EXPLODE1 to explode2 to make something explode3 when a building/plane etc explodes4 to destroy something using a bomb5 an explosion6 an exploding weaponRELATED WORDSsee alsoWEAPONWARKILLHURT/INJUREDESTROY1 to explode 爆炸explode/go off /ɪkˈspləʊd, ˌgəʊ ˈɒf/ [intransitive verb/intransitive phrasal verb]if a bombexplodes orgoes off, it bursts suddenly and violently with a loud noise, causing a lot of damage 爆炸 A bomb exploded in a crowded metro station this morning, killing five people. 今天早晨，一颗炸弹在一个拥挤的地铁站里爆炸，造成五人死亡。 The building was still being evacuated when the bomb went off. 大楼仍在疏散时，炸弹就爆炸了。 As many as ten bombs went off across the city, most of them car bombs. 城里发生了多达十起的炸弹爆炸事件，大多数为汽车炸弹。2 to make something explode 使某物爆炸set off /ˌset ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to make a bomb explode either deliberately or accidentally 〔故意或无意〕引爆，使爆炸set off something The group set off a bomb outside a crowded cafe in Izmir last September. 去年9月，这个小组在伊兹密尔一家拥挤的咖啡馆外面引爆了一颗炸弹。set something off Police say radio signals were probably used to set the bomb off. 警方说这些无线电信号可能用于引爆炸弹。detonate /ˈdetəneɪt/ [transitive verb]to make a bomb explode, especially by using special equipment.Detonate is a more technical word thanset off引爆，使爆炸〔detonate 比set off更为专业〕 Army experts detonated the bomb safely in a nearby field. 军队爆破专家在附近的田野里安全引爆了这颗炸弹。 The 200 kg bomb was detonated by terrorists using a remote-control device. 这颗200公斤的炸弹被恐怖分子用遥控装置引爆了。let off /ˌlet ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]Britishto deliberately make a bomb explode 【英】使…爆炸 Terrorists let off a bomb in the city centre. 恐怖分子在市中心引爆了一颗炸弹。 The bomb was let off shortly before 3 pm. 炸弹在下午将近3点的时候被引爆了。let offBritish/set off/shoot offAmerican /ˌlet ˈɒf, ˌset ˈɒf, ˌʃuːt ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to make fireworks explode. A firework is a thing which explodes in the air and produces lots of noise or coloured lights, and is used in celebrations 燃放〔烟花〕 They're going to let off fireworks in the park. 他们将在公园里燃放烟花。 A group of teenagers were in the parking lot shooting off fireworks. 一群青少年在停车场上放烟花。 Somebody set off a firecracker in the cafeteria. 有人在餐厅里放了个爆竹。3 when a building/plane etc explodes 建筑物/飞机等爆炸blow up /ˌbləʊ ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if a building, car, plane etcblows up, it bursts suddenly and violently into pieces, causing a lot of damage 爆炸 The plane blew up in mid-air, killing all the passengers and crew. 飞机在空中发生爆炸，乘客和机组人员全部遇难。 In early 1986, a US space shuttle blew up shortly after launch. 1986年年初，美国的一架航天飞机升空不久便发生爆炸。explode /ɪkˈspləʊd/ [intransitive verb]if a container of chemicals, oil, or gasexplodes, it bursts suddenly and violently into pieces 〔装化学物、油或气体的容器〕爆炸 Seconds after the car crashed, its fuel tank exploded. 汽车撞了没多久，它的油箱就爆炸了。 Investigators still don't know what caused the storage tanks to explode. 调查人员仍然不知道是什么造成这些贮藏箱爆炸的。4 to destroy something using a bomb 用炸弹摧毁blow up /ˈbləʊ ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to destroy a building, car, plane etc using a bomb 炸毁 Two of the ships were blown up while they were still in the harbour. 其中两艘船还在海港里的时候就被炸毁了。 Extremists blew up a mosque on the outskirts of the city. 极端分子炸毁了市郊的一座清真寺。5 an explosion 爆炸explosion /ɪkˈspləʊʒən/ [countable noun]the loud noise and violent force that is produced when something explodes 爆炸 The noise of the explosion could be heard all over the city. 爆炸的声音全城都能听到。 Murray was killed instantly by the explosion. 默里被当场炸死。blast /blɑːstǁblæst/ [countable noun]an explosion - used especially in news reports 爆炸〔尤用于新闻报道中〕 The blast killed 168 people and wounded hundreds. 这次爆炸造成168人死亡，数百人受伤。 Every window in the building had been shattered by the force of the blast. 大楼里的每一扇窗户都被爆炸的冲击震碎了。6 an exploding weapon 爆炸性的武器bomb /bɒmǁbɑːm/ [countable noun]a weapon that explodes 炸弹 The bomb exploded on a bus in Jerusalem during the city's morning rush hour. 在耶路撒冷早晨的高峰时间，炸弹在一辆公共汽车上爆炸了。 The protesters were armed with rocks and petrol bombs. 抗议者装备了石块和汽油弹。letter bomba small bomb hidden in a package and sent to someone in order to hurt or kill them 邮件炸弹 Morrow was convicted in 1998 of sending four letter bombs to government officials. 1998年，莫罗因向政府官员寄送四封邮件炸弹被判罪名成立。device /dɪˈvaɪs/ [countable noun]especially Britisha bomb - used especially in news reports 【尤英】炸弹，爆破装置〔尤用于新闻报道中〕 Police found the device hidden in a suitcase. 警方发现炸弹藏在手提箱里。 Four of the victims received serious injuries when the device ripped through one of the station's lavatories. 炸弹击中车站里的一个厕所，四名受害者受了重伤。explosives /ɪkˈspləʊsɪvz/ [plural noun]bombs or substances that can cause explosions 炸药，爆炸物 The bomb, containing 150 grams of explosives, was placed outside the house shortly before 1 am. 这颗含有150克炸药的炸弹于凌晨将近1点钟时被安放在房子的外面。 Traces of explosives were found on the clothing of the three men accused of the bombing. 这三名被指控制造炸弹袭击事件的男子，衣服上发现有炸药的痕迹。 a bomb packed with 1,000 lbs of explosives 装有1,000磅炸药的一颗炸弹