explosive
英 [ɪkˈspləʊ.sɪv]
美 [ɪkˈsploʊ.sɪv]
- adj. 爆炸的;爆炸性的;爆发性的
- n. 炸药;爆炸物
将“explosive”分解为“ex”和“plosive”,其中“ex”常表示强烈的或增强的意思,“plosive”与声音爆发相关,如“explode”(爆炸)的词根。联想一个强烈的、突然爆炸般的声音或情感爆发,这样可以帮助记住“explosive”意为易爆炸的或感情激烈的。
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- 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.
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 5. Highly explosive gas is naturally found in coal mines.
- 煤矿中天然存有高爆气体。