| 释义 |
det·o·nate
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌāt, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin detonatus, past participle of detonare to thunder down, from de down, away + tonare to thunder — more at de-, thunder
intransitive verb
: to explode almost instantaneously : undergo detonation — distinguished from deflagrate
transitive verb
: to cause to detonate
< detonate TNT >
< detonate an atom bomb >
II. transitive verb
: to set off in a burst of activity : spark
< programs that detonated controversies > |