detonate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++det·o·nate /ˈdetəneɪt/ verb [intransitive, transitive] PMTIEXPLODEto explode or to make something explode 引爆，（使）爆炸► see thesaurus at explode —detonation /ˌdetəˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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detonate• The beauty of C4 is that you can apply pressure or heat and it will not detonate.• The bomb, like yesterday's, was designed to be detonated by a mobile phone.• At first they were detonated by cables or tripwires.• Ammo dumps were being detonated by incoming mortars and rockets, and all hell was breaking loose.• The 200 kg bomb was detonated by terrorists using a remote-control device.• Tense soldiers detonated concussion grenades in an effort to disperse the crowds.• In court he was a good enough actor to detonate his one-liners with a casual deadliness.• Nuclear bombs were detonated in tests in the desert.• They were detonated just before 8: 30 p. m., when most of the neighborhood business was winding down.• Army experts detonated the bomb safely in a nearby field.• That was their stake and it detonated the kind of politics which are the stuff of socialism in our society.Origin detonate (1700-1800) Latin detonare, from tonare “to thunder”det·o·nate verbChineseSyllable
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det‧o‧nate /ˈdetəneɪt/
verb [intransitive and transitive]
—detonation /ˌdetəˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
■ to make something explode
▪explode verb [transitive] to make a bomb burst suddenly and violently with a loud noise: The terrorists planned to explode a car bomb outside the US embassy.
▪set off phrasal verb to make a bomb explode, either deliberately or accidentally. Set off is less formal than explode and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English: The group set off a bomb outside a crowded cafe in Izmir last September. | Police say radio signals were probably used to set the bomb off.
▪detonate /ˈdetəneɪt/ verb [transitive] to make a bomb explode, especially by using special equipment. Detonate is a more technical word than set off: Army experts detonated the bomb safely in a nearby field. | The 200 kg bomb was detonated by terrorists using a remote-control device.
▪let off phrasal verb British English to deliberately make a bomb explode: Terrorists let off a bomb in the city centre. | The bomb was let off shortly before 3 pm.
▪blow up phrasal verb to make a building, car, plane etc explode: He was involved in a plot to blow up a passenger jet. | He struck a match and blew the whole place up.
det‧o‧nate /ˈdetəneɪt/
verb [intransitive and transitive] Date: 1700-1800
Language: Latin
Origin: detonare, from tonare 'to thunder'
to explode or to make something explodeLanguage: Latin
Origin: detonare, from tonare 'to thunder'
—detonation /ˌdetəˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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explode to burst loudly and violently, causing damage; to make sth burst in this way 指爆炸、爆破、爆裂、引爆 ：◆ The jet smashed into a hillside and exploded. 喷气式飞机撞上山坡爆炸了。 ◆ The bomb was exploded under controlled conditions. 对炸弹实施了可控引爆。 blow (sth) up to be destroyed by an explosion; to destroy sth by an explosion 指爆炸、（被）炸毁 ：◆ A police officer was killed when his car blew up. 一名警员在其汽车爆炸时遇难。 go off (of a bomb) to explode; (of a gun) to be fired 指（炸弹）爆炸、（枪）开火 ：◆ The bomb went off in a crowded street. 炸弹在挤满人的大街上爆炸了。 NOTE When used about guns, the choice ofgo off (instead of 'be fired') can suggest that the gun was fired by accident.用 go off（而非 be fired）可指枪支走火。 burst to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make sth break in this way 指（使）爆裂、胀开 ：◆ That balloon's going to burst. 那气球马上要爆了。 erupt (of a volcano) to throw out burning rocks and smoke; (of burning rocks and smoke) to be thrown out of a volcano 指（火山）爆发、（岩浆、烟）喷出 detonate ( (of a bomb) to explode; to make a bomb exploderather
指（炸弹）爆炸、使（炸弹）爆炸、引爆、起爆 ：◆ Two other bombs failed to detonate. 另外两枚炸弹没有爆炸。
Patterns
a bomb explodes/blows up/goes off/bursts/detonatesa car/plane/vehicle explodes/blows upa firework/rocket explodes/goes off