| 释义 |
Verb: explode ik'splowd- Cause to burst with a violent release of energy
"We exploded the nuclear bomb"
- detonate, blow up, set off - Burst outward, usually with noise
"The champagne bottle exploded"
- burst - Show a violent emotional reaction
"The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary" - Be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
"His anger exploded"
- burst forth, break loose - Destroy by exploding
"The enemy exploded the bridge" - Cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
- Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
- Show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
- Burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
"The Molotov cocktail exploded"
- detonate, blow up - Increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
"The population of India is exploding"
- irrupt
Derived forms: exploded, exploding, explodes See also: explosion Type of: articulate, change integrity, change state, condemn, confute, destroy, disprove, enounce, enunciate, increase, pronounce, react, respond, ruin, say, sound out, spifflicate, spiflicate, turn Antonym: implode Encyclopedia: Explode |