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单词 high explosive
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Definition of high explosive in English:

high explosive

noun
  • A chemical explosive of the kind used in shells and bombs, which is more rapid and destructive in its effects than gunpowder.

    a future stealthy cruise missile could carry half a ton of high explosives
    mass noun officers recovered enough high explosive for about six small bombs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The missile is armed with a 3kg high explosive warhead loaded with tungsten ball projectiles.
    • The builders of these bombs wouldn't have much trouble getting their hands on high explosives - dynamite is readily available, and TNT isn't too hard to come by.
    • He points out that, when it comes to building a nuclear bomb, obtaining high explosives is only a small part of a very complicated procedure.
    • This new material was dramatically different in nature and concept of use from the conventional high explosives used in fission weapons.
    • Modern high explosives are developments of the last 150 years, which began with the discovery of nitroglycerine and the invention of nitrocellulose, or gun cotton, in the 1840s.
    • Now, the governor also said that it was not one car bomb that went off on Friday, but rather two car bombs, containing a total of 700 kilograms of high explosives.
 
 

Definition of high explosive in US English:

high explosive

nounˈˌhī ikˈsplōsivˈˌhaɪ ɪkˈsploʊsɪv
  • A chemical explosive that is rapid and destructive, used in shells and bombs.

    a future stealthy cruise missile could carry half a ton of high explosives
    mass noun officers recovered enough high explosive for about six small bombs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The missile is armed with a 3kg high explosive warhead loaded with tungsten ball projectiles.
    • He points out that, when it comes to building a nuclear bomb, obtaining high explosives is only a small part of a very complicated procedure.
    • Now, the governor also said that it was not one car bomb that went off on Friday, but rather two car bombs, containing a total of 700 kilograms of high explosives.
    • Modern high explosives are developments of the last 150 years, which began with the discovery of nitroglycerine and the invention of nitrocellulose, or gun cotton, in the 1840s.
    • The builders of these bombs wouldn't have much trouble getting their hands on high explosives - dynamite is readily available, and TNT isn't too hard to come by.
    • This new material was dramatically different in nature and concept of use from the conventional high explosives used in fission weapons.
 
 
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