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detonate something
及物用法，主语是引爆者，后接表示炸药、炸弹等物的宾语。
The soldiers detonated the landmine safely.
士兵们安全地引爆了地雷。
引爆；使爆炸
detonating — present participle of detonate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
引爆；使爆炸
to cause something, such as a bomb, to explode
The soldiers detonated the landmine safely.
士兵们安全地引爆了地雷。
及物用法，后接宾语。
爆炸,炸开。
To explode, blow up
使爆炸。
To cause to explode.
突然发怒。
To express sudden anger.
detonate
Base
原形
detonates
3rd person
第三人称单数
detonating
-ing
现在分词
detonated
Past
过去式
detonated
Past participle
过去分词
The bomb detonates at noon.
炸弹在中午爆炸。
They detonated the explosive remotely.
他们远程引爆了炸药。
The device has detonated twice this year.
该装置今年已爆炸两次。
规则动词，可作及物动词（引爆某物）或不及物动词（爆炸）。
The workers detonated the explosives to break the rock.
工人们引爆炸药来破碎岩石。
The fireworks detonated in a shower of sparks.
烟花在一阵火花中爆炸了。
The remote control will detonate the blasting cap from a safe distance.
遥控器将在安全距离外引爆雷管。
及物用法，主语是引爆者，后接表示炸药、炸弹等物的宾语。
The soldiers detonated the landmine safely.
士兵们安全地引爆了地雷。
不及物用法，主语是爆炸物本身，不带宾语，后常接时间或地点状语。
The bomb detonated at midnight.
炸弹在午夜爆炸了。
Not this
The bomb detonation at noon.
Use this
The bomb detonated at noon.
detonation 是名词，表示“爆炸”的事件；要表达炸弹“爆炸”的动作需要用动词 detonate。原句缺少谓语，把 detonation 改成 detonated 后句子才完整。
Not this
The bomb was detonated from the police.
Use this
The bomb was detonated by the police.
被动语态中，动作的执行者（施动者）用介词 by 引出，from 通常表示来源或起点，不能引导施动者。这里“警方”是引爆动作的执行者，所以用 by the police。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
引爆炸弹
The police safely detonated the bomb in a controlled explosion.
警察在受控爆炸中安全引爆了炸弹。
引爆核武器
The country was condemned for threatening to detonate a nuclear weapon.
该国因威胁引爆核武器而受到谴责。
远程引爆
The car bomb was detonated remotely from a nearby building.
汽车炸弹是从附近一栋建筑远程引爆的。
未能爆炸
Fortunately, the grenade failed to detonate on impact.
幸运的是，手榴弹在撞击时未能爆炸。
过早爆炸
The shell detonated prematurely, injuring two soldiers.
炮弹过早爆炸，炸伤了两名士兵。
Use detonating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 detonate 记成“一吨(ton)炸药被引爆”，爆炸场面惊天动地，自然记住“引爆”的意思。
语域：mixed 常见场景：爆炸物/军事、新闻报道、技术/工程说明 detonate 的语体随用法和语境而变化：在爆炸物、军事或技术说明中多为中性客观用法；在普通口语中偏正式，较少使用。表示“引爆某物”和“某物自行爆炸”两种结构都常见。
作及物动词时表示“引爆、使爆炸”，后接宾语；作不及物动词时表示“爆炸、爆裂”，不接宾语。
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