explode

动词 explode:

1. cause to burst with a violent release of energy
   同义词：detonate, blow up, set off
2. burst outward, usually with noise
   同义词：burst
3. show a violent emotional reaction
4. be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
   同义词：burst forth, break loose
5. destroy by exploding
6. cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
7. drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
8. show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
9. burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"
   同义词：detonate, blow up
10. increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
    同义词：irrupt

1. I'm about to explode!
   我肺都快要气炸了！
2. The bomb was timed to explode during the rush-hour.
   炸弹选在人最多时爆炸。
3. When the boiler exploded many people were injured.
   因锅炉爆炸，许多人受了伤。
4. The firework exploded in his hand.
   那个爆竹在他手里响了。
5. He exploded with rage.
   他勃然大怒，暴跳如雷。

ex.plode

v.（动词）
ex.plod.ed,ex.plod.ing,ex.plodes
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space:
爆炸：通过气体在受限制的空间里突然膨胀而释放机械能、化学能或核能：
例句：
The bomb exploded.
炸弹爆炸了

To burst violently as a result of internal pressure.
爆发：因内部的压力导致猛烈地迸出
To shatter with a loud noise:
碎裂，爆破：带着巨响粉碎：
例句：
I threw the vase on the floor and it exploded into tiny pieces.
我把花瓶扔到了地板上，花瓶砰地一声摔个粉碎

To burst forth or break out suddenly and often violently:
突发：突然发生或发出，常常是剧烈的：
例句：
My neighbor exploded in rage at the trespassers.
我的邻居对闯入者勃然大怒

To increase suddenly, sharply, and without control:
猛增：突然、猛烈而又难以控制的增长：
例句：
The population level in this area has exploded during the past 2 years.
在过去的十二年中这一地区的人口一直剧增

To change state or appearance suddenly:
突变：突然改变状态或外观：
例句：
Over the weekend the trees exploded with color.
经过那个周末，树木的颜色突然变了

Sports To hit a golf ball out of a sand trap with a shot that scatters the sand.
【体育运动】 击出沙坑：扬起沙土的一击，将高尔夫球击出沙坑
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to release energy or burst violently and noisily:
使爆炸，使爆裂：使猛烈地和噪杂地释放能量或爆裂：
例句：
The children exploded three firecrackers.
孩子们燃放了三个爆竹

To show to be false or unreliable:
戳穿：指出虚假或不可靠：
例句：
explode a hypothesis.
推翻假设

Sports To hit (a golf ball) out of a sand trap with an explosive shot.
【体育运动】 击出沙坑：用一个猛击，将（高尔夫球）打出沙坑

来源：
Latin explôdere [to drive out by clapping]
拉丁语 explôdere [把…轰走]
ex- [ex-]
ex- [前缀，表.…之外.]
plaudere [to clap]
plaudere [碰撞]

【引伸】
explod.er
n.（名词）