explosive是什么意思

explosive

英 [ɪk'spləʊsɪv; ek-] 美 [ɪk'splosɪv; ɪk'splozɪv]

adj. 爆炸的；爆炸性的；爆发性的
n. 炸药；爆炸物

英文词源

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.

双语例句

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。

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