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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 爆发
[bàofā]
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1.
verb
[迸发]
erupt
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2.
verb
[突发]
break out
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 爆发
[bàofā]
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1.
动
火山内的岩浆、气体等突然猛烈冲出地表，向四外喷溢。
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2.
动
突然而猛烈地发生、发作
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爆发力
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爆发革命。
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3.
参见"暴发"的提示。
Examples
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战争爆发。
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War broke out.
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全场爆发出一片欢呼声。
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The audience broke out into cheers.
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抗日战争爆发后他家从无锡逃难到了上海。
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When the War of Resistance Against Japan broke out, his family fled from Wuxi to Shanghai.
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农民起义频频爆发，表明这个朝代的大数已尽。
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Frequent burst of peasant uprisings showed that the dynasties' days were numbered.
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周末，这里爆发了反战游行。
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An anti-war demonstration broke out here at the weekend.
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地上的这些物质其实全部都是火山爆发时喷出的火山灰。
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These things on the earth are actually all volcanic ash from volcanic eruptions.
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他在心里深藏的积愫终于在见到他女儿的那天爆发了。
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The love he had stored in his heart burst out on the day he saw his daughter.
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洪灾爆发后战士们奔赴抗洪第一线救险。
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The soldiers went to the flood-stricken areas to control the flood.
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Collocations
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爆发出
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burst into
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爆发革命
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revolutionary movement
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爆发力
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the force caused by an eruption
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大面积爆发
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a large-scale eruption
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火山爆发
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volcanic eruption
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战争爆发
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the war broke out
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总爆发
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overall explosion
nciku Note
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爆发 and 发生
bàofā and fāshēng
发生 means "that something takes place or happens"; while 爆发 means "a sudden emergency or a flare up of some accumulated force".
1. 爆发
(1) 第二次世界大战爆发于1941年。
(If there is no need to emphasize the unexpectedness, 发生 can take the place of 爆发.)
(2) 这里曾经有过大规模的火山爆发。
(3) 他的情绪压抑了这么久，今天终于爆发了。
2. 发生
(5) 发生了什么事情？
(6) 两个小时前，这里发生了一起严重的枪击事件。
(7) 灾难发生的时候，他们还在睡觉。
“发生”表示事物的产生；“爆发”则表示重大事变的突然来临或情绪、积蓄力量的突然发作。
1. 爆发 （1）（如不强调突然性，该句也可以用“发生”。）
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