explosion
英 [?k'spl???(?)n; ek-]
美[?k'splo??n]
- n. 爆炸；爆發(fā)；激增
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?explosions;
中文詞源
explosion 爆炸
來自explode, 爆炸。
英文詞源
- explosion (n.)
- 1620s, "action of driving out with violence and noise," from French explosion, from Latin explosionem (nominative explosio) "a driving off by clapping," noun of action from past participle stem of explodere "drive out by clapping" (see explode for origin and sense evolution). Meaning "a going off with violence and noise" is from 1660s. Sense of "a rapid increase or development" is first attested 1953.
雙語例句
- 1. A violent explosion seemed to jolt the whole ground.
- 劇烈的爆炸好像要把整個地面都掀起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion in Vallejo.
- 一架直升機(jī)在瓦列霍爆炸起火并墜毀。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The house was unoccupied at the time of the explosion.
- 爆炸發(fā)生的時候房子里沒有人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The test can accurately predict what a bigger explosion would do.
- 該試驗?zāi)軠?zhǔn)確地預(yù)測一次更大爆炸的威力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Investigators say that a fuel explosion may have caused the crash.
- 調(diào)查員說燃料爆炸有可能是失事的根源。
來自柯林斯例句