explosion

noun

1. 爆炸，爆破，爆裂（声）
   the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of sth such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing sth to explode
   1. a bomb/nuclear/gas explosion
      *** / 核 / 气体爆炸
   2. 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。
   3. Bomb Squad officers carried out a controlled explosion of the device.
      ***处理小组官员在严密控制下引爆了这一装置。
   4. 300 people were injured in the explosion.
      有300人在爆炸中受伤。
2. 突增；猛增；激增
   a large, sudden or rapid increase in the amount or number of sth
   1. a population explosion
      人口激增
   2. an explosion of interest in learning Japanese
      学习日语的兴趣陡然上升
3. （感情，尤指愤怒的）突然爆发，迸发
   a sudden, violent expression of emotion, especially anger

1. N-COUNT 爆炸
   An explosion is a sudden, violent burst of energy, for example one caused by a bomb.
   1. After the second explosion, all of London's main train and subway stations were shut down...
      第二次爆炸后，伦敦所有的主要火车站和地铁站都关闭了。
   2. Three people have been killed in a bomb explosion in northwest Spain.
      在西班牙西北部的***爆炸事件中，已有3人死亡。
2. N-VAR 爆破;引爆
   Explosion is the act of deliberately causing a bomb or similar device to explode.
   1. Bomb disposal experts blew up the bag in a controlled explosion...
      拆弹专家对那个袋子进行了控制爆破。
   2. France has carried out an underground nuclear explosion on Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific.
      法国已经在南太平洋的穆鲁罗瓦环礁进行了地下核爆。
3. N-COUNT 激增;骤增
   An explosion is a large rapid increase in the number or amount of something.
   1. The study also forecast an explosion in the diet soft-drink market...
      该研究还预测低糖软饮料市场将迅猛增长。
   2. He explains that there was an explosion of courses through the 1960s...
      他解释说20世纪60年代课程迅速增多。
   3. The spread of the suburbs has triggered a population explosion among America's deer.
      市郊的扩展使美国鹿的数量激增。
4. N-COUNT （感情的）迸发，突然发作;（尤指）勃然大怒
   An explosion is a sudden violent expression of someone's feelings, especially anger.
   1. Every time they met, Myra anticipated an explosion...
      他们每次见面，迈拉都预料到会发火。
   2. It was an explosion of anger against the practices of the occupying forces.
      这是人们不满占领军行为而爆发的怒火。
5. N-COUNT （抗议、暴力等的）爆发
   An explosion is a sudden and serious political protest or violence.
   1. They warned him that a referendum might cause an explosion in the country.
      他们警告他说全民公决可能会引发国内暴乱。
   2. ...the explosion of protest and violence sparked off by the killing of seven workers.
      由7名工人遇害引发的抗议和暴乱
6. N-COUNT 爆炸声;轰然巨响
   An explosion is a sudden very loud noise.
   1. There was an explosion of music.
      突然爆发出一阵震耳欲聋的音乐声。

1. Local residents said it was as if there had been a nuclear explosion.
   当地的居民说就好像发生了核爆炸一样。
2. The explosion which followed blasted out the external supporting wall of her flat.
   接下来的爆炸毁坏了她公寓的外支撑墙。
3. An underground organisation has claimed responsibility for the bomb explosion
   一个地下组织已经声称对这起***爆炸事件负责。
4. No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed
   没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。
5. After the second explosion, all of London's main train and subway stations were shut down
   第二次爆炸后，伦敦所有的主要火车站和地铁站都关闭了。
6. Three people have been killed in a bomb explosion in northwest Spain.
   在西班牙西北部的***爆炸事件中，已有3人死亡。
7. Bomb disposal experts blew up the bag in a controlled explosion
   拆弹专家对那个袋子进行了控制爆破。
8. France has carried out an underground nuclear explosion on Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific.
   法国已经在南太平洋的穆鲁罗瓦环礁进行了地下核爆。
9. The study also forecast an explosion in the diet soft-drink market
   该研究还预测低糖软饮料市场将迅猛增长。
10. He explains that there was an explosion of courses through the 1960s
    他解释说20世纪60年代课程迅速增多。
11. The spread of the suburbs has triggered a population explosion among America's deer.
    市郊的扩展使美国鹿的数量激增。
12. Every time they met, Myra anticipated an explosion
    他们每次见面，迈拉都预料到会发火。
13. It was an explosion of anger against the practices of the occupying forces.
    这是人们不满占领军行为而爆发的怒火。
14. They warned him that a referendum might cause an explosion in the country.
    他们警告他说全民公决可能会引发国内暴乱。
15. There was an explosion of music.
    突然爆发出一阵震耳欲聋的音乐声。
16. The force of the explosion shattered the windows of several buildings
    爆炸的冲力震碎了几栋楼房的玻璃窗。
17. Gas officials are investigating the cause of an explosion which badly damaged a house in Hampshire
    煤气系统的官员正在调查一起瓦斯爆炸的起因，这起事故严重毁坏了汉普郡的一所房屋。
18. A huge crater marks the spot where the explosion happened.
    巨大的弹坑标明了爆炸发生的地点。
19. Investigators say that a fuel explosion may have caused the crash
    调查员说燃料爆炸有可能是失事的根源。
20. I heard what might have been an explosion
    我听见了一声巨响，可能是爆炸声。
21. There came an explosion, not so much a bang as a shaking like an earthquake.
    发生了一次爆炸，没听到一声轰然巨响，倒像是地震那样地面猛晃了晃。
22. One dead child was found in the ruins almost two hours after the explosion
    爆炸发生将近两个小时以后，在废墟中发现了一个已经死亡的小孩。
23. The street erupted in a huge explosion, with secondary explosions in the adjoining buildings
    街上发生了剧烈爆炸，邻近的建筑里也发生了程度较轻的爆炸。
24. The explosion caused little structural damage to the office towers themselves.
    爆炸对办公大楼本身几乎没有造成结构上的损坏。
25. The explosion caused superficial damage to the fortified house.
    这次爆炸只对这所加固过的房屋造成了轻微破坏。
26. Witnesses to the crash say they saw an explosion just before the disaster
    空难目击者称，就在灾难发生之前他们看见飞机发生了爆炸。
27. We are working on the assumption that it was a gas explosion.
    我们假设这是一场燃气爆炸事故。
28. He was injured as the result of a boiler explosion.
    他因锅炉爆炸而受伤。
29. The explosion blew several buildings down.
    这次爆炸把几栋楼炸塌了。

noun

1. the act of exploding or bursting
   1. the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
   2. the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft

   Synonym:    burst

2. a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

3. a sudden outburst
   1. an explosion of laughter
   2. an explosion of rage

4. the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

   Synonym:    plosion

5. a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

   Synonym:    detonationblowup

6. the noise caused by an explosion
   1. the explosion was heard a mile away

7. a sudden great increase
   1. the population explosion
   2. the information explosion