单词 | explosion |
释义 | explosion/ɪkˈspləʊʒ(ə)n / /ɛkˈspləʊʒ(ə)n/noun 1A violent shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb: three explosions damaged buildings at the barracks an explosion of methane gas...
Synonyms detonation, discharge, eruption, blowing up, ignition; bang, blast, boom, rumble, crash, crack, report, thunder, roll, clap, pop informal wham, whump literary fulmination 1.1 technical A violent expansion in which energy is transmitted outwards as a shock wave.The researchers also plan to measure the speed of the explosion's shock wave to get further data....
2A sudden outburst of something such as violent emotion, especially anger: an explosion of anger inside the factory...
Synonyms outburst, flare-up, blow-up, outbreak, eruption, storm, rush, spate, surge, rash, wave, access, effusion; fit, paroxysm, spasm, attack, spell informal paddy rare ebullition, boutade 3A sudden increase in amount or extent: an explosion in the adder population...
Synonyms sudden increase, rapid increase, dramatic increase, mushrooming, snowballing, escalation, multiplication, burgeoning, rocketing, shooting up OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin explosio(n-) 'scornful rejection', from the verb explodere (see explode). Rhymes |
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