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BNC: 37122 COCA: 17574

implode

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implode /ɪmˈploʊd/ verb
implodes; imploded; imploding
implode
/ɪmˈploʊd/
verb
implodes; imploded; imploding
Learner's definition of IMPLODE
[no object]
: to collapse inward in a very sudden and violent way内爆;向心聚爆
often used figuratively常用作比喻
compare explode

— implosion

/ɪmˈploʊʒən/ noun, plural implosions [count, noncount]
BNC: 37122 COCA: 17574

implode

verb

im·​plode im-ˈplōd How to pronounce implode (audio)
imploded; imploding

intransitive verb

1
a
: to burst inward
a blow causing a vacuum tube to implode
b
: to undergo violent compression
massive stars which implode
2
: to collapse inward as if from external pressure
also : to become greatly reduced as if from collapsing
3
: to break down or fall apart from within : self-destruct
the firm … imploded from greed and factionalism Jan Hoffman

transitive verb

: to cause to implode

Example Sentences

a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds
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Word History

Etymology

in- entry 2 + -plode (as in explode)

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of implode was in 1881
BNC: 37122 COCA: 17574

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