| 单词 | explosive |
| 释义 | explosive (once / 623 pages) nadj An explosive is a substance that can be made to explode by being hit or lit on fire. You can't bring explosives with you on an airplane, because they might be dangerous. Explosives contain highly reactive chemicals that are full of potential energy, which can be released with a bang. You can also use the word explosive as an adjective, to describe such substances or anything else that is dramatic, abrupt, or loud. You might say that your brother has an explosive temper sometimes, or that your snow shoveling business has seen explosive growth this winter. The Latin root is explodere, "drive out." WORD FAMILYexplosive: explosively, explosives, nonexplosive USAGE EXAMPLESThe Giants’ defense was energetic and disruptive, bottling up an explosive offense with aggressive blitzes. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The explosives squad was called to intervene, at about 5 a.m., and that’s when the officer was gravely injured, police spokesman Cesare Taraschi said. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) The men then detonated explosive belts they were wearing, killing themselves and the two security men. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck Hypo|Hyper burster, bursting charge, charge, explosive charge a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time explosive compounda compound that is explosive explosive mixturea mixture that is explosive impulse explosive, propellant explosivean explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges load, payload, warheadthe front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents HN, azoimide, hydrazoic acid, hydrogen azidea colorless explosive liquid that is volatile and poisonous and foul-smelling high explosivea powerful chemical explosive that produces gas at a very high rate low explosivean explosive with a low rate of combustion gunpowder, powdera mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks Ballistite, smokeless powderan explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant nitramine, tetryla yellow crystalline explosive solid that is used in detonators atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, nuke, thermonuclear warheadthe warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb blasting gelatinmixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin corditeexplosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords bursting explosive, disrupting explosivea high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack dynamitean explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp firework, pyrotechnic(usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. plastic explosive, plastiquean explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy shotan explosive charge used in blasting TNT, trinitrotolueneexplosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene underchargean insufficient charge rocket fuel, rocket propellant, rocket propellentan explosive charge that propels a rocket chemical, chemical substance material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules 2adj serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst an explosive device explosive gas explosive force explosive violence an explosive temper Syn|Ant detonative exploding almost instantaneously nonexplosive not explosive 3adj sudden and loud an explosive laugh Syn sudden happening without warning or in a short space of time 4adj liable to lead to sudden change or violence an explosive issue Syn volatile unstable lacking stability or fixity or firmness |
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