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N-VAR
炸药;爆炸物
An explosive is a substance or device that can cause an explosion.
例句
...one-hundred-and-fifty pounds of Semtex explosive...
150磅塞姆汀塑胶炸药
There were traces of explosives in the bedroom.
卧室里有炸药的痕迹。
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ADJ-GRADED
会爆炸的;能引起爆炸的
Something that is explosive is capable of causing an explosion.
例句
The explosive device was timed to go off at the rush hour...
爆炸装置被设定在高峰时间引爆。
Highly explosive gas is naturally found in coal mines.
煤矿中天然存有高爆气体。
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ADJ-GRADED
（增长）爆炸性的，迅猛的
An explosive growth is a sudden, rapid increase in the size or quantity of something.
例句
The explosive growth in casinos is one of the most conspicuous signs of Westernisation.
西化最显著的标志之一就是赌场的骤增。
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ADJ-GRADED
（局面等）一触即发的，千钧一发的
An explosive situation is likely to have difficult, serious, or dangerous effects.
例句
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。
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。
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ADJ-GRADED
易怒的;暴躁的
If you describe someone as explosive, you mean that they tend to express sudden violent anger.
例句
She was unpredictable, explosive, impulsive and easily distracted...
她难以捉摸，脾气暴躁，冲动鲁莽，容易分心。
He's inherited his father's explosive temper.
他遗传了其父暴躁的脾气。
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ADJ-GRADED
（声响突然）爆发的
A sudden loud noise can be described as explosive.
例句
He made a loud, explosive noise of disgust.
他反感地爆发出一阵叫嚷。
...an explosive drumbeat.
爆发的鼓声