explosion

explosion
noun
  1. a violent and destructive shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb
    爆炸
    ■(technical)a violent expansion in which energy is transmitted outwards as a shock wave
    (技)爆破；破裂
    ■a sudden outburst of something such as noise, light, or violent emotion, especially anger
    爆发（尤指怒气的迸发）
    an explosion of anger inside the factory.
    工厂内众怒迸发。
    ■a sudden political or social upheaval
    突发的政治（或社会）动乱
    ■a rapid or sudden increase in amount or extent
    剧增；激增；（范围的）迅速扩大
    an explosion in the adder population.
    蝰蛇数量的剧增。
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Latin explosio(n-) 'scornful rejection', from the verb explodere (see explode)
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