exploded

[US]/ik'spləudid/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.shattered or broken into pieces through an explosion.

Phrases & Collocations

explode into

Example Sentences

a bird exploded into flight.

the use of this drug exploded in the nineties.

an exploded diagram of the rifle's parts.

Steam pressure exploded the boiler.

The children exploded three firecrackers.

an ammunition lorry exploded with a roar.

the grenade exploded with a yellow flash of light.

the plane exploded in mid-air .

A shell exploded right beside his office.

They are delighted that they have exploded such a fallacy.

My neighbor exploded in rage at the trespassers.

Britain had not yet exploded her first nuclear weapon.

a crashed petrol tanker exploded in a fireball.

the device fell to the ground, where it exploded, blowing a hole in the floor.

thunder exploded, roll after roll.

The boiler exploded and a big fire ensued.

I threw the vase on the floor and it exploded into tiny pieces.

Over the weekend the trees exploded with color.

The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel whistling through the trees.

Real-world Examples

The giant, naked sky santa has exploded.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 1 (Bilingual)

That's what I'd sound like if I exploded.

Source: Friends Season 3

He didn't know it was a cluster munition until it exploded.

Source: VOA Standard March 2013 Collection

Seven people died when the Challenger exploded.

Source: VOA Special November 2022 Collection

It exploded loudly with fire and rock.

Source: New Curriculum Standard People's Education Edition High School English (Compulsory 3)

No, I never should've exploded like that.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

It was miniaturized by Brainiac before Krypton exploded and then rescued by Superman. Oh, nice.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 1

That bomb was recovered shortly after the first one exploded.

Source: VOA Special September 2016 Collection

The newspapers showed pictures of the plane after it exploded.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

They had squirmed too long beneath Southern coldness and contempt and now they exploded with hilarity.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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