explosion

• n. 爆炸；爆发；激增

词态变化

中文词源

来自explode, 爆炸。

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. A violent explosion seemed to jolt the whole ground.

剧烈的爆炸好像要把整个地面都掀起来。

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2. A helicopter crashed in a fiery explosion in Vallejo.

一架直升机在瓦列霍爆炸起火并坠毁。

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3. The house was unoccupied at the time of the explosion.

爆炸发生的时候房子里没有人。

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4. The test can accurately predict what a bigger explosion would do.

该试验能准确地预测一次更大爆炸的威力。

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5. Investigators say that a fuel explosion may have caused the crash.

调查员说燃料爆炸有可能是失事的根源。

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