detonate
- v. 爆炸
- v. 引爆
- Definition
- v. to explode
- v. to make something explode
- Example
- Soldiers waited safely before they detonate the old bomb.
- 士兵们退到安全地带，然后才引爆那颗旧炸弹。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to burst violently, or make something burst (verb).
比较义项：突然猛烈地爆炸／使某物爆炸（动词）。
- explode
General everyday word for anything bursting violently, whether from built-up pressure, an accident, or an explosive device; does not imply someone deliberately triggered it.
泛指任何因压力积累、意外或爆炸物而猛烈爆裂的情况，是日常用词，不强调是有人故意引发的。
The old pipe was about to explode from too much pressure.
这根旧水管压力太大，眼看就要爆炸了。
- detonate 本词
More technical and formal: to make an explosive device such as a bomb explode through a deliberate, controlled trigger, not by accident.
更专业、更正式，指通过有意的、可控的方式引爆炸弹等爆炸物，而不是意外发生的爆炸。
Soldiers detonated the old bomb from a safe distance.
士兵们在安全距离之外引爆了那颗旧炸弹。
Explode and detonate both mean to burst violently. Explode is the everyday word for anything bursting violently, from pressure, an accident, or a device, not necessarily on purpose. Detonate is more technical: to make a device, like a bomb, explode through a deliberate trigger.
这两个词都表示“爆炸”，但 explode 泛指任何因压力积累、意外或外力而突然猛烈爆裂的动作，既可以是自然发生的，也可以是人为引发的；detonate 更专业、更正式，专指按计划或人为方式使炸药、炸弹等爆炸，强调有意触发而非意外。此外，explode 还有“数量、情绪等突然激增”的引申义，这里不作比较。