blast
爆炸,爆炸声,爆炸事件,爆破
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Definitions
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- : a sudden and violent gust of wind: Wintry blasts chilled us to the marrow.
- : the blowing of a trumpet, whistle, etc.: One blast of the siren was enough to clear the street.
- : a loud, sudden sound or noise: The radio let out an awful blast before I could turn it off.
- : a forcible stream of air from the mouth, bellows, or the like.
- : Machinery. air forced into a furnace by a blower to increase the rate of combustion.a jet of steam directed up a smokestack, as of a steam locomotive, to increase draft.a draft thus increased.
- : a forceful or explosive throw, hit, etc.: a blast down the third-base line.
- : Slang. a party or riotously good time: Did we have a blast last night!something that gives great pleasure or enjoyment; thrill; treat: My new electronic game is a blast.
- : a vigorous outburst of criticism; attack.
- : blast wave.
- : Mining, Civil Engineering. the charge of dynamite or other explosive used at one firing in blasting operations.
- : the act of exploding; explosion: Some say the blast was in the next county.
- : any pernicious or destructive influence, especially on animals or plants; a blight.
- : the sudden death of buds, flowers, or young fruit.
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- : to make a loud noise on; blow: He blasted his horn irritably at every car in his way.
- : to cause to shrivel or wither; blight.
- : to affect with any pernicious influence; ruin; destroy: Failure in the exam blasted her hopes for college. It was an indiscretion that blasted his good reputation.
- : to break up or dislodge: Their explosives were inadequate to blast the granite.
- : to make, form, open up, etc., by blasting: to blast a tunnel through a mountain.
- : to show to be false, unreliable, etc.; discredit: His facts soundly blasted the new evidence.
- : Informal. to curse; damn: Blast it, there's the phone again! Blast the time, we've got to finish this work.
- : to censure or criticize vigorously; denounce: In his campaign speech he really blasts the other party.
- : to hit or propel with great force: He blasted a homer that tied the game. They were blasted into outer space.
- : to shoot: The terrorists blasted him down.
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- : to produce a loud, blaring sound: The trumpets blasted as the overture began. His voice blasted until the microphone was turned down.
- : to shoot: He whipped out his revolver and started blasting.
- : Slang. to take narcotics.
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- : blast off, to leave a launch pad under its own power. to travel aloft in a rocket.
Phrases
- blast off
- full blast
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The blasts then spirited these isotopes away before additional nuclear reactions could destroy them.
She’s a woman capable of returning a male player’s 138 mph serve with a blast for a winner.
They can result from a variety of causes, including explosive blasts, although research strongly suggests that rotational energy often plays a significant role.
At a unit, the odor chemicals are then shuttled into the slits using blasts of nitrogen air.
Perhaps most excitingly, specialized observatories buried deep underground captured shy subatomic particles called neutrinos streaming out of the blast.
Here, in a dilapidated room, Saleem recounts the November blast.
The blast was so strong,” he said, “we thought the world was ending.
Now that he was Sir Alfred, there was one final blast of publicity.
Witnesses said the girls were in their late teens and had been accompanied by a man who left soon after the blast.
As the years went on, the bombshells kept coming—seemingly bigger with each blast.
But the withering mildew was now breathed forth, that was intended to blast this goodly harvest.
The sentinel was singing a sequedilla above; and its notes came to them with the wailing blast.
The discharge-valve was then opened for a moment, allowing a blast of steam to escape, reducing the pressure say to one-half.
That counter-blast of passion and that plain speaking from a quarter so unexpected served, in part at least, to sober him.
It was not an ordinary blast, but had a peculiarly musical timbre, very much like the note of a mouth-organ.