explosive
- 英式英标[ɪk\'splosɪv; ɪk\'splozɪv]
- 美式音标[ɪk\'spləʊsɪv; ek-]
adj. 爆炸的；爆炸性的；爆发性的
n. 炸药；爆炸物
英文词源
- explosive (adj.)
- 1660s, "tending to explode," from Latin explos-, past participle stem of explodere "drive out, reject" (see explosion) + -ive. As a noun, from 1874. Related: Explosives (n.); explosively; explosiveness.
实用例句
- 1. The strategy was too dangerous in the explosive circumstances of the times.
- 在当时那种一触即发的形势下，采取那样的策略太危险了。
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- 2. New guns firing high explosive shells were incorporated into the battlefield.
- 发射高爆弹的新型大炮在战场上得到了使用。
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- 3. Nobody knows what explosive arguments the future of Europe will bring.
- 没有人知道欧洲的未来这一议题会引起怎样爆炸性的讨论。
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- 4. He appeared to be treating the potentially explosive situation with some sensitivity.
- 他似乎正小心地应对可能一触即发的局势。
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- 5. Highly explosive gas is naturally found in coal mines.
- 煤矿中天然存有高爆气体。
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