dynamite

dy·na·mite

D0444200 (dī′nə-mīt′)n.1. Any of a class of powerful explosives composed of nitroglycerin or ammonium nitrate dispersed in an absorbent medium with a combustible dope, such as wood pulp, and an antacid, such as calcium carbonate, used in blasting and mining.2. Slang a. Something exceptionally exciting or wonderful.b. Something exceptionally dangerous: These allegations are political dynamite.tr.v. dy·na·mit·ed, dy·na·mit·ing, dy·na·mites To blow up, shatter, or otherwise destroy with dynamite.adj. Slang Outstanding; superb: a dynamite performance; a dynamite outfit.

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[Swedish dynamit, from Greek dunamis, power; see dynamic.]

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dy′na·mit′er n.Word History: The Nobel Prizes were established by the Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) with funds from his immense personal fortune, amassed in part through the manufacture of explosives and armaments. Nobel was the inventor of dynamite—he had discovered that the highly explosive chemical compound nitroglycerine could be made easier to transport and handle if it was mixed with an inert substance. To name his mixture, Nobel invented the word dynamite. Originally coined in Swedish in the form dynamit, the word was compounded from Greek dunamis, "power," and the Swedish suffix -it, which corresponds to the English suffix -ite used to form the names of rocks, minerals, commercial products, and other substances. Greek dunamis also gave us words such as dynamic and dynamo. Dunamis is related to the Greek verb dunasthai, "to be able," from which comes English dynasty, denoting a family or group that wields power over several generations.

dynamite

(ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt) n1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an explosive consisting of nitroglycerine or ammonium nitrate mixed with kieselguhr, sawdust, or wood pulp2. informal a spectacular or potentially dangerous person or thingvb (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to mine or blow up with dynamite[C19 (coined by Alfred Nobel): from dynamo- + -ite¹] ˈdynaˌmiter n

dy•na•mite

(ˈdaɪ nəˌmaɪt)

n., v. -mit•ed, -mit•ing,
adj. n. 1. a high explosive, orig. consisting of nitroglycerin mixed with an absorbent substance, now with ammonium nitrate usu. replacing the nitroglycerin. 2. any person or thing having a spectacular or potentially explosive effect. v.t. 3. to blow up, shatter, or destroy with dynamite. 4. to mine or charge with dynamite. adj. 5. Informal. wonderful or exciting: a dynamite idea. [1867; < Swedish dynamit, introduced by A.B. Nobel, its inventor; see dyna-, -ite¹] dy′na•mit`er, n. dy`na•mit′ic (-ˈmɪt ɪk) adj. dy`na•mit′i•cal•ly, adv.

dy·na·mite

(dī′nə-mīt′) A powerful explosive used in blasting and mining. It typically consists of nitroglycerin and a nitrate, combined with an absorbent material that makes it safer to handle.

dynamite

Past participle: dynamited
Gerund: dynamiting

Imperative
dynamite
dynamite

Present
I dynamite
you dynamite
he/she/it dynamites
we dynamite
you dynamite
they dynamite

Preterite
I dynamited
you dynamited
he/she/it dynamited
we dynamited
you dynamited
they dynamited

Present Continuous
I am dynamiting
you are dynamiting
he/she/it is dynamiting
we are dynamiting
you are dynamiting
they are dynamiting

Present Perfect
I have dynamited
you have dynamited
he/she/it has dynamited
we have dynamited
you have dynamited
they have dynamited

Past Continuous
I was dynamiting
you were dynamiting
he/she/it was dynamiting
we were dynamiting
you were dynamiting
they were dynamiting

Past Perfect
I had dynamited
you had dynamited
he/she/it had dynamited
we had dynamited
you had dynamited
they had dynamited

Future
I will dynamite
you will dynamite
he/she/it will dynamite
we will dynamite
you will dynamite
they will dynamite

Future Perfect
I will have dynamited
you will have dynamited
he/she/it will have dynamited
we will have dynamited
you will have dynamited
they will have dynamited

Future Continuous
I will be dynamiting
you will be dynamiting
he/she/it will be dynamiting
we will be dynamiting
you will be dynamiting
they will be dynamiting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dynamiting
you have been dynamiting
he/she/it has been dynamiting
we have been dynamiting
you have been dynamiting
they have been dynamiting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dynamiting
you will have been dynamiting
he/she/it will have been dynamiting
we will have been dynamiting
you will have been dynamiting
they will have been dynamiting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dynamiting
you had been dynamiting
he/she/it had been dynamiting
we had been dynamiting
you had been dynamiting
they had been dynamiting

Conditional
I would dynamite
you would dynamite
he/she/it would dynamite
we would dynamite
you would dynamite
they would dynamite

Past Conditional
I would have dynamited
you would have dynamited
he/she/it would have dynamited
we would have dynamited
you would have dynamited
they would have dynamited

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dynamite - an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulpexplosive compound - a compound that is explosivegelignite, gelly - a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrateglyceryl trinitrate, nitroglycerin, nitroglycerine, Nitrospan, Nitrostat, trinitroglycerin - a heavy yellow poisonous oily explosive liquid obtained by nitrating glycerol; used in making explosives and medically as a vasodilator (trade names Nitrospan and Nitrostat)
Verb	1.	dynamite - blow up with dynamite; "The rock was dynamited"blow up, detonate, explode, set off - cause to burst with a violent release of energy; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

dynamite

verbTo pull down or break up so that reconstruction is impossible:demolish, destroy, dismantle, knock down, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, tear down, wreck.Aerospace: destruct.

Translations

炸药

dynamite

(ˈdainəmait) noun a type of powerful explosive. 炸藥 炸药