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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryex·plode \ik-ˈsplōd\ verb (ex·plod·ed ; ex·plod·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin explodere to drive off the stage by clapping, from ex- + plaudere to clap DATE 1605transitive verb1. archaic : to drive from the stage by noisy disapproval2. to bring into disrepute or discredit explode a theory3. to cause to explode or burst noisily explode a bombintransitive verb1. to burst forth with sudden violence or noise from internal energy: as a. to undergo a rapid chemical or nuclear reaction with the production of noise, heat, and violent expansion of gases dynamite explodes b. to burst violently as a result of pressure from within2. a. to give forth a sudden strong and noisy outburst of emotion exploded in anger b. to move with sudden speed and force exploded from the starting gate3. to increase rapidly the population of the city exploded4. to suggest an explosion (as in appearance or effect) shrubs exploded with blossoms• ex·plod·er nounEnglish Etymologyexplode 1538, from L. explodere "drive out or off by clapping," originally theatrical, "to drive an actor off the stage by making noise," hence "drive out, reject" (a sense surviving in an exploded theory), from ex- "out" + plaudere "to clap, applaud," of uncertain origin. Eng.used it to mean "drive out with violence and sudden noise" (1660), later, "go off with a loud noise" (Amer.Eng. 1790); sense of "to burst with destructive force" is first recorded 1882; of population, 1959.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ explodeex·plode / ik5splEud; NAmE ik5sploud / verbBURST VIOLENTLY 爆炸 1. to burst or make sth burst loudly and violently, causing damage 爆炸；爆破；爆裂 SYN blow up : ▪ [V] Bombs were exploding all around the city. 城里到处都响起炸弹的爆炸声。 ▪ [VN] There was a huge bang as if someone had exploded a rocket outside. 突然一声巨响,彷佛有人在外面引爆了火箭似的。 Bomb disposal experts exploded the device under controlled conditions. 炸弹销毁专家在受控条件下引爆了这个装置。 ⇨ compare implode (1) GET ANGRY / DANGEROUS 变得愤怒/危急 2. ~ (into / with sth) (of a person or situation 人或形势) to suddenly become very angry or dangerous 勃然(大怒)；大发(雷霆)；突然发生(危险): ▪ [V] Suddenly Charles exploded with rage. 查尔斯勃然大怒。 The protest exploded into a riot. 抗议爆发成一场暴乱。 ▪ [V speech] 'Of course there's something wrong!' Jem exploded. "当然是出了毛病！"杰姆大发雷霆道。 EXPRESS EMOTION 表达感情 3. [V] ~ (into / with sth) to suddenly express an emotion 突然爆发,迸发(感情): We all exploded into wild laughter. 我们都一下子大笑起来。 MOVE SUDDENLY 突然行动 4. [V] ~ (into sth) to suddenly and quickly do sth; to move suddenly with a lot of force 突然做起…来；突然活跃起来: After ten minutes the game exploded into life. 比赛在十分钟后突然激烈起来。 MAKE LOUD NOISE 发出巨响 5. [V] to make a sudden very loud noise 突然发出巨响: Thunder exploded overhead. 雷声在头顶上炸开。 INCREASE QUICKLY 激增 6. [V] to increase suddenly and very quickly in number 突增；激增: the exploding world population 迅猛增长的世界人口 SHOW STH IS NOT TRUE 推翻 7. [VN] to show that sth is not true, especially sth that people believe 推翻；驳倒；揭示；破除: At last, a women's magazine to explode the myth that thin equals beautiful. 终于有一家妇女杂志起来推翻瘦即美的神话。 WORD FAMILY explode v. explosion n. explosive n. adj. unexploded adj. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishexplode verb 1 blow up VERB + EXPLODE be liable to The chemical is liable to explode on contact with water. | fail to A blast bomb was thrown but the device failed to explode. 2 get angry/dangerous/moving ADV. literally | suddenly VERB + EXPLODE be about to, be ready to, be set to A row over public spending is set to explode. | be liable to, be likely to | seem to PREP. into He suddenly exploded into action. | with She literally exploded with anger. OLTexplode verb⇨ explode (a bomb explodes)⇨ bang 1 (thunder explodes)⇨ disprove (explode a theory)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: explode a bombshellex·plode\ikˈsplōd, ek-\ verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Latin explodere, explaudere, from ex- ex- (I) + plodere, plaudere to clap, applaudtransitive verb1. archaic : to drive from the stage by noisy disapproval : hoot off2. : to expose decisively the hollowness or invalidity of : bring into disrepute or discredit < exploding conventional theories of courtship and marriage — H.L.Myers > < explode a rumor >3. a. : to cause to explode or burst noisily : detonate < explode powder > < explode a bomb > b. : to cause the fibers of (wood chips) to separate into pulp under high steam pressure which is suddenly released c. : to hit (a golf ball) out of a sand trap with an explosion shot d. : to separate the covers and panes or leaves of (a stamp booklet) by removing the staples e. : to utter with explosion (sense 2d)intransitive verb1. a. (1) : to undergo rapid combustion with sudden release of energy in the form of heat that causes violent expansion of the gases formed and consequent production of great disruptive pressure and a loud noise < dynamite explodes > (2) : to undergo an atomic nuclear reaction with similar but more violent results < an atom bomb explodes > (3) : to burst violently as a reuslt of pressure from within < a steam boiler may explode > b. : to hit a golf ball out of a sand trap with an explosion shot2. : to give a sudden, strong, and usually noisy release to an emotion : burst forth < exploded with wrath > < race tension was exploding all around us — H.W.Young > < he is apt to explode into picturesque profanity — Carl Markwith >3. : to resound with a sudden loud noise4. : to shatter especially with a loud report < threw a glass on the stone floor and it exploded like a shot — Jean Stafford >5. : to suggest an explosion (as in appearance or effect) < clay jars exploded with bouquets — Jack Kerouac > < a clever aphorism … explodes with a brilliant shower of sparks — V.L.Parrington > < the road inches deep in rough ice and the blizzard exploding in the middle of the windshield — Joyce Cary > < when your fist explodes against the target — Jack Dempsey >6. a. : to change state or appearance expansively and suddenly or rapidly < touched by a flicker of flame, the parched woods explode — W.B.Greeley > : break or burst forth < maples have exploded into clouds of rosy buds — Walter O'Meara > < explode into a grin > < suburbs are exploding outward — New Republic > b. : to come to a sudden violent breaking point or point of release < this situation at last explodes in an overt action — Howard Nemerov >•- explode a bombshell

To Explode Exploded Burst Suddenly Verb Sudden Loud