Explosion

(noun.) the act of exploding or bursting; 'the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children'; 'the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft'.

(noun.) a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball.

(noun.) a sudden outburst; 'an explosion of laughter'; 'an explosion of rage'.

(noun.) a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.

(noun.) the noise caused by an explosion; 'the explosion was heard a mile away'.

(noun.) a sudden great increase; 'the population explosion'; 'the information explosion'.

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• A siren worked by explosion of small quantities of oxygen and hydrogen mixed. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• No further explosion took place. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• You know that these have to be manufactured by artificial light, as exposure to sunlight always results in an explosion. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• During the years of the American War of Independence there were few signs of any impending explosion in France. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I have never heard of an explosion in a manhole where this chloroform had been used. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• An explosion of a smouldering volcano long suppressed, was the result of an internal contest more easily conceived than described. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Never have I seen such an explosion. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• It would strike on the wires, he says, with an explosion like a cannon-shot, making that office no place for an operator with heart-disease. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• A wheel of great weight was hung upon a shaft which was connected to the piston, and which weight absorbed the force suddenly developed by the explosion, and so moderated the speed. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Married; you're joking, the Baronet cried, after the first explosion of rage and wonder. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• By this means, when an explosion does occur, much less damage is done, for the lighter part only is blown away, which does little injury. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• There was a foreigner with us who made the explosion, Pablo said. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• He thought to provoke a warm reply; I had seen him vex the passionate to explosion before now. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• These stresses are results of the longitudinal and radial pressures of the gas developed by the ignition and explosion of the powder. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• A heavy artillery fire all along the line had been ordered to open with the explosion. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Many of them are aimed at gas, and there are several grim summaries of death and fires due to gas-leaks or explosions. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Explosions have occurred, however, in cases where it is extremely doubtful whether gas has been present in dangerous quantity, and attention has been drawn to the possible causes. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• We have seen, in treating of safes and locks, how burglars keep pace with the latest inventions to protect property by the use of dynamite and nitro-glycerine explosions. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Dangerous boiler explosions have occurred because the boiler walls were not strong enough to withstand the pressure of the steam (which is water in the form of gas). 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• The reason why those little preliminary explosions took place was that a little had spattered out on the edge of the filter paper, and had dried first and exploded. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Explosions of coal-gas were only too common in the mines of England. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The early breech-loaders had been discarded, as it was not known how to make the breech gas-tight, and the explosions rendered the guns more dangerous to their users than to the enemy. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• But the number of disastrous explosions has not been materially reduced. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Amy teased Jo, and Jo irritated Amy, and semioccasional explosions occurred, of which both were much ashamed afterward. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• But numerous explosions of boilers on the North American rivers have operated as a caution against the introduction of high-pressure engines in steam-boats in this country. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• My regiment lost four commissioned officers, all senior to me, by steamboat explosions during the Mexican war. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Why are Windows Broken by Explosions? 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The students were shouting half-articulated words that tailed off in helpless explosions. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• The pain from the pricking of the skin by the needles is exasperating; but when the explosions of the cartridges commence the animal becomes frantic. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Explosions, Mr. Blake, are infinitely milder than they were. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.

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