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detonate
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- Conjugation :
past
detonated
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detonating
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Derivatives :
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detonation
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- detonate
['dεtə.net]
['detəuneɪt]
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1.
vi.
猛烈爆炸,起爆,爆破,炸裂
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2.
vt.
使(炸弹、炸药等)爆炸
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3.
vt.
引起,激起,激发(连串事件)
Collins English-English Dictionary
- detonate
['dεtə"neɪt]
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vb
to cause (a bomb, mine, etc) to explode or (of a bomb, mine, etc) to explode; set off or be set off
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2.
vb
[Etymology]
C18: from Latin detonare to thunder down, from de- + tonare to thunder
Examples
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准时起爆
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detonate on time
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炮弹自己不会爆炸。
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The shell won't detonate by itself.
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