explosion

[iks'pləuʒən]

n.爆炸, 爆炸声, 激增, 爆发

n.[C]

1. 爆发; 爆炸, 炸裂

There was a terrible explosion at the chemical plant.

那家化工厂发生了一起可怕的爆炸事故。

2. 扩张, 剧增; 剧变

a population explosion

人口剧增

3. (感情、笑声等的)爆发[(+of)]

We heard an explosion of loud laughter.

我们听到一阵大笑。

词形变化

名词复数：explosions

词义辨析

同义:

n.爆炸, 爆炸声

blast  detonation  bang  boom  burst  crash  fulmination  shot  blowup  pop  crack  roar  report

n.爆发

outburst  outbreak  flare-up  eruption  fit  convulsion  paroxysm  upheaval

n.激增

sudden increase  acceleration  speedup  burgeoning  

同义参见:

scene  shot  thunder  destruction  blowout  fireworks  

英英释义

名词 explosion:

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

同义词：detonation, blowup

the act of exploding or bursting something

同义词：burst

a sudden great increase

the noise caused by an explosion

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

同义词：plosion

a sudden outburst

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

补充

explosionexplosion英:[iksˈpləuʒən] 美:[ɪkˈsploʒən]n.1.爆炸; 爆发The missile warhead hit the target, effecting a nuclear explosion.导弹头命中目标, 完成了一次核爆炸。2.激增, 扩大How can we account for the recent population explosion?我们如何能解释最近人口激增的现象?

例句

1. Twenty men were killed in the explosion.二十人在爆炸中丧生。 2. After the second explosion, all of London's main train and tube stations were shut down.第二次爆炸发生后, 伦敦所有主要的火车站和地铁站都关闭了。 3. Three people have been killed in a bomb explosion in northwest Spain.三人在西班牙西北部的炸弹爆炸事件中身亡。 4. 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。 5. 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。 6. The spread of the suburbs has triggered a population explosion among America's deer.市郊的扩建使美国鹿的数量激增。 7. 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。 8. 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。 9. 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。 10. There was an explosion of laughter as he entered the room.他进屋的时候, 突然有一阵笑声爆发出来。 11. 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。 12. The explosion of protest and violence was sparked off by the killing of seven workers.这次抗议和暴乱的爆发是因七名工人被杀而引发的。 13. an explosion of anger inside the factory.工厂内众怒迸发。 14. an explosion in the adder population.蝰蛇数量的剧增。 15. Two people were killed in the explosion.有两个人在爆炸中丧生。 16. the population explosion人口激增 17. The filmmakers staged the car's explosion.影片制作人制造了汽车爆炸的场景。 18. The island was rocked by a series of volcanic explosions.这座岛因一连串的火山喷发而晃动不已。 19. set off an explosion引爆 20. The region has experienced a population explosion.这一地区经历了一次人口激增。 21. an explosion of interest兴趣激增 22. an explosion of anger怒火迸发 23. His comments prompted an explosion of laughter from the crowd.他的评论使人群中爆发出一阵笑声。