vi.爆炸；激增；爆發(fā)

vt.使爆炸；駁倒

The bomb was timed to explode during the rush-hour. 炸彈選在人最多時(shí)爆炸。

When the boiler exploded many people were injured. 因鍋爐爆炸，許多人受了傷。

The firework exploded in his hand. 那個(gè)爆竹在他手里響了。

An active volcano may explode at any time 活火山隨時(shí)都有可能爆發(fā)。

The children exploded three firecrackers. 孩子們?nèi)挤帕巳齻€(gè)爆竹

Several scientific myths were exploded by Galileo's observations. 科學(xué)上的幾種荒誕說法因伽利略的觀測而被推翻。

explode的基本含義是“爆炸”,主要指炸彈、鍋爐、油箱等內(nèi)部能量突然釋放,強(qiáng)調(diào)爆炸時(shí)的狀態(tài); 引申可表示“迅速擴(kuò)大”“激增”,用于人時(shí)則可表示“勃然大怒”“破除/推翻…”等。

explode可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞作“爆炸”解時(shí)賓語可為油箱、炸彈、火藥、爆竹、鍋爐等名詞,作“推翻”“破除”解時(shí)賓語多為理論、信念等抽象名詞。