释义 |
explode/ikˈspləʊd, ek-/v. 1a intr. (of gas, gunpowder, a bomb, a boiler, etc.) expand suddenly with a loud noise owing to a release of internal energy (气体、火药、炸弹、锅炉等)爆炸,爆破 b tr. cause (a bomb etc.) to explode 引爆(炸弹等) 2 intr. give vent suddenly to emotion, esp. anger 突然情绪激动(尤指发怒) 3 intr. (of a population etc.) increase suddenly or rapidly (人口等)迅速增长,猛然增长 4 tr. show (a theory etc.) to be false or baseless 揭穿,揭露 5 tr. (as 作 exploded adj.) (of a drawing etc.) showing the components of a mechanism as if separated by an explosion but in the normal relative positions (指绘画等)分割画法,爆炸画法 □ exploder n.[earliest in sense 4: Latin explodere ‘hiss off the stage’ (as EX-1, plodere plos- = plaudere ‘clap’)] |