a/an + explosive
The police found an explosive in the abandoned car.
警察在废弃汽车中发现了一枚炸药。
炸药；爆炸物
explosives — plural of explosive
任何爆炸性物质；受热或撞击时迅速发生化学变化(产生气体)的化学物质；爆破音
a substance that can explode, especially a chemical that changes rapidly when heated or struck
任何爆炸性物质
Any explosive substance.
受热或撞击时迅速发生化学变化(产生气体)的化学物质
a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
The police found a large amount of explosive hidden in the warehouse.
警方在仓库里发现了大量隐藏的爆炸物。
用法提示：此处“explosive”作名词，意为“爆炸物”。
Handling explosives requires special training and safety equipment.
处理炸药需要特殊培训和安全设备。
用法提示：此处“explosives”为复数形式，指“炸药”。
The construction crew used explosives to demolish the old building.
施工队使用炸药拆除了旧建筑。
用法提示：此处“explosives”为复数形式，指“炸药”。
The police found an explosive in the abandoned car.
警察在废弃汽车中发现了一枚炸药。
The explosive detonated without warning.
炸药毫无预警地爆炸了。
Miners use explosives to break rocks.
矿工使用炸药破碎岩石。
grammar · medium
易错句子He found a piece of explosive in the cave.
正确表达He found an explosive in the cave.
错误：“explosive”是可数名词，不能用“a piece of”修饰，应直接说“an explosive”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The explosive of the bomb was very powerful.
正确表达The explosion of the bomb was very powerful.
错误：“explosive”指爆炸物本身，而“explosion”指爆炸事件，此处应使用名词“explosion”。
作为名词时，指不会爆炸的物质，与炸药相对
explosion 指爆炸事件本身，而 explosive 指爆炸物（材料）
explode 是动词，表示发生爆炸；explosive 是名词，指爆炸物本身
爆炸装置
The police found an explosive device in the abandoned car.
警方在废弃汽车中发现了一个爆炸装置。
炸药材料
Workers must handle explosive material with extreme caution.
工人必须极其小心地处理炸药材料。
高爆炸药
The bomb contained a high explosive that could cause massive damage.
炸弹中含有高爆炸药，可能造成巨大破坏。
塑性炸药
Terrorists often use plastic explosive because it is easy to mold.
恐怖分子常使用塑性炸药，因为它易于塑形。
爆炸残留物
Forensic experts collected explosive residue from the scene.
法医专家从现场收集了爆炸残留物。
炸药装药
The demolition team placed an explosive charge near the pillar.
爆破小组在柱子附近放置了炸药装药。
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ex- (向外) + plos (爆炸) + -ive (形容词后缀)
ex- (向外) + plos (爆炸) + -ion (名词后缀)
im- (向内) + plos (爆炸) + -ion (名词后缀)
ex- (向外) + it (走)
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