1660s, "tending to explode," from Latin explos-, past participle stem of explodere "drive out, reject" (see explosion) + -ive. As a noun, from 1874. Related: Explosives (n.); explosively; explosiveness.
雙語例句
1. The strategy was too dangerous in the explosive circumstances of the times.
在當(dāng)時(shí)那種一觸即發(fā)的形勢下，采取那樣的策略太危險(xiǎn)了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. New guns firing high explosive shells were incorporated into the battlefield.
發(fā)射高爆彈的新型大炮在戰(zhàn)場上得到了使用。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Nobody knows what explosive arguments the future of Europe will bring.
沒有人知道歐洲的未來這一議題會(huì)引起怎樣爆炸性的討論。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He appeared to be treating the potentially explosive situation with some sensitivity.
他似乎正小心地應(yīng)對可能一觸即發(fā)的局勢。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Highly explosive gas is naturally found in coal mines.