vt.

1. 使爆炸；使爆發；使突發
   The terrorists exploded a bomb in a store.

   恐怖分子在一家商店引爆了一枚炸彈。

2. 推翻；駁倒；戳穿[H]
   The rumor has been exploded.

   謊言被戳穿了。

3. 【語】發爆破音

vi.

1. 爆炸；爆破
2. 爆發，突發，迸發[（+in/into/with）]
   The boss exploded with anger when he saw the sales report.

   當老板看到業務報告時，他氣炸了。

3. 激增，迅速擴大
   The city's population has exploded in the last few years.

   在最近幾年裡這個城市的人口急遽增加。

v.

1. burst or shatter violently, especially as a result of rapid combustion or excessive internal pressure.
2. suddenly express strong emotion, especially anger.
3. increase suddenly in number or extent.
4. show (a belief or theory) to be false or unfounded.
5. [as adj. exploded] (of a diagram) showing the components of a mechanism in the normal relative positions but slightly separated from each other.