transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪksploʊʒ(ə)n ]
( explosions)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
An explosion is a sudden, violent burst of energy, for example one caused by a bomb.
After the second explosion, all of London’s main train and subway stations were shut down...
Three people have been killed in a bomb explosion in northwest Spain.
= blast
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2.
Explosion is the act of deliberately causing a bomb or similar device to explode.
Bomb disposal experts blew up the bag in a controlled explosion...
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3.
An explosion is a large rapid increase in the number or amount of something.
The study also forecast an explosion in the diet soft-drink market...
The spread of the suburbs has triggered a population explosion among America’s deer.
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4.
An explosion is a sudden violent expression of someone’s feelings, especially anger.
Every time they met, Myra anticipated an explosion...
= outburst
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5.
An explosion is a sudden and serious political protest or violence.
...the explosion of protest and violence sparked off by the killing of seven workers.
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