explode

B1 · Intermediate

v. to increase in number or size very fast.

v. to increase suddenly and rapidly in volume, number, or intensity.

日本語:急増する※

“The city's population started to explode after the new factory opened.”

“Subscription rates for the streaming service began to explode once they secured the exclusive rights to the international tournament.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to suddenly show a lot of anger or another strong emotion.

v. to give sudden, violent expression to a powerful emotion, typically anger or frustration.

日本語:爆発する※

“He tried to stay calm, but he finally exploded when they lied to him.”

“The manager exploded at the staff during the morning briefing, unable to tolerate another oversight in the production schedule.”

C1 · Advanced Formal

v. to show that a common belief or idea is completely false.

v. to show a theory or belief to be false or unfounded; to debunk a long-held myth.

“Modern science has exploded the myth that the earth is flat.”

“The latest archaeological findings have effectively exploded the traditional narrative regarding the migration patterns of the early settlers.”

C1 · Advanced Computing Technical

v. to break a piece of text into smaller parts using a specific character.

v. to split a delimited string into an array of smaller strings based on a separator.

“You can explode the comma-separated list into individual names.”

“The script is designed to explode the raw data string into a structured array for easier processing by the database.”

C1 · Advanced Science Technical

v. to show the parts of a machine or object separated but in their right places.

v. to represent a complex object in a diagram where the components are separated but positioned to show their relationship.

“The manual shows an exploded diagram of the engine so you can see every part.”

“The technical illustrator chose to explode the assembly drawing to clarify how the internal gears interacted with the drive shaft.”