explosive

adjective

/ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/, /ɪkˈspləʊzɪv/

Word Family

explode verb
explosion noun
explosive adjective noun
unexploded adjective

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easily able or likely to explode
- an explosive device (= a bomb)
- an explosive mixture of chemicals
- Hydrogen is highly explosive.
Topics War and conflictc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- highly
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likely to cause violence or strong feelings of anger or hate
- one of the most explosive issues of our time
- The political situation is potentially explosive.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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often having sudden violent or angry feelings
- an explosive temper
Topics Feelingsc2
increasing suddenly and rapidly
- the explosive growth of the export market
(of a sound) sudden and loud
- There was an explosive crash and then everything fell silent.

explosive

noun

/ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/, /ɪkˈspləʊzɪv/

[countable, uncountable]

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a substance that is able or likely to cause an explosion
- plastic explosives
- The bomb was packed with several pounds of high explosive.
see also high explosive, plastic explosive
Extra Examples
- Explosives were found near the scene.
- They planted explosives in the tunnel.
Topics War and conflictc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- powerful
- home-made
- …
verb + explosive
- make
- manufacture
- use
- …
explosive + noun
- explosives expert
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单词	explosive
释义	explosive adjective /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/, /ɪkˈspləʊzɪv/ /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/, /ɪkˈspləʊzɪv/ Word Family explode verb explosion noun explosive adjective noun unexploded adjective jump to other results easily able or likely to explode an explosive device (= a bomb) an explosive mixture of chemicals Hydrogen is highly explosive. Topics War and conflictc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb highly See full entry likely to cause violence or strong feelings of anger or hate one of the most explosive issues of our time The political situation is potentially explosive. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be become adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry often having sudden violent or angry feelings an explosive temper Topics Feelingsc2 increasing suddenly and rapidly the explosive growth of the export market (of a sound) sudden and loud There was an explosive crash and then everything fell silent. explosive noun /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/, /ɪkˈspləʊzɪv/ /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/, /ɪkˈspləʊzɪv/ [countable, uncountable] jump to other results a substance that is able or likely to cause an explosion plastic explosives The bomb was packed with several pounds of high explosive. see also high explosive, plastic explosive Extra Examples Explosives were found near the scene. They planted explosives in the tunnel. Topics War and conflictc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high powerful home-made … verb + explosive make manufacture use … explosive + noun explosives expert See full entry
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