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| /ɪkˈspləʊʒn/ |
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| 1 | C an occasion when something bursts with a lot of force and a loud noise , often causing damage 爆炸 |
| a gas/nuclear explosion 煤气/核爆炸 |
| killed in a car bomb explosion 在汽车炸弹爆炸中丧命 |
| +of An explosion of methane gas demolished a pensioner’ s house on Saturday. 周六的甲烷爆炸炸毁了一名养老金领取者的住宅。 |
| | 1a | C/U the process by which something is made to explode 引爆 | | +of the underground explosion of nuclear devices 核设施的地下爆炸 | |
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| 2 | C a very large increase in the size , amount , or importance of something over a very short period of time （规模、数量或重要性的）急剧增加，骤增 |
| a wage explosion 工资骤涨 |
| +of/in There has been a recent explosion of interest in the sport. 近来人们对这项运动的兴趣骤然高涨。 |
| the explosion in oil prices 石油价格的急剧上涨 |
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| 3 | C a sudden violent expression of a strong emotion （强烈情感的）突然迸发 |
| +of his sudden explosion of anger 他怒气的突然爆发 |
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| 4 | C a sudden loud noise 突然的巨响 |
| +of The music started with a sudden explosion of sound. 音乐是以一声突如其来的轰响开始的。 |
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