explosively
explosively — 副詞
1. using, producing, or resulting from the bursting apart of something with great f
爆炸性地
以爆炸或爆裂的方式發生
using, producing, or resulting from the bursting apart of something with great force, such as a bomb going off.
The old factory came down explosively when engineers set off charges at its base.
工程師在舊工廠底部安裝炸藥後，廠房爆炸性地倒下。
verb + explosively for physical destruction
A faulty gas pipe ruptured explosively inside Eli's garage on Tuesday morning.
週二上午，Eli 家車庫裡一條故障的瓦斯管爆炸性地破裂。
ruptured + explosively collocation
Miners work carefully because granite sometimes breaks explosively when it is heated too quickly.
礦工施工時很小心，因為花崗岩加熱太快有時會爆炸性地碎裂。
The shell landed in the field and detonated explosively just metres from the road.
砲彈落在田裡，距離道路僅數公尺處爆炸性地引爆。
- violently
wider scope; covers physical force without requiring a burst
- with a bang
informal; usually describes the sound of an explosion
用法筆記
Subject is usually a physical object or substance; the adverb modifies a verb of breaking, falling apart, or detonating. Distinguish from sense 2: here the cause involves an actual explosion or burst pressure, not a metaphor.
2. with the sudden, forceful, or loud quality of an explosion — used for actions an
猛然地
突然以巨大力量或聲響發生
with the sudden, forceful, or loud quality of an explosion — used for actions and movements that are not actual explosions.
Yumi laughed explosively at the comedian's punchline, startling the diners at the next table.
聽到那位喜劇演員的笑點時，Yumi 猛然地大笑，嚇到了隔壁桌的客人。
laughed + explosively for sudden vocal outburst
The sprinter pushed off the blocks explosively and led the field after just two strides.
短跑選手從起跑架上爆發地蹬出，僅兩步便領先全場。
pushed off + explosively in athletic register
Cold air hit the hot oil, and the pan hissed explosively across the whole kitchen.
冷空氣碰上熱油，整個廚房裡的鍋子猛然地發出嘶嘶聲。
Matthew sneezed explosively in the quiet library, and a dozen heads turned at once.
Matthew 在安靜的圖書館裡猛然地打了個噴嚏，一打開頭有十幾個人同時轉過來。
用法筆記
Frequently pairs with verbs of body movement (laugh, sneeze, cough), motion from a standstill (push off, launch, accelerate), or sudden sound. Distinguish from sense 1: nothing actually explodes here — the comparison is to the speed and noise of an explosion.
3. becoming larger, more popular, or more widespread very fast and on a scale no on
激增地
規模或人氣以驚人速度成長
becoming larger, more popular, or more widespread very fast and on a scale no one expected.
Online food delivery apps grew explosively in Taiwan during the early months of the pandemic.
疫情初期，線上外送平台在台灣爆炸性地成長。
grew + explosively for rapid market expansion
Nkechi's short cooking videos spread explosively after one was shared by a famous chef.
在一位名廚轉發後，Nkechi 的料理短影片激增地擴散開來。
spread + explosively for viral content
House prices in the small mountain town rose explosively once the new train station opened.
新火車站啟用後，那座山中小鎮的房價激增地上漲。
The number of new members increased explosively in the weeks after the free trial began.
免費試用上線後幾週內，新會員人數爆炸性地增加。
- rapidly
neutral; loses the sense of surprise and scale
- exponentially
stresses a mathematical pattern of growth
用法筆記
Subject is usually a quantity, market, audience, or trend (sales, users, prices, content). Distinguish from sense 2: here the change is over weeks or months, not in a single moment.
4. showing strong emotion, especially anger, by shouting or acting in a sudden, vio
暴怒地
以激烈、失控的方式發洩強烈情緒
showing strong emotion, especially anger, by shouting or acting in a sudden, violent, and uncontrolled manner.
Walid reacted explosively when he found out his bicycle had been stolen from the courtyard.
Walid 發現腳踏車在中庭被偷走時，暴怒地反應了一番。
reacted + explosively for sudden angry outburst
The coach spoke explosively to the players after they lost the final by ten points.
球隊以十分之差輸掉決賽後，教練暴怒地對選手們說話。
spoke + explosively in confrontational register
Lara shouted explosively at the driver who had nearly hit her child on the pavement.
Lara 暴怒地對著差點在人行道上撞到她孩子的駕駛大吼。
Office meetings ended explosively whenever the budget for staff bonuses came up for discussion.
每當會議談到員工獎金預算時，公司內部會議都會以暴怒地收場。
用法筆記
Typically modifies verbs of speaking, reacting, or ending (react, respond, shout, end). Often signals that the anger was uncontrolled and surprised others. Distinguish from sense 2: here the force is emotional, not physical or athletic.
explosively — 形容詞
1. connected with the making, study, or use of explosions and the materials that pr
爆破的
與爆炸技術或裝置相關的
connected with the making, study, or use of explosions and the materials that produce them.
Rohan studied the explosively yield of different fertilisers as part of his chemistry project.
Rohan 化學作業中研究了不同肥料的爆破能量。
rare attributive use in technical writing
The army's explosively forming penetrator is a weapon designed to pierce armoured vehicles at long range.
軍方的爆破成形貫穿彈是一種設計來在遠距離擊穿裝甲車輛的武器。
fixed technical compound: explosively forming penetrator
Engineers ran an explosively driven test to measure how the new steel plate held up under blast pressure.
工程師進行了一項爆破驅動測試，以測量新型鋼板在爆炸壓力下的耐受程度。
Safety officers must approve any explosively powered tool before it can be used on the building site.
工地使用任何爆破動力工具前，安全人員都必須核可。
- blast-related
informal paraphrase; not a single-word substitute
用法筆記
Mostly limited to fixed technical compounds (explosively formed, explosively driven, explosively powered). Rarely used on its own as a normal adjective. Distinguish from sense 3: here the focus is the technology and process, not the substance's tendency to explode.
2. caused by an explosion, or looking and behaving as if produced by one.
炸出的
由爆炸所造成或形成的
caused by an explosion, or looking and behaving as if produced by one.
Doctors removed several explosively injured pieces of bone from the soldier's leg during surgery.
手術中，醫師從那名士兵腿部取出數塊炸出的碎骨。
explosively injured + noun in medical-military register
Investigators photographed the explosively scattered debris across a wide section of the runway.
調查人員拍下了散落在跑道大片區域上炸出的殘骸。
explosively scattered + noun for blast-spread patterns
The painting showed an explosively bright burst of orange and yellow across the centre of the canvas.
那幅畫中央有一抹炸出的橘黃色，鮮亮地噴灑開來。
Rescue teams sorted through the explosively damaged walls of the hotel after the gas leak.
瓦斯外洩後，救援團隊清理了飯店被炸出的損毀牆面。
- blast-damaged
narrower; only for damage from a blast
用法筆記
Almost always appears before a noun in the past-participle pattern 'explosively + verb-ed' (scattered, damaged, formed). Rarely stands alone after 'be'. Distinguish from sense 1: here the focus is the result of the blast, not the technology that produces it.
3. of a substance or device, liable to blow up suddenly if it is heated, hit, or ot
易爆的
受熱或撞擊就可能爆炸的
of a substance or device, liable to blow up suddenly if it is heated, hit, or otherwise disturbed.
Workers labelled the explosively unstable canisters and moved them to a cooler storage room.
工人將易爆不穩定的瓶罐貼上標籤，並搬到較涼的儲存室。
explosively unstable + noun for hazard labelling
Old fireworks become explosively sensitive once moisture has reached the chemical mixture inside.
舊煙火一旦受潮，內部化學混合物會變得易爆敏感。
explosively sensitive + noun for safety warnings
The chemist warned Minh that the powder was explosively reactive when it touched any kind of metal.
化學家警告 Minh，那種粉末一接觸到任何金屬就會變得易爆反應。
Storage rules require that any explosively dangerous goods be kept far away from heat sources.
儲存規定要求任何易爆危險的物品都必須遠離熱源存放。
用法筆記
Mostly safety, chemistry, and military writing. Forms compounds with adjectives of instability (unstable, sensitive, reactive, dangerous). Distinguish from sense 1: here we describe a property of the material, not a process or technology.
4. likely to cause people to react with sudden anger, hatred, or violence.
一觸即發的
極可能引發強烈情緒反應的
likely to cause people to react with sudden anger, hatred, or violence.
The mayor avoided the explosively divisive topic of land reform during her speech to farmers.
市長在對農民的演講中避開了土地改革這個一觸即發的分歧話題。
explosively divisive + noun for political risk wording
Reporters described the leaked memo as explosively damaging to the company's public image.
記者形容那份外流的備忘錄對公司形象造成了一觸即發的傷害。
explosively damaging + noun in journalism register
Nila chose her words carefully because the issue had become an explosively sensitive matter at work.
Nila 措辭很小心，因為這件事在公司內部已成為一觸即發的敏感問題。
Court documents revealed an explosively controversial claim about the company's safety record.
法院文件揭露了一項對公司安全紀錄一觸即發的爭議性指控。
- dangerously
weaker; lacks the sense of mass emotional reaction
- highly
neutral intensifier; loses the explosion metaphor
用法筆記
Pairs with adjectives like divisive, sensitive, controversial, damaging — words that already signal social risk. The 'explosively' adds the sense that anger could erupt at any moment. Distinguish from sense 3: here the danger is social, not physical.
explosively — 名詞
1. a material such as dynamite, TNT, or gunpowder that has been made so that it wil
爆炸物
受引發即會爆炸的物質
a material such as dynamite, TNT, or gunpowder that has been made so that it will blow up when something sets it off.
Mining companies must store every explosively in a locked steel container far from the main offices.
礦業公司必須把每一份爆炸物存放在遠離辦公室的上鎖鋼櫃中。
countable noun in safety-regulation register
Benjamin's grandfather worked in a factory that made industrial explosively for the construction trade.
Benjamin 的祖父曾在一家為營造業生產工業用爆炸物的工廠工作。
explosively + for + industry collocation
Customs officers found a small amount of military-grade explosively hidden inside the wooden crate.
海關人員在那只木箱裡發現了少量軍用級爆炸物。
The new explosively was designed to be safer to transport than older types like dynamite.
新型爆炸物的設計比舊型如炸藥更適合安全運送。
用法筆記
More commonly written as the noun 'explosive' (without the -ly). Treat 'explosively' as a rare spelling variant in technical and historical writing. Subject of regulation in mining, construction, and military supply chains.