technology boom. · The impact of the property boom was first felt in the financial markets.baby boom (=a period of time when many more babies are born): · A more pressing problem is Mexico's dramatic baby boom.
a sudden increase in something such as demand, profit, interest etc: surge in: · Last year there was a surge in the company's profits to $122m.· a 31% surge in divorce rates· Stores are expecting a surge in demand as Christmas approaches.· Her books enjoyed a huge surge in popularity in the mid-1980s.surge of: · The unexpected surge of voters to the polls has surprised even opposition parties.
WORD SETS
car bomb, noundefuse, verbdevice, noundisarm, verbexplosion, nounexplosive, nounfuse, nounguerrilla, noungunman, noungunpowder, noungun-running, nounletter bomb, nounmine, nounmine, verbminefield, nounMolotov cocktail, nounparamilitary, adjectivepetrol bomb, nounSemtex, nounterror, nounterrorism, nounterrorist, nountime bomb, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meanings 1 & 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + explosion
· There has been a big explosion in the centre of Paris.
· An enormous explosion tore the roof off the building.
(=very big and powerful)· The torpedo struck the side of the ship, followed by a tremendous explosion.
· The powerful explosion was heard from Portland, Maine to Albany, New York.
formal· We are getting reports of a major explosion at the oil refinery.
· We heard several loud explosions followed by an eerie silence.
(=extremely loud)· The building collapsed in a deafening explosion.
old-fashioned (=extremely loud)· There was an almighty explosion and I was knocked to the ground.
(=one that is not heard very clearly)· We could just make out a muffled explosion from deep inside the mine.
· This is the site of the first ever nuclear explosion.
· Firefighters say that a gas explosion destroyed the building.
(=one caused by a volcano)· You could see where a volcanic explosion had blown the mountain peak away.
verbs
· The police do not yet know what caused the explosion.
(=cause an explosion)· Investigators believe a fuel leak may have triggered the explosion.
(=cause one deliberately)· By 1942, the United States had carried out test explosions with nuclear bombs.
· Marie was reading in bed when she heard the explosion.
· The largest explosion took place at the main post office.
formal· The explosion occurred just off the coast of Greece.
· A series of explosions shook the building.
· Seven people died when the explosion destroyed the bus.
· Last year, an underground explosion killed 82 miners.
 Meaning 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + explosion
· Henry thought she was going to laugh, but then there was a sudden explosion of sobbing.
· The decision not to plant the fields led to a population explosion in rabbits.
phrases
· There has been an explosion of interest in networking websites in the last few years.
· The army had to cope with the explosion of violence that followed the elections.
· The verdict was greeted by an explosion of public anger.
literary· After the rain, the desert bloomed in an explosion of color.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· The restaurant was destroyed in a massive bomb blast.
(=when the population increases quickly and by a large amount)· What will be the long-term effects of this population explosion?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· First came a humming, then a big explosion, and my hearing went.· Stupidly, I tried to throw it on the fire and caused a big fireball explosion that singed my arms and face.· It was the second big explosion there in a year.
· Both systems were faced with a combinatorial explosion of partial solutions since the input data matched very many rules or partial descriptions.· These create a combinatorial explosion of possible genotypes on which natural selection acts.· They reduce the average branching factor and hence the potential combinatorial explosion of paths through the graph.· This produces a considerable combinatorial explosion, making processing beyond the first level somewhat impractical.· This can help provide more domain-specific definitions, and reduce the combinatorial explosion produced by expanding definitions beyond the first level.· What is required therefore is a method of compressing these definitions so that this combinatorial explosion is reduced.· We shall now look at ways of reducing the potential combinatorial explosion of breadth-first search. 9.2.· This reduces the combinatorial explosion and decreases the potential for spurious overlaps through the co-incidence of alternative word senses.
· Local residents were evacuated in case there needed to be a controlled explosion.· The hoax devices were destroyed in controlled explosions by army bomb disposal experts, using remote-controlled vehicles.· After a series of controlled explosions, the van was removed from the scene early yesterday.· The station area was evacuated while the controlled explosion was carried out.· The device was removed from the shop and detonated in a controlled explosion.· The army carried out a controlled explosion on the car but it was found to contain no explosives.· The heat released in this reaction, which is like a controlled hydrogen bomb explosion, is what makes the star shine.· The bomb disposal unit destroyed the bomb with a controlled explosion.
· In 1873 much of the mill was destroyed by a huge boiler explosion.· In the evening, gunfire and huge explosions erupted along the former front line, but no further injuries were reported.· There was, he had told Mr Malik, a huge explosion planned for 16.00 hours.· A huge explosion drowned the enemy fire and Killion caught a glimpse of a burning bomber slowly sliding along on its nose.· Two workers were slightly hurt in a huge explosion and fire at the Conoco oil refinery at Immingham on the Humber estuary.
· Films taken by a submersible robot established that the ship had sunk as a result of a large explosion.· Loss of atmospheric gases and impactor materials to space becomes even more important for larger explosions.· All large explosions are safely out at sea.· And high temperatures automatically followed, since the whole process was nothing more than a large explosion, albeit a controlled one.
· There was a loud explosion and the flames roared fiercer.· Three of my men entered the woods, and we heard an ex-tremely loud explosion.· I heard a loud explosion just to my left.· This time, I was up on the wooded area myself, and we heard a loud explosion behind us.· I had gone a few paces when there was a loud crashing explosion behind me.· The frequency of published reports has actually declined since 1960 because people tend to dismiss loud explosions as merely military sonic booms.· I had been playing for about five minutes when there was a very loud explosion very close at hand.· The utter silence fell like a loud explosion.
· The impact had caused a massive explosion which had ravaged the planet.· Witnesses reported at least one massive explosion, which rocked houses up to a quarter of a mile away.· A massive explosion occurred during testing at Tobolsk on the same pipeline in October.
· On Aug. 29 Nazarbayev closed the nuclear testing site at Semipalatinsk where over 500 nuclear explosions had been carried out since 1949.· Setting off his first nuclear explosion was fun.· The nearby Trinity Site is where the first nuclear explosion took place.· Even modest-sized nuclear explosions can have effects detectable over intercontinental distances.· Strangely, as they soar ever upwards, the balloons take on a mushroom-shape as if there's been a nuclear explosion beneath.· You could have what they call a radiological weapon that would not have a nuclear explosion.· Accidental nuclear explosions can not occur; the bombs are designed so they can not be exploded by any chance event.· We would call this a one-kiloton nuclear explosion.
· A patrol in the city centre was crossing a road when a small explosion occurred near a fence-post.· It was a very small explosion, but it reverberated loudly and quickly across Washington.· I kept hearing these small explosions and I wondered what could possibly be the cause.· Another, smaller explosion at the row of ATMs did less damage.· There have been smaller explosions in recent years, such as 1975, 1987, 1994 and 1998.· There was a small explosion in the nitrogen cooling tanks.· He says that they carried weapons of a kind which fire by creating a small explosion.· However, ice buried meters deep may be excavated at any time by a small impact explosion.
· Then there would be the sudden explosions of violence late at night after the men had been drinking.· I want... fireworks: a sudden explosion!· But as the plane climbed in a steep curve above the Sussex countryside it was rocked by a sudden explosion.· He had nearly reached the landing when he felt a sudden and violent explosion in his head.· A sudden explosion of brightness lit up the whole sky.· Against the darkened portion of the asteroid there was a sudden, dazzling explosion of light.· It's time to open the presents - A sudden explosion of glass made him jump.
· On November 13, 1932, four tremendous explosions blew out the entrances and exits of the two Arizona tunnels.· Hundreds reported that it fell to earth north of them, and a tremendous explosion ensued.· I heard a large whoosh and a tremendous explosion right in front of me.· With a tremendous explosion, the guts of the carrier are torn out.· Instantly, there was a tremendous explosion.· They climbed to safety, and a moment later a tremendous explosion rocked the gorge.
· This caused a violent explosion resulting in extensive damage.· He had nearly reached the landing when he felt a sudden and violent explosion in his head.· As a result, violent explosions rocked the vessel and led to its abandonment within an hour of the attack.· Calderas created by violent explosions can be of enormous size.· That prevented a potentially violent political explosion.· Fearing a more violent explosion of disagreement, pride in not wanting to be the first to make a move.· It is commonly said that tsunamis are usually triggered by earthquakes or violent volcanic explosions.· According to these learned fellows, the universe began with a violent explosion.
NOUN
· Mr. Bowis My right hon. and learned Friend will recall the bomb explosion a month ago on the track in my constituency.· For comparison, the atomic bomb explosions that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki were about 20 kilotons each.· A bomb explosion aboard a ferry south of Trincomalee on Sept. 10 killed 24 soldiers and 15 civilians.· The heat released in this reaction, which is like a controlled hydrogen bomb explosion, is what makes the star shine.· Three people were reported killed and three injured in bomb explosions in the capital Santo Domingo on Sept. 23.· The bomb explosion during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics seems to have been pivotal.· In Johannesburg two men died in overnight bomb explosions at the city's main railway station.· On Aug. 22 Abdullah stated that there had been 170 bomb explosions in the state in the previous 12 months.
· Coal gas production became involved with safe gas explosions.· A natural gas explosion that killed three and injured more than 20 others in 1992 has made the community particularly wary.· Ronan Point, a 22-storey block in East London, crumbled like a pack of cards after a gas explosion in 1968.· There had been a gas explosion and there were several casualties.
· Pressures on carers will increase as Britain faces a population explosion among the most vulnerable elderly people.· It could be a major factor is reversing the deadly momentum of the population explosion.· He cites in support of this the population explosion.· Mention procreation, and they talk about the population explosion.· Pettitt sees urban services in particular offering vast scope for expansion as city fathers wake up to the dangers from the car population explosion.· As the summer reaches its peak, there will be a population explosion of butterflies.· Living with a partner, 6. Population explosion, 7.· But nomatterhow hard they are worked the population explosion continues.
VERB
· The objectors said radio waves from the latter could cause explosions in the plant.· Stupidly, I tried to throw it on the fire and caused a big fireball explosion that singed my arms and face.· They have also pleaded not guilty to causing the explosion and possessing explosives with intent to endanger life.· Black powder was used in the pipe bomb that caused the explosion, Daschle said.· The impact had caused a massive explosion which had ravaged the planet.· Twenty years ago we would have turned up the sound, wondering what caused the explosion.· A man and a woman were charged on April 15 with conspiracy to cause explosions and with possession of explosives and arms.· Which House aides said it might take several days to reach a conclusion about what caused the explosion.
· A controlled explosion was carried out at 12.30am.· It was later destroyed in a controlled explosion.· This is very much like a controlled, continuous explosion taking place.· Police carried out several controlled explosions of suspect packages at the site.
· Calderas created by violent explosions can be of enormous size.· These create a combinatorial explosion of possible genotypes on which natural selection acts.· He says that they carried weapons of a kind which fire by creating a small explosion.
· The hoax devices were destroyed in controlled explosions by army bomb disposal experts, using remote-controlled vehicles.· Two nearby cars were destroyed in the explosion.· All four devices, destroyed by controlled explosions, were harmless.· It was later destroyed in a controlled explosion.
· Richard Penzer, whose sister Judy died in the explosion, said he felt better after talking to the president.· Then it crashed to the ground and died, no explosions, no flames reaching to the sky.· One hundred sixty people died today in the explosion of a jet on takeoff from Djakarta.· Six bystanders also died in the explosion.
· All this came to an abrupt end following an explosion on one of his sites.· During the flurry of action that followed the explosion of the mine, the bombardment of the city had continued.· There followed an explosion, and another a few seconds later.· There was an unnatural silence, like the uncanny hush immediately following an explosion.· In 1985, a girl suffered serious burns following an explosion in a house 50 metres from a landfill in North Yorkshire.
· Fishermen reported hearing the explosion and bits of debris were washed up for months afterwards.· These witnesses had heard an explosion and seen a column of smoke rise from behind a range of hills in Soviet territory.· I heard a loud explosion just to my left.· This time, I was up on the wooded area myself, and we heard a loud explosion behind us.· Edouard was in the car, on the far side of the square, when he heard the explosion.· I started to circle the smoke and flames below us when we heard explosions.· He reported hearing a second explosion.· I remember hearing the explosion from my back door.
· Three people were reported killed and three injured in bomb explosions in the capital Santo Domingo on Sept. 23.· Twenty-one people were killed and 167 injured in the explosions at two Birmingham city centre pubs in 1974.· Fourteen people injured in the explosions were still being treated at Warrington general hospital yesterday.· Two Commercial Union building maintenance men and one security guard were injured in the explosion.
· More than 2,000 people have been killed in pipeline explosions in the past two years.· Dad got killed in a mine explosion.· Thirty-four passengers were killed in the explosion that followed.· Three young soldiers were killed instantly when an explosion inside the reactor forced it literally through the roof of its housing.· Two men were killed in Monday's explosion at Castleford, Yorks, and three are still seriously ill in hospital.· Scrutton, 38, was killed in the explosion.· Between 1839 and 1845, 224 men and boys were killed by explosions.
· Liquid alcohol used to warm food can be toxic and improper handling can lead to an explosion.· Whatever the reason, the expansion has led to an explosion of interest.· This is the first stage of a nuclear reaction which can lead to an explosion.· In others, unsatisfactory political or economic conditions have led to an explosion of protest behavior and political violence against the regime.· If it is too long it could lead to an explosion of potential interpretations.
· Catastrophic fragmentation Catastrophic fragmentation is a likely means of producing an atmospheric explosion of a bolide.· This tiny rock carries enough kinetic energy to produce an explosion equivalent to several thousand tons of high explosives.· This produces a considerable combinatorial explosion, making processing beyond the first level somewhat impractical.
· The stage therefore seems set for an explosion of counselling.· Now imagine 5 billion people, the entire population of Earth, each setting off a 24ton explosion at the same time.· The scene was now set for the final explosion.· A short-circuit set off an explosion in the high-pressure chamber, a fire brigade official said.· They had been deliberately set to defer the explosions.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • According to these learned fellows, the universe began with a violent explosion.
  • During a violent storm it broke away and drifted westwards until it hit land on the barren headland of San Quentin.
  • Passing beneath it, Crevecoeur was reminded of a violent storm of hail beating upon his head.
  • The second is part of the river Indus, which was diverted after a violent earthquake in 1819.
  • The slaves gathered on August 30, 1800, but disbanded because a violent storm and flood made military operations impossible.
  • This caused a violent explosion resulting in extensive damage.
  • Travelling home one night in a violent storm, Polly was struck by lightning and had to be destroyed.
  • Within minutes the brown patch of sky enveloped me, as a violent storm swept across the dunes.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectiveexplodingexplosiveexplodedunexplodednounexplosionexplosiveverbexplodeadverbexplosively
1[countable] a loud sound and the energy produced by something such as a bomb bursting into small pieces → explodebomb/gas/nuclear explosion Several people were injured in a bomb explosion. We heard a loud explosion.huge/massive etc explosion A massive explosion ripped through the building.2[countable, uncountable] a process in which something such as a bomb is deliberately made to explode:  Police carried out a controlled explosion of the device.3[countable] a sudden or quick increase in the number or amount of something:  the population explosion in Indiaexplosion of the recent explosion of interest in Latin music and dance4[countable] a sudden expression of emotion, especially anger SYN  outburst5[countable] a sudden very loud noiseexplosion of an explosion of laughterCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2ADJECTIVES/NOUN + explosiona big explosion· There has been a big explosion in the centre of Paris.a huge/massive/enormous explosion· An enormous explosion tore the roof off the building.a tremendous explosion (=very big and powerful)· The torpedo struck the side of the ship, followed by a tremendous explosion.a powerful explosion· The powerful explosion was heard from Portland, Maine to Albany, New York.a major explosion formal· We are getting reports of a major explosion at the oil refinery.a loud explosion· We heard several loud explosions followed by an eerie silence.a deafening explosion (=extremely loud)· The building collapsed in a deafening explosion.an almighty explosion old-fashioned (=extremely loud)· There was an almighty explosion and I was knocked to the ground.a muffled explosion (=one that is not heard very clearly)· We could just make out a muffled explosion from deep inside the mine.a nuclear/atomic explosion· This is the site of the first ever nuclear explosion.a gas explosion· Firefighters say that a gas explosion destroyed the building.a volcanic explosion (=one caused by a volcano)· You could see where a volcanic explosion had blown the mountain peak away.verbscause an explosion· The police do not yet know what caused the explosion.set off/trigger an explosion (=cause an explosion)· Investigators believe a fuel leak may have triggered the explosion.carry out an explosion (=cause one deliberately)· By 1942, the United States had carried out test explosions with nuclear bombs.hear an explosion· Marie was reading in bed when she heard the explosion.an explosion takes place/happens· The largest explosion took place at the main post office.an explosion occurs formal· The explosion occurred just off the coast of Greece.an explosion shakes something· A series of explosions shook the building.an explosion destroys something· Seven people died when the explosion destroyed the bus.an explosion kills somebody· Last year, an underground explosion killed 82 miners.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + explosiona sudden explosion· Henry thought she was going to laugh, but then there was a sudden explosion of sobbing.a population explosion· The decision not to plant the fields led to a population explosion in rabbits.phrasesan explosion of interest in something· There has been an explosion of interest in networking websites in the last few years.an explosion of violence· The army had to cope with the explosion of violence that followed the elections.an explosion of anger· The verdict was greeted by an explosion of public anger.an explosion of colour literary· After the rain, the desert bloomed in an explosion of color.
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