dynamite
/ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdī-nə-ˌmīt/ (ame, mw) · /ˈdaɪ.nə.maɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdaɪ.nə.maɪt/ (ame, ipa)
dynamite — 名詞
1. a strong material used for blowing things up, often made into sticks that are se
炸藥
用於爆破的強力爆炸物
a strong material used for blowing things up, often made into sticks that are set off with a fuse.
The mining crew packed dynamite into the rock face before lunch.
採礦人員在午餐前把炸藥塞入岩壁裡。
pack + dynamite into [target]
Hassan watched the engineers lay dynamite under the old factory chimney.
Hassan 看著工程師把炸藥安放在舊工廠煙囪底下。
lay dynamite under [structure]
A single stick of dynamite can break a boulder the size of a car.
一根炸藥就能炸開一塊和汽車一樣大的大石頭。
Soldiers used dynamite to blow up the bridge before the enemy arrived.
敵軍抵達之前，士兵用炸藥把橋炸毀了。
Storing dynamite near fuel tanks is extremely dangerous, the safety officer warned.
安全員警告，把炸藥存放在油桶旁邊極為危險。
用法筆記
Uncountable; quantify with 'a stick of dynamite' or 'sticks of dynamite'. Frequently appears in collocations with 'pack', 'lay', 'plant', 'set off', 'blow up with'.
常見錯誤
2. a fact, issue, or person with the power to provoke a strong reaction — anger, ex
震撼彈；勁爆
可能引起強烈反應的人事物
a fact, issue, or person with the power to provoke a strong reaction — anger, excitement, or trouble — once made public.
Those leaked emails are political dynamite, the senator's aide warned.
參議員的助理警告說，那些外洩的電郵是政治上的震撼彈。
political dynamite (collocation)
Apinya knew the documents were dynamite and locked them in the office safe.
Apinya 知道那些文件是勁爆內容，於是把它們鎖進辦公室的保險箱。
be + dynamite (predicative)
Any question about the founder's resignation is pure dynamite at a press conference.
在記者會上，任何關於創辦人辭職的問題都是純粹的震撼之事。
The new singer is dynamite on stage, and tickets sold out within an hour.
這位新歌手在舞台上勁爆十足，票一個小時內就賣光了。
- non-story
something with no power to shock or excite.
文法句型
be + dynamite
用法筆記
Frequently predicative after 'be'. Carries strong positive sense (thrilling, exciting) or strong negative sense (likely to cause trouble); context decides. Distinguish from sense 1 — no actual explosive material involved.
常見錯誤
dynamite — 動詞
- dynamitepresent simple I / you / we / they
- dynamites3rd person singular
- dynamiting-ing form
- dynamitedpast simple
1. to break or destroy a thing such as a building, rock, or wall by setting off exp
炸毀；爆破
用炸藥把建物或岩石炸開
to break or destroy a thing such as a building, rock, or wall by setting off explosives placed inside or beneath it.
Workers dynamited the old factory chimney to make room for a school.
工人把舊工廠的煙囪炸毀，騰出空地給學校蓋校舍。
dynamite + [structure]
Esme's grandfather had dynamited tree stumps on the farm during the 1950s.
Esme 的祖父在 1950 年代曾在農場炸掉樹樁。
dynamite + [obstacle]
Engineers will dynamite the cliff face next week to widen the coastal road.
工程師下週將爆破峭壁，以拓寬沿海道路。
The army dynamited the bridge to slow the advancing tanks.
為了拖住前進的戰車，部隊把橋炸毀。
- rebuild
opposite outcome — restoring rather than destroying.
文法句型
dynamite + [object]
用法筆記
Always transitive; the object is the thing being destroyed. The agent is usually a crew or institution rather than a single private person, because handling commercial explosives is regulated.
常見錯誤
dynamite — 形容詞
- dynamitepositive
- more dynamitecomparative
- most dynamitesuperlative
1. extremely impressive, exciting, or enjoyable.
超讚；超棒
非常精彩、令人驚豔的
extremely impressive, exciting, or enjoyable.
Sana's first guitar solo was dynamite, and the whole bar stood up to cheer.
Sana 的第一段吉他獨奏超讚，整間酒吧的人都站起來歡呼。
be + dynamite (predicative)
Vinícius said the new bakery's chocolate cake was dynamite.
Vinícius 說那間新開麵包店的巧克力蛋糕超棒。
informal positive evaluation
That documentary about street artists is absolutely dynamite — you should watch it tonight.
那部關於街頭藝術家的紀錄片真的超讚，你今晚應該看看。
Coach Rania told the team their second-half performance was pure dynamite.
Rania 教練告訴隊員，他們下半場的表現實在太精彩了。
- awful
general negative; informal.
文法句型
be + dynamite
用法筆記
Almost always predicative ('is dynamite', 'was dynamite') and never directly before a noun — cannot say 'a dynamite show'; say 'a fantastic show' or rephrase as 'the show was dynamite'. Informal American English.