dynamite
noun /ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
/ˈdaɪnəmaɪt/
[uncountable]- a powerful explosive
黄色炸药；甘油炸药；达纳炸药 - a stick of dynamite
一根达纳炸药 - They used five tons of dynamite to blow up the rock.
他们用了 5 吨炸药炸掉那块大石头。
Collocations Dictionary… of dynamite- stick
- blow something up with
- use
- explode
- a stick of dynamite
- a thing that is likely to cause a violent reaction or a lot of trouble
具有爆炸性的事物；（可能）引起轰动的事物；具有隐患的事物 - The abortion issue is political dynamite.
堕胎问题在政治上是个爆炸性的议题。 - Don’t mention the war—it’s political dynamite.
别提那场战争 － 那是政治炸药。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- pure
- political
- …
- The abortion issue is political dynamite.
- (informal, approving) an extremely impressive or exciting person or thing
轰动一时的人（或事物） - Their new album is dynamite.
他们的新唱片引起轰动。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- pure
- political
- …
- Their new album is dynamite.
词源mid 19th cent.: from Greek dunamis ‘power’ + -ite.