explosion

noun

/ɪkˈspləʊʒn/

Word Family

explode verb
explosion noun
explosive adjective noun
unexploded adjective

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[countable, uncountable] the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode
- a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion
- There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames.
- a huge/massive explosion
- Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device.
- Some witnesses said they heard an explosion before the plane hit the ground.
- The accused denies conspiring to cause an explosion.
- in an explosion 300 people were injured in the explosion.
- explosion of something a spectacular explosion of fireworks
Extra Examples
- A huge explosion rocked the entire building.
- The build-up of gas caused a small explosion.
- The explosion caused major structural damage.
- A massive explosion ripped through the chemical works.
- The explosion sent a large cloud of smoke and dust into the air.
- The world changed with the explosion of the first atomic bomb.
Topics War and conflictb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- almighty
- big
- deafening
- …
verb + explosion
- cause
- create
- set off
- …
explosion + verb
- come
- happen
- occur
- …
preposition
- in an/the explosion
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[countable] a large, sudden or rapid increase in the amount or number of something
- a population explosion
- explosion of something an explosion of interest in learning Japanese
- explosion in something an explosion in oil prices
Extra Examples
- How can we keep up with the information explosion?
- If no action is taken, the country runs the risk of a social explosion.
- In the 1860s a veritable explosion of major scientific publications took place.
- a great explosion of creativity
- a sudden explosion in the number of students
- I believe we will see an explosion in lawsuits of this kind.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- sudden
- great
- veritable
- …
verb + explosion
- see
- witness
explosion + verb
- occur
- take place
preposition
- explosion in
- explosion of
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[countable] (formal) a sudden, violent expression of emotion, especially anger synonym outburst
- Do you know what brought on that explosion?
- Demonstrators clashed with riot police in an explosion of anger at live animal exports.
- The shock waves of this political explosion engulfed the whole of Europe.

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin explosio(n-) ‘scornful rejection’, from the verb explodere ‘drive out by clapping, hiss off the stage’, from ex- ‘out’ + plaudere ‘to clap’.

单词	explosion
释义	explosion noun /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/ /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/ Word Family explode verb explosion noun explosive adjective noun unexploded adjective jump to other results [countable, uncountable] the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames. a huge/massive explosion Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device. Some witnesses said they heard an explosion before the plane hit the ground. The accused denies conspiring to cause an explosion. in an explosion 300 people were injured in the explosion. explosion of something a spectacular explosion of fireworks Extra Examples A huge explosion rocked the entire building. The build-up of gas caused a small explosion. The explosion caused major structural damage. A massive explosion ripped through the chemical works. The explosion sent a large cloud of smoke and dust into the air. The world changed with the explosion of the first atomic bomb. Topics War and conflictb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective almighty big deafening … verb + explosion cause create set off … explosion + verb come happen occur … preposition in an/the explosion See full entry [countable] a large, sudden or rapid increase in the amount or number of something a population explosion explosion of something an explosion of interest in learning Japanese explosion in something an explosion in oil prices Extra Examples How can we keep up with the information explosion? If no action is taken, the country runs the risk of a social explosion. In the 1860s a veritable explosion of major scientific publications took place. a great explosion of creativity a sudden explosion in the number of students I believe we will see an explosion in lawsuits of this kind. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective sudden great veritable … verb + explosion see witness explosion + verb occur take place preposition explosion in explosion of See full entry [countable] (formal) a sudden, violent expression of emotion, especially anger synonym outburst Do you know what brought on that explosion? Demonstrators clashed with riot police in an explosion of anger at live animal exports. The shock waves of this political explosion engulfed the whole of Europe. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin explosio(n-) ‘scornful rejection’, from the verb explodere ‘drive out by clapping, hiss off the stage’, from ex- ‘out’ + plaudere ‘to clap’.
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