explode

vt.

1. 使爆炸；使爆发；使突发
   The terrorists exploded a bomb in a store.

   恐怖分子在一家商店引爆了一枚炸弹。

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

   谎言被戳穿了。

3. 【语】发爆破音

vi.

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

   当老板看到销售报告时，他气炸了。

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

   在最近几年里这个城市的人口急剧增加。