Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3285
explosion
爆炸
A violent release of energy, such as a chemical or nuclear reaction; the act of exploding or bursting.
- 1.
A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
能量的剧烈释放(有时为机械、核或化学能)；爆炸的行为或实例。
- 2.
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
由化学或核反应引起的剧烈能量释放
- 3.
The sound of an explosion.
爆炸的声音。
- 4.
the act of exploding or bursting
爆炸或爆裂的行为
- 5.
A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.
突然、失控或迅速的增大、扩展或迸发。
- 6.
a sudden great increase
突然大幅增加
爆炸声；激增；骤增；能量的剧烈释放(有时为机械、核或化学能)；爆炸的行为或实例。；由化学或核反应引起的剧烈能量释放；爆炸的声音。
In use
The explosion was so loud that it shattered windows several blocks away.
Firefighters arrived quickly after the explosion to search for survivors.
A gas leak caused the explosion in the old factory building.
the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children
the population explosion
the information explosion
explosion of + [具体物体]
表示具体物体的爆炸。
The explosion of the bomb damaged several buildings.
炸弹的爆炸损坏了几栋建筑。
explosion in + [地点]
Connections
Collocations
- gas explosion
- 瓦斯爆炸
- The gas explosion destroyed the entire building.瓦斯爆炸摧毁了整栋建筑。
- population explosion
- 人口爆炸
- The population explosion in cities creates many challenges.城市的人口爆炸带来了许多挑战。
- explosion of anger
- 怒气爆发
- His sudden explosion of anger shocked everyone.他突然的怒气爆发让所有人震惊。
- massive explosion
- 巨大爆炸
- A massive explosion was heard from the factory.从工厂传来一声巨大爆炸。
- nuclear explosion
- 核爆炸
- A nuclear explosion releases an enormous amount of energy.核爆炸释放出巨大的能量。
- explosion of violence
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 'explosion' 中 'plo' 像爆炸声 '噗'，'ex' 向外，整体就是向外爆炸。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 新闻报导, 科技文献, 日常对话; note_zh: “explosion”指爆炸，是最常见的用法，语域中性，广泛用于描述物理爆炸或比喻性的急剧增长。
Grammar Note
常与of连用，表示爆炸的原因或内容。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words rhyme with explosion: they all end with the same stressed vowel /oʊ/ and the subsequent /ʒən/ sound. Note that words like 'fusion' or 'decision' have different vowel sounds and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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