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词汇 detonate
释义 detonate
verb[ I or T ]
uk /ˈdet.ən.eɪt/ us /ˈdet̬.ən.eɪt/
to (cause something to) explode: 引爆,(使)爆炸
The device detonated unexpectedly.装置发生了意外爆炸。
A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb.有人用遥控装置引爆了那颗炸弹。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Exploding and erupting
blast
blow
blow (someone/something) up
blowout
burst in on someone/something
burst in/into (somewhere)
controlled explosion
detonator
erupt
explosively
explosiveness
flame
go off
go popidiom
go up
implode
implosion
pop
unexploded
unspent

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detonate
verb[ I/T ]
us/ˈdet·ənˌeɪt/
to explode, or to cause a bomb to explode:
[ T ]A remote control device was used to detonate the bomb.

Examples of detonate


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It is the limiting form, as the shock-wave radius tends to zero, of the non-self-similar motion produced, for example, by detonating the explosive lining of a large sphere.
When my soldiers realised how much hard digging was being saved, they soon became experts in explosives and detonating systems.
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The truth is that none of us —scientists, politicians or mining engineers—has any clear idea what may happen when oil wells are deliberately detonated.
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Furthermore, they are not capable of being detonated by the foot of an innocent child, as is the case with antipersonnel mines.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Development of a proximity and point detonating fuse is continuing.
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The ammunition which is being detonated is the remnant of a large dump of war-time ammunition which is unsafe to move.
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If errors are made, they could lie undetected for years only to detonate in the future at huge expense to the individual or company concerned.
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We are now committed to the introduction of insensitive munitions, which are less likely to detonate in an uncontrolled or unexpected way.
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I regret that it is not possible to answer this question since we have no definition of the phrase "safely detonated in space"nor the word"self-contamination".
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The spotting charge, which was designed to detonate on impact, had sufficient power only to initiate the release of a small smoke signal.
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The fire brigade was called and, tragically, one firefighter died when the explosives detonated.
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No one in the world before has ever detonated oil wells on purpose.
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Forensic examination has established that the explosive device detonated inside the passenger compartment of the car.
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Explosions have been detonated on three buses and at four tube stations.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
They will not be equipped with depth charges that are nuclear detonated.
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