一、详细释义：


v.

（使）爆炸 [I,T]


例句：

The bomb was timed to explode during the rush-hour.

炸弹选在人最多时爆炸。


例句：

The shell exploded in the barrel of the gun.

炮弹在炮管内爆炸了。


发怒 [I]


例句：

Leave before I explode.

快离开，不然我可发火了。


例句：

Andrew, who was short-tempered from a sleepless night, was ready to explode.

安德鲁因彻夜难眠而变得暴躁，快要发作了。


爆发 [I]


例句：

At last his laughter exploded.

他最后哄然大笑起来。


例句：

An active volcano may explode at any time.

活火山随时都有可能爆发。


激增 [I]


例句：

The population was still exploding.

人口仍在迅猛增长。


例句：

Investment by Japanese firms has exploded.

日本公司的投资已经开始激增。


推翻；驳倒 [T]


例句：

New facts explode the theory that the moon was once part of the earth.

新的事实推翻了月亮曾是地球的一部分的理论。


例句：

Columbus helped to explode the theory that the earth was flat.

哥伦布帮助推翻了地球是平的理论。


二、词义辨析：


explode,burst,erupt

这些动词均有“爆炸、爆发”之意。 explode指物体爆炸而释放大量热能的一刹那。 burst强调爆炸能量的突然释放和力量的突然迸发。 erupt主要指火山的爆发，也可用作引申意义。


三、相关短语：


explode a bombshell

作惊人之举,发布爆炸性消息


四、参考例句：


The bomb was timed to explode during the rush-hour.

炸弹选在人最多时爆炸。


An active volcano may explode at any time.

活火山随时都有可能爆发。


Will it still go ahead and explode your dog?

它是否会继续，接着炸死你家的狗？


Many boys explode firecrackers on the Lantern Festival.

许多男孩在元宵节燃放鞭炮。


Many people explode firecrackers on the Lantern Festival.

许多人在元霄节燃放鞭炮。


These are the facts that explode their so-called economic miracle.

这些就是用来粉碎他们所谓的经济奇迹的事实。


Many boys explode firecrackers on the Fourth of July.

很多男孩在7月4日这天放鞭炮。


And one day the powder keg may explode.

有朝一日埃及这个火药桶可能会爆炸。


Fireworks explode over the floating Christmas tree in Lagoa lake.

罗德里戈湖畔，五彩缤纷的焰火绽放在水上漂浮圣诞树的上空。


The car was juddering and vibrating as if it would explode.

汽车剧烈地摇晃着、颤动着，就像要爆炸似的。