Explosive



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 炸药; adj. 爆炸性的; 使人冲动的
• ［英］ adj. 使人冲动的 ( that arouses strong feelings )
• ［类］ barrage : explosives / deluge : rain ( 大量炸药形成弹幕 / 大量降雨形成暴雨)
• ［例］ an explosive mixture of chemicals

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Date: 1667
• 1.
  • a. relating to, characterized by, or operated by explosion <an explosive hatch>
  • b. resulting from or as if from an explosion <explosive population growth>
• 2.
  • a. tending to explode <an explosive person>
  • b. likely to erupt in or produce hostile reaction or violence <an explosive ghetto situation>
• ? explosively adverb
• ? explosiveness noun

II. noun

• Date: 1849
• 1. an explosive substance
• 2. a consonant characterized by explosion in its articulation when it occurs in certain environments ; stop

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