detonate
/ˈdetəneɪt/verb
- explode or cause to explode爆炸; 引爆：
no obj. two other bombs failed to detonate另有两枚炸弹未能爆炸
with obj. a trigger that can detonate nuclear weapons.可以引爆核武器的启动装置。
派生词
detonative
adjective词源
early 18th cent.: from Latin detonat- 'thundered down or forth'， from the verb detonare, from de- 'down' + tonare 'to thunder'.