dynamite
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dy·na·mite1 /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/ noun [uncountable] 1 Ta powerful explosive used especially for breaking rock （尤用于爆破岩石的）达纳炸药，硝酸甘油炸药 a dynamite blast 炸药爆炸2 EXCITEDsomething or someone that is likely to cause a lot of trouble 会惹出大麻烦的事物[人] If the proposals became public they would be dynamite. 这些建议一旦公开就会惹出大乱子。3 old-fashioned informal someone or something that is very exciting or impressive 顶呱呱的人[事] The band is dynamite. 这支乐队棒极了。
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dynamite• The task required the excavation of three and half million tons of rock with enough dynamite to level Toledo.• All told, Post blew up $ 50,000 in dynamite in 21 rain battles.• The kid is dynamite and a new five-year deal and a £7million price tag only serve to underline the fact.• They've only been playing together for six months but they're dynamite.• Add brains to that particular package, and you're dynamite to some one like Jason Prior.• Before cyanide fishing came into vogue, Hong Kong fleets had often used dynamite to blow fish out of the water.• No two ways about it, Clint Schneider was dynamite.dynamite2 verb [transitive] TEXPLODEto damage or destroy something with dynamite 〔用炸药〕破坏，炸毁→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
dynamite• In 1955 it became so dangerous it had to be dynamited.• She warned them the rock would tumble into the lake before preparations could be completed for dynamiting it.• To the shock of his intellectual family, he dynamited Sartreism.Origin dynamite1 (1800-1900) Greek dynamis “power”dy·na·mite1 noundynamite2 verbChineseSyllable
Corpus a especially for breaking explosive powerful used rock
dynamite
dy‧na‧mite1 /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/ 
noun [uncountable]
a dynamite blast
2. something or someone that is likely to cause a lot of trouble:
If the proposals became public they would be dynamite.
3. old-fashioned informal someone or something that is very exciting or impressive:
The band is dynamite.
dynamite2 verb [transitive]
to damage or destroy something with dynamite
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noun [uncountable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: Greek
Origin: dynamis 'power'
1. a powerful explosive used especially for breaking rock:Language: Greek
Origin: dynamis 'power'
2. something or someone that is likely to cause a lot of trouble:
3. old-fashioned informal someone or something that is very exciting or impressive:
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verb [transitive]to damage or destroy something with dynamite