ex·plo·sion
noun/ɪkˈspləʊʒn/
/ɪkˈspləʊʒn/
Word Family
- explode verb
- explosion noun
- explosive adjective noun
- unexploded adjective
- [countable, uncountable] the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode
爆炸，爆破，爆裂（声） - a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion
炸弹／核／气体爆炸 - There were two loud explosions and then the building burst into flames.
两声巨响之后建筑物便燃烧起来。 - a huge/massive explosion
大爆炸 - Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device.
炸弹处理小组人员对该爆炸装置实施了可控引爆。 - Some witnesses said they heard an explosion before the plane hit the ground.
一些目击者称，他们在飞机落地前听到了爆炸声。 - The accused denies conspiring to cause an explosion.
被告否认密谋制造爆炸。 - in an explosion 300 people were injured in the explosion.
有 300 人在爆炸中受伤。 - explosion of something a spectacular explosion of fireworks
壮观的烟花爆炸
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictb1- A huge explosion rocked the entire building.
爆炸使整栋房子摇晃起来。 - The build-up of gas caused a small explosion.
煤气的积聚导致了一次小爆炸。 - The explosion caused major structural damage.
爆炸使主结构遭到破坏。 - A massive explosion ripped through the chemical works.
巨大的爆炸毁坏了化工厂。 - The explosion sent a large cloud of smoke and dust into the air.
爆炸将大量烟雾和灰尘带入空中。 - The world changed with the explosion of the first atomic bomb.
随着第一颗原子弹的爆炸，世界发生了变化。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- almighty
- big
- deafening
- …
- cause
- create
- set off
- …
- come
- happen
- occur
- …
- in an/the explosion
- a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion
- [countable] a large, sudden or rapid increase in the amount or number of something
突增；猛增；激增 - a population explosion
人口激增 - explosion of something an explosion of interest in learning Japanese
学习日语的兴趣陡然上升 - explosion in something an explosion in oil prices
油价暴涨
Extra Examples- How can we keep up with the information explosion?
我们如何能跟上信息爆炸的步伐？ - If no action is taken, the country runs the risk of a social explosion.
如果不采取措施，该国有发生社会暴乱的危险。 - In the 1860s a veritable explosion of major scientific publications took place.
19 世纪 60 年代，重要的科学出版物如雨后春笋一般冒出来。 - a great explosion of creativity
创造力大爆发 - a sudden explosion in the number of students
学生数量的突然猛增 - I believe we will see an explosion in lawsuits of this kind.
我相信，我们将会看到此类诉讼的激增。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sudden
- great
- veritable
- …
- see
- witness
- occur
- take place
- explosion in
- explosion of
- a population explosion
- [countable] (formal) a sudden, violent expression of emotion, especially anger
（感情，尤指愤怒的）突然爆发，迸发 - Do you know what brought on that explosion?
你知道爆炸发生的原因是什么吗？ - Demonstrators clashed with riot police in an explosion of anger at live animal exports.
示威者因对活体动物出口的愤怒而与防暴警察发生冲突。 - The shock waves of this political explosion engulfed the whole of Europe.
这场政治突变的冲击波袭击了整个欧洲。
- Do you know what brought on that explosion?
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin explosio(n-) ‘scornful rejection’, from the verb explodere ‘drive out by clapping, hiss off the stage’, from ex- ‘out’ + plaudere ‘to clap’.