explode or cause to explode 爆炸;引爆 [no obj.]two other bombs failed to detonate. 另有两枚炸弹未能爆炸。 [with obj.]a trigger that can detonate nuclear weapons. 可以引爆核武器的启动装置。
派生 detonative adjective 语源
early 18th cent.: from Latin detonat- 'thundered down or forth', from the verb detonare, from de- 'down' + tonare 'to thunder'