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hydrogen bomb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈhydrogen ˌbomb noun [countable]  PMWa very powerful nuclear bomb 氢弹
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hydrogen bombThe heat released in this reaction, which is like a controlled hydrogen bomb explosion, is what makes the star shine.The main source of helium-3 is in fact hydrogen bomb recycling!On 12 July 1953, when the Soviet Union exploded its first hydrogen bomb, equilibrium was restored.Might it not be the equivalent of a small hydrogen bomb?The large scale release of fusion energy has so far occurred only in stars and in the hydrogen bomb.Truman ordered the development of the hydrogen bomb accelerated.
ˈhydrogen ˌbomb nounChineseSyllable
bomb Corpus nuclear a powerful very


hydrogen bomb
ˈhydrogen ˌbomb noun [countable]
a very powerful nuclear bomb


hydrogen bombBrE /ˈhaɪdrədʒən bɒm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaɪdrədʒən bɑːm/ 🔊 (also ˈH-bomb) nouna very powerful nuclear bomb 氢弹