ex·plode
verb/ɪkˈspləʊd/
/ɪkˈspləʊd/
Word Family
- explode verb
- explosion noun
- explosive adjective noun
- unexploded adjective
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they explode | /ɪkˈspləʊd/ /ɪkˈspləʊd/ |
| he / she / it explodes | /ɪkˈspləʊdz/ /ɪkˈspləʊdz/ |
| past simple exploded | /ɪkˈspləʊdɪd/ /ɪkˈspləʊdɪd/ |
| past participle exploded | /ɪkˈspləʊdɪd/ /ɪkˈspləʊdɪd/ |
| -ing form exploding | /ɪkˈspləʊdɪŋ/ /ɪkˈspləʊdɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to burst (= break apart) or make something burst loudly and violently, causing damage
爆炸；爆破；爆裂 - A second bomb exploded in a crowded market.
又有一颗炸弹在人员密集的市场里爆炸了。 - The firework exploded in his hand.
那个爆竹在他手里响了。 - explode something Bomb disposal experts exploded the device under controlled conditions.
拆弹专家对这个爆炸装置实施了可控引爆。 - There was a huge bang as if someone had exploded a rocket outside.
突然一声巨响，仿佛有人在外面引爆了火箭似的。
Synonyms explodeexplodeblow up ▪ go off ▪ burst ▪ erupt ▪ detonateThese are all words that can be used when something breaks apart violently, causing damage or injury. explode to burst (= to break open or apart) loudly and violently, causing damage; to make something burst in this way:compare implode- The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded.
喷气式飞机撞上山坡爆炸了。 - The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions.
对炸弹实施了可控引爆。
- A police officer was killed when his car blew up.
一名警察在其汽车爆炸时遇难。
- The bomb went off in a crowded street.
炸弹在挤满人群的大街上爆炸了。
- That balloon’s going to burst.
那气球马上要爆了。
- Two other bombs failed to detonate.
另外两枚炸弹未引爆。
- a bomb explodes/blows up/goes off/bursts/detonates
- a car/plane/vehicle explodes/blows up
- a firework/rocket explodes/goes off
- a gun goes off
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb1- The chemical is liable to explode on contact with water.
该化学品遇水易爆。 - A blast bomb was thrown but the device failed to explode.
炸弹投出去了，却没有爆炸。 - The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded.
喷气式飞机撞上山坡爆炸了。 - My heart was nearly exploding in fright.
我非常恐惧，心脏几乎要炸开了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- simultaneously
- accidentally
- prematurely
- …
- fail to
- A second bomb exploded in a crowded market.
- [intransitive, transitive] (of a person or situation) to suddenly become very angry or dangerous
勃然（大怒）；大发（雷霆）；突然发生（危险） - Tension between the two sides could explode at any time.
双方之间的紧张关系随时可能爆发。 - explode with something Suddenly Charles exploded with rage.
查尔斯勃然大怒。 - explode into something The protest exploded into a riot.
抗议爆发成一场暴乱。 - + speech ‘Of course there's something wrong!’ Jem exploded.
“当然是出了毛病！”杰姆大发雷霆道。
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerc2, Feelingsc2- She almost exploded with anger.
她几乎要气炸了。 - A disagreement over public spending is set to explode.
对公共开支的争论一触即发。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- literally
- nearly
- practically
- …
- be about to
- be ready to
- be set to
- …
- into
- with
- Tension between the two sides could explode at any time.
- [intransitive] explode (into/with something) to suddenly express an emotion
突然爆发，迸发（感情） - We all exploded into wild laughter.
我们都一下子大笑起来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- literally
- nearly
- practically
- …
- be about to
- be ready to
- be set to
- …
- into
- with
- We all exploded into wild laughter.
- [intransitive] explode (into something) to suddenly and quickly do something; to move suddenly with a lot of force
突然做起…来；突然活跃起来 - After ten minutes the game exploded into life.
比赛在十分钟后突然激烈起来。 - He suddenly exploded into action.
他突然行动起来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- literally
- nearly
- practically
- …
- be about to
- be ready to
- be set to
- …
- into
- with
- After ten minutes the game exploded into life.
- [intransitive] to make a sudden very loud noise
突然发出巨响 - Thunder exploded overhead.
雷声在头顶上炸开。
- Thunder exploded overhead.
- [intransitive] to increase suddenly and very quickly in number
突增；激增 - the exploding world population
迅猛增长的世界人口
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- literally
- nearly
- practically
- …
- be about to
- be ready to
- be set to
- …
- into
- with
- the exploding world population
- [transitive] explode something to show that something is not true, especially something that people believe
推翻；驳倒；破除 - At last, a women's magazine to explode the myth that thin equals beautiful.
终于有一家女性杂志起来推翻瘦就是美的迷思。 - The report explodes the theory that there was a conspiracy.
该报告驳斥了存在阴谋的理论。
- At last, a women's magazine to explode the myth that thin equals beautiful.
break apart violently
get angry/dangerous
express emotion
move suddenly
make loud noise
increase quickly
show something is not true
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘reject scornfully’): from Latin explodere ‘drive out by clapping, hiss off the stage’, from ex- ‘out’ + plaudere ‘to clap’. Sense (7) is derived from the original sense of the word. Sense (1) (late 18th cent.) evolved via an old sense ‘expel with violence and sudden noise’, perhaps influenced by obsolete displode ‘burst with a noise’.