Definition of dynamite in English:

dynamite

noun ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪtˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt

mass noun

1A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically moulded into sticks.
达纳炸药，氨爆炸药
Example sentencesExamples
- This ‘ammonium nitrate-fuel oil’ or ANFO explosive has replaced dynamite as the explosive of choice for many peacetime uses.
- In 1867 he patented this material under the name dynamite.
- When Nobel invented dynamite, he thought it was a fantastically helpful thing to be used in mining.
- Viewers also get to see what 700 sticks of dynamite and 3,000 gallons of gasoline in plastic garbage cans look like before they explode.
- For example, the material composition of dynamite makes possible its explosion when ignited.
- A man landed in court for fishing with dynamite in the Finke River near Glen Helen.
- Like a distant boom, as if someone was blasting dynamite miles away.
- It is unlikely that a sale of dynamite over the counter is permissible without compliance with some further bureaucratic procedures.
- The jury also heard how he received a text message showing fizzing sticks of dynamite just hours after one of the bombs went off.
- With more firepower than 10 ½ sticks of dynamite, it is the king of fireworks.
- About 10 masked men armed with rifles tied up two security guards and stole 66 sacks of ammonium nitrate, 58 sticks of dynamite and 170 fuses, police said.
- The chemical engineer who has 32 years of experience in flammable and explosive material said damage from that amount of dynamite could be devastating.
- When they were tied he set several sticks of dynamite under their chairs and rigged fuse leading to outside.
- The Laps planned to use dynamite to blast a hole into the ice quickly.
- Gas vapors are incredibly explosive - one cup of evaporated gas is equal to four sticks of dynamite!
- The builders of these bombs wouldn't have much trouble getting their hands on high explosives - dynamite is readily available, and TNT isn't too hard to come by.
- Nitroglycerin makes up about 75% of the materials used in the manufacture of dynamite.
- This is one of the most explosive chemical mixtures known to man, the stuff that makes dynamite blow.
- Sixty sticks of dynamite were found, plus pipe bombs, a live anti-tank shell and stolen student ID cards from campuses across the country.
- Throwing sticks of dynamite and rocks, the demonstrators have confronted riot police using tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon.
1. 1.1 Something that could generate extreme reactions or have devastating repercussions.
  〈喻〉可能产生巨大反响的事物，具有爆炸性的事物
  that roads policy is political dynamite
  该公路政策是一个政治“火药桶”。
  Example sentencesExamples
  If his real name emerges, his story would be political dynamite as he might be willing to disclose reams of information concerning dozens of murders.
  That piece of movement has really been dynamite in terms of generating growth!
  What the bill doesn't do, critics stress, is commit the government to earmarking more money to bail out the banks, an idea that is political dynamite.
  A guilty verdict would be political dynamite and would have paved the way for the prosecution of other individuals.
  How did Republicans defuse an issue that looked like political dynamite?
  This sudden austerity is political dynamite for Schroeder's opponents, who claim he is bowing to Brussels.
  For another decade governments were shy of such political dynamite.
  His wife is pregnant: in today's politics, this is dynamite.
  My guess is that both sides consider this to be political dynamite and will try to avoid making it an issue.
  But that would be political dynamite - Democrats are certain to attack any benefit cuts.
  Crime statistics are political dynamite, and the media is trying constantly to light the fuse of public alarm.
  The news brought by these polls is political dynamite.
  They know fine well that the amount politicians are paid is political dynamite.
  Mr Collins said: ‘This issue is turning into political dynamite around the country.’
  And in the midst of a serious recession, the de facto reversal of a program which formed the basis of a national mandate could be political dynamite.
  This is a weakness that should be considered anew - although that too would be political dynamite.
  2003 could pack as much political dynamite as 2002.
  His play was considered political dynamite despite the fact that the setting is quite general.
  This issue is political dynamite, although not for quite the same reasons as in Britain.
  Seven years before US Surgeon General Luther Terry would announce a link between smoking and cancer, this information was political and business dynamite.
2. 1.2informal An extremely impressive or exciting person or thing.
  〈非正式〉轰动一时的人（或事物），极其令人兴奋的人（或事物）
  both her albums are dynamite
  她的两张专辑都可能引起轰动。
  as modifier a chick with a dynamite figure
  一个身材绝妙的小妞儿。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The analysis of the collective psychological errancy of that time combined with the footage was a dynamite commentary on what went wrong.
  Again, the special is heaps of food: chicken udon with a dynamite roll of sushi and a lovely piece of salmon for $8.95.
  You can count on some dynamite protest music, spoken in many tongues.
  And now we turn it over to my esteemed colleague, who did a dynamite job last night anchoring in a very difficult situation.
  The actor, as a restrained Reverend, puts in a dynamite performance, in contrast to his over the top roles in several recent films.
  It would be the dream location for young kids and older players through the Greater Toronto area, a dynamite rink for the larger city in the heart of the downtown.
  Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk?
  Not that it's a stinker, I just didn't think it was all that great, which is a shame as it has a dynamite cast.
  Darius is a punishing hitter who provides dynamite run support.
  Just think of all the dynamite department store options in women's sizes.
  Accompanied by Flipside, whose rhymes are always slick and savvy, the two performed a dynamite set.
  Will provided me with a copy of the chapter concerning the interview, and let me just say that it's absolutely jaw-dropping, dynamite stuff.
  It's a dynamite article, whether you saw the movie or not.
  Catalogs provide some dynamite information on good varieties.
  I could see how the flavors - especially the apple pie spices - could make for some really dynamite caramel corn.
  Is that Lola Falana one dynamite singer, or what?
  On Friday night, The Rankins were the headline performers, and they put on a dynamite show for 8,000 delighted people.
  All things being equal, I think he would be a dynamite addition to the ticket.
  He told a crowd outside the Santa Maria courtroom: ‘There is some dynamite stuff on these tapes.’
  She wrote in her autobiography that The Manchurian Candidate was ‘a dynamite film,’ though she had worried about working with Frank Sinatra.
3. 1.3dated, informal A narcotic, especially heroin.
  〈非正式，旧〉麻醉剂；海洛因

verbˈdʌɪnəmʌɪtˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt

[with object]

Blow up (something) with dynamite.
用炸药炸毁，爆破
he threatened to dynamite a major hydroelectric dam
Example sentencesExamples
- The Wardencliff Tower sat until 1914 when it was dynamited by someone.
- Work has already begun on dynamiting the rocky landscape to create space for the construction of the moat.
- ‘They've dynamited the roads,’ the captain said, a note of respect and misgiving in his voice.
- Trains lines were dynamited, and civilians were attacking police stations and disarming police officers and taking them prisoner.
- It was dynamited, and today its site is a riverside park.
- Around him, the Company laborers were dynamiting a rock face in an attempt to build a rail line, and others sat under the shade of trees, overwhelmed by the heat.
- The 2300 block of Park Avenue, three blocks north of Temple University, is so blighted it ought to be dynamited.
- Then the house was dynamited, destroying a whole side of it.
- One night several months ago he dynamited the large rock in the center of the garden.
- He and his wife were killed when their home was dynamited in 1951.
- He dynamited land to build roads that are still in use today.
- On Apo Island, off the southern coast of Negros in the Philippines, for example, villagers are no longer dynamiting the coral reefs to catch fish.
- It was a gesture guaranteed to win public sympathy but, like dynamiting an opera house, it was strictly a negative act of cultural vandalism.
- Guerrillas dynamited the mayor's mansion in Ramadi.
- The icy ground was dynamited to dig a 20,000-yard trench for a common grave.
- As a commando behind the lines in the Philippines he had once witnessed the unloading of heavy boxes from a Japanese ship, their being placed in a tunnel, and the entrance being dynamited shut.
- The ledge is long gone, having been dynamited in the nineteenth century to make way for a railroad.
- Large quantities of rock had to be dynamited, taken to the surface, crushed, and then treated by chemical process.
- Easily accessible in just 8m of water, the wreck has been salvaged and subsequently used for target practice in the 1950s, before being dynamited as a navigational hazard.
- A decade after his son was hired on, the company closed the mill and then dynamited it.
Synonyms
demolish, knock down, pull down, tear down, level, raze, raze to the ground, fell, dismantle, break up, wreck, ruin, smash, shatter, crash, blast, blow up, blow to bits, blow to pieces, explode, bomb, torpedo

Derivatives

dynamiter

noun

It called him a ‘literary dynamiter,’ an ‘apostle of hatred,’ and a ‘collaborator of radicals’.
Example sentencesExamples
- An Italian camera crew even came to film the Ukombozi as part of a documentary, and the WWF field staff, Maritime officers, and district police spent a week simulating the arrests of dynamiters for the cameras.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek dunamis 'power' + -ite¹.

Definition of dynamite in US English:

dynamite

nounˈdaɪnəˌmaɪtˈdīnəˌmīt

1A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks.
达纳炸药，氨爆炸药
Example sentencesExamples
- About 10 masked men armed with rifles tied up two security guards and stole 66 sacks of ammonium nitrate, 58 sticks of dynamite and 170 fuses, police said.
- With more firepower than 10 ½ sticks of dynamite, it is the king of fireworks.
- When they were tied he set several sticks of dynamite under their chairs and rigged fuse leading to outside.
- Like a distant boom, as if someone was blasting dynamite miles away.
- A man landed in court for fishing with dynamite in the Finke River near Glen Helen.
- In 1867 he patented this material under the name dynamite.
- Viewers also get to see what 700 sticks of dynamite and 3,000 gallons of gasoline in plastic garbage cans look like before they explode.
- The jury also heard how he received a text message showing fizzing sticks of dynamite just hours after one of the bombs went off.
- Nitroglycerin makes up about 75% of the materials used in the manufacture of dynamite.
- This is one of the most explosive chemical mixtures known to man, the stuff that makes dynamite blow.
- When Nobel invented dynamite, he thought it was a fantastically helpful thing to be used in mining.
- Throwing sticks of dynamite and rocks, the demonstrators have confronted riot police using tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon.
- This ‘ammonium nitrate-fuel oil’ or ANFO explosive has replaced dynamite as the explosive of choice for many peacetime uses.
- Gas vapors are incredibly explosive - one cup of evaporated gas is equal to four sticks of dynamite!
- The chemical engineer who has 32 years of experience in flammable and explosive material said damage from that amount of dynamite could be devastating.
- It is unlikely that a sale of dynamite over the counter is permissible without compliance with some further bureaucratic procedures.
- Sixty sticks of dynamite were found, plus pipe bombs, a live anti-tank shell and stolen student ID cards from campuses across the country.
- The builders of these bombs wouldn't have much trouble getting their hands on high explosives - dynamite is readily available, and TNT isn't too hard to come by.
- For example, the material composition of dynamite makes possible its explosion when ignited.
- The Laps planned to use dynamite to blast a hole into the ice quickly.
1. 1.1 Something that has the potential to generate extreme reactions or to have devastating repercussions.
  〈喻〉可能产生巨大反响的事物，具有爆炸性的事物
  that policy is political dynamite
  该公路政策是一个政治“火药桶”。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Mr Collins said: ‘This issue is turning into political dynamite around the country.’
  For another decade governments were shy of such political dynamite.
  This issue is political dynamite, although not for quite the same reasons as in Britain.
  A guilty verdict would be political dynamite and would have paved the way for the prosecution of other individuals.
  This sudden austerity is political dynamite for Schroeder's opponents, who claim he is bowing to Brussels.
  His wife is pregnant: in today's politics, this is dynamite.
  The news brought by these polls is political dynamite.
  And in the midst of a serious recession, the de facto reversal of a program which formed the basis of a national mandate could be political dynamite.
  2003 could pack as much political dynamite as 2002.
  Crime statistics are political dynamite, and the media is trying constantly to light the fuse of public alarm.
  How did Republicans defuse an issue that looked like political dynamite?
  They know fine well that the amount politicians are paid is political dynamite.
  His play was considered political dynamite despite the fact that the setting is quite general.
  What the bill doesn't do, critics stress, is commit the government to earmarking more money to bail out the banks, an idea that is political dynamite.
  If his real name emerges, his story would be political dynamite as he might be willing to disclose reams of information concerning dozens of murders.
  This is a weakness that should be considered anew - although that too would be political dynamite.
  My guess is that both sides consider this to be political dynamite and will try to avoid making it an issue.
  But that would be political dynamite - Democrats are certain to attack any benefit cuts.
  That piece of movement has really been dynamite in terms of generating growth!
  Seven years before US Surgeon General Luther Terry would announce a link between smoking and cancer, this information was political and business dynamite.
2. 1.2informal An extremely impressive or exciting person or thing.
  〈非正式〉轰动一时的人（或事物），极其令人兴奋的人（或事物）
  both her albums are dynamite
  她的两张专辑都可能引起轰动。
  as modifier a chick with a dynamite figure
  一个身材绝妙的小妞儿。
  Example sentencesExamples
  You can count on some dynamite protest music, spoken in many tongues.
  On Friday night, The Rankins were the headline performers, and they put on a dynamite show for 8,000 delighted people.
  Catalogs provide some dynamite information on good varieties.
  The actor, as a restrained Reverend, puts in a dynamite performance, in contrast to his over the top roles in several recent films.
  I could see how the flavors - especially the apple pie spices - could make for some really dynamite caramel corn.
  Accompanied by Flipside, whose rhymes are always slick and savvy, the two performed a dynamite set.
  The analysis of the collective psychological errancy of that time combined with the footage was a dynamite commentary on what went wrong.
  She wrote in her autobiography that The Manchurian Candidate was ‘a dynamite film,’ though she had worried about working with Frank Sinatra.
  Again, the special is heaps of food: chicken udon with a dynamite roll of sushi and a lovely piece of salmon for $8.95.
  Is that Lola Falana one dynamite singer, or what?
  Will provided me with a copy of the chapter concerning the interview, and let me just say that it's absolutely jaw-dropping, dynamite stuff.
  It's a dynamite article, whether you saw the movie or not.
  Darius is a punishing hitter who provides dynamite run support.
  All things being equal, I think he would be a dynamite addition to the ticket.
  Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk?
  Just think of all the dynamite department store options in women's sizes.
  And now we turn it over to my esteemed colleague, who did a dynamite job last night anchoring in a very difficult situation.
  He told a crowd outside the Santa Maria courtroom: ‘There is some dynamite stuff on these tapes.’
  Not that it's a stinker, I just didn't think it was all that great, which is a shame as it has a dynamite cast.
  It would be the dream location for young kids and older players through the Greater Toronto area, a dynamite rink for the larger city in the heart of the downtown.
3. 1.3dated, informal A narcotic, especially heroin.
  〈非正式，旧〉麻醉剂；海洛因

verbˈdaɪnəˌmaɪtˈdīnəˌmīt

[with object]

Blow up (something) with dynamite.
用炸药炸毁，爆破
Example sentencesExamples
- On Apo Island, off the southern coast of Negros in the Philippines, for example, villagers are no longer dynamiting the coral reefs to catch fish.
- The Wardencliff Tower sat until 1914 when it was dynamited by someone.
- It was a gesture guaranteed to win public sympathy but, like dynamiting an opera house, it was strictly a negative act of cultural vandalism.
- As a commando behind the lines in the Philippines he had once witnessed the unloading of heavy boxes from a Japanese ship, their being placed in a tunnel, and the entrance being dynamited shut.
- Guerrillas dynamited the mayor's mansion in Ramadi.
- A decade after his son was hired on, the company closed the mill and then dynamited it.
- Around him, the Company laborers were dynamiting a rock face in an attempt to build a rail line, and others sat under the shade of trees, overwhelmed by the heat.
- One night several months ago he dynamited the large rock in the center of the garden.
- Work has already begun on dynamiting the rocky landscape to create space for the construction of the moat.
- Large quantities of rock had to be dynamited, taken to the surface, crushed, and then treated by chemical process.
- The 2300 block of Park Avenue, three blocks north of Temple University, is so blighted it ought to be dynamited.
- Then the house was dynamited, destroying a whole side of it.
- He dynamited land to build roads that are still in use today.
- Trains lines were dynamited, and civilians were attacking police stations and disarming police officers and taking them prisoner.
- ‘They've dynamited the roads,’ the captain said, a note of respect and misgiving in his voice.
- The icy ground was dynamited to dig a 20,000-yard trench for a common grave.
- Easily accessible in just 8m of water, the wreck has been salvaged and subsequently used for target practice in the 1950s, before being dynamited as a navigational hazard.
- He and his wife were killed when their home was dynamited in 1951.
- The ledge is long gone, having been dynamited in the nineteenth century to make way for a railroad.
- It was dynamited, and today its site is a riverside park.
Synonyms
demolish, knock down, pull down, tear down, level, raze, raze to the ground, fell, dismantle, break up, wreck, ruin, smash, shatter, crash, blast, blow up, blow to bits, blow to pieces, explode, bomb, torpedo

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek dunamis ‘power’ + -ite.

词汇	dynamite
释义	Definition of dynamite in English: dynamite noun ˈdʌɪnəmʌɪtˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt mass noun 1A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically moulded into sticks. 达纳炸药，氨爆炸药 Example sentencesExamples This ‘ammonium nitrate-fuel oil’ or ANFO explosive has replaced dynamite as the explosive of choice for many peacetime uses. In 1867 he patented this material under the name dynamite. When Nobel invented dynamite, he thought it was a fantastically helpful thing to be used in mining. Viewers also get to see what 700 sticks of dynamite and 3,000 gallons of gasoline in plastic garbage cans look like before they explode. For example, the material composition of dynamite makes possible its explosion when ignited. A man landed in court for fishing with dynamite in the Finke River near Glen Helen. Like a distant boom, as if someone was blasting dynamite miles away. It is unlikely that a sale of dynamite over the counter is permissible without compliance with some further bureaucratic procedures. The jury also heard how he received a text message showing fizzing sticks of dynamite just hours after one of the bombs went off. With more firepower than 10 ½ sticks of dynamite, it is the king of fireworks. About 10 masked men armed with rifles tied up two security guards and stole 66 sacks of ammonium nitrate, 58 sticks of dynamite and 170 fuses, police said. The chemical engineer who has 32 years of experience in flammable and explosive material said damage from that amount of dynamite could be devastating. When they were tied he set several sticks of dynamite under their chairs and rigged fuse leading to outside. The Laps planned to use dynamite to blast a hole into the ice quickly. Gas vapors are incredibly explosive - one cup of evaporated gas is equal to four sticks of dynamite! The builders of these bombs wouldn't have much trouble getting their hands on high explosives - dynamite is readily available, and TNT isn't too hard to come by. Nitroglycerin makes up about 75% of the materials used in the manufacture of dynamite. This is one of the most explosive chemical mixtures known to man, the stuff that makes dynamite blow. Sixty sticks of dynamite were found, plus pipe bombs, a live anti-tank shell and stolen student ID cards from campuses across the country. Throwing sticks of dynamite and rocks, the demonstrators have confronted riot police using tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon. 1.1 Something that could generate extreme reactions or have devastating repercussions. 〈喻〉可能产生巨大反响的事物，具有爆炸性的事物 that roads policy is political dynamite 该公路政策是一个政治“火药桶”。 Example sentencesExamples If his real name emerges, his story would be political dynamite as he might be willing to disclose reams of information concerning dozens of murders. That piece of movement has really been dynamite in terms of generating growth! What the bill doesn't do, critics stress, is commit the government to earmarking more money to bail out the banks, an idea that is political dynamite. A guilty verdict would be political dynamite and would have paved the way for the prosecution of other individuals. How did Republicans defuse an issue that looked like political dynamite? This sudden austerity is political dynamite for Schroeder's opponents, who claim he is bowing to Brussels. For another decade governments were shy of such political dynamite. His wife is pregnant: in today's politics, this is dynamite. My guess is that both sides consider this to be political dynamite and will try to avoid making it an issue. But that would be political dynamite - Democrats are certain to attack any benefit cuts. Crime statistics are political dynamite, and the media is trying constantly to light the fuse of public alarm. The news brought by these polls is political dynamite. They know fine well that the amount politicians are paid is political dynamite. Mr Collins said: ‘This issue is turning into political dynamite around the country.’ And in the midst of a serious recession, the de facto reversal of a program which formed the basis of a national mandate could be political dynamite. This is a weakness that should be considered anew - although that too would be political dynamite. 2003 could pack as much political dynamite as 2002. His play was considered political dynamite despite the fact that the setting is quite general. This issue is political dynamite, although not for quite the same reasons as in Britain. Seven years before US Surgeon General Luther Terry would announce a link between smoking and cancer, this information was political and business dynamite. 1.2informal An extremely impressive or exciting person or thing. 〈非正式〉轰动一时的人（或事物），极其令人兴奋的人（或事物） both her albums are dynamite 她的两张专辑都可能引起轰动。 as modifier a chick with a dynamite figure 一个身材绝妙的小妞儿。 Example sentencesExamples The analysis of the collective psychological errancy of that time combined with the footage was a dynamite commentary on what went wrong. Again, the special is heaps of food: chicken udon with a dynamite roll of sushi and a lovely piece of salmon for $8.95. You can count on some dynamite protest music, spoken in many tongues. And now we turn it over to my esteemed colleague, who did a dynamite job last night anchoring in a very difficult situation. The actor, as a restrained Reverend, puts in a dynamite performance, in contrast to his over the top roles in several recent films. It would be the dream location for young kids and older players through the Greater Toronto area, a dynamite rink for the larger city in the heart of the downtown. Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Not that it's a stinker, I just didn't think it was all that great, which is a shame as it has a dynamite cast. Darius is a punishing hitter who provides dynamite run support. Just think of all the dynamite department store options in women's sizes. Accompanied by Flipside, whose rhymes are always slick and savvy, the two performed a dynamite set. Will provided me with a copy of the chapter concerning the interview, and let me just say that it's absolutely jaw-dropping, dynamite stuff. It's a dynamite article, whether you saw the movie or not. Catalogs provide some dynamite information on good varieties. I could see how the flavors - especially the apple pie spices - could make for some really dynamite caramel corn. Is that Lola Falana one dynamite singer, or what? On Friday night, The Rankins were the headline performers, and they put on a dynamite show for 8,000 delighted people. All things being equal, I think he would be a dynamite addition to the ticket. He told a crowd outside the Santa Maria courtroom: ‘There is some dynamite stuff on these tapes.’ She wrote in her autobiography that The Manchurian Candidate was ‘a dynamite film,’ though she had worried about working with Frank Sinatra. 1.3dated, informal A narcotic, especially heroin. 〈非正式，旧〉麻醉剂；海洛因 verbˈdʌɪnəmʌɪtˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt [with object] Blow up (something) with dynamite. 用炸药炸毁，爆破 he threatened to dynamite a major hydroelectric dam Example sentencesExamples The Wardencliff Tower sat until 1914 when it was dynamited by someone. Work has already begun on dynamiting the rocky landscape to create space for the construction of the moat. ‘They've dynamited the roads,’ the captain said, a note of respect and misgiving in his voice. Trains lines were dynamited, and civilians were attacking police stations and disarming police officers and taking them prisoner. It was dynamited, and today its site is a riverside park. Around him, the Company laborers were dynamiting a rock face in an attempt to build a rail line, and others sat under the shade of trees, overwhelmed by the heat. The 2300 block of Park Avenue, three blocks north of Temple University, is so blighted it ought to be dynamited. Then the house was dynamited, destroying a whole side of it. One night several months ago he dynamited the large rock in the center of the garden. He and his wife were killed when their home was dynamited in 1951. He dynamited land to build roads that are still in use today. On Apo Island, off the southern coast of Negros in the Philippines, for example, villagers are no longer dynamiting the coral reefs to catch fish. It was a gesture guaranteed to win public sympathy but, like dynamiting an opera house, it was strictly a negative act of cultural vandalism. Guerrillas dynamited the mayor's mansion in Ramadi. The icy ground was dynamited to dig a 20,000-yard trench for a common grave. As a commando behind the lines in the Philippines he had once witnessed the unloading of heavy boxes from a Japanese ship, their being placed in a tunnel, and the entrance being dynamited shut. The ledge is long gone, having been dynamited in the nineteenth century to make way for a railroad. Large quantities of rock had to be dynamited, taken to the surface, crushed, and then treated by chemical process. Easily accessible in just 8m of water, the wreck has been salvaged and subsequently used for target practice in the 1950s, before being dynamited as a navigational hazard. A decade after his son was hired on, the company closed the mill and then dynamited it. Synonyms demolish, knock down, pull down, tear down, level, raze, raze to the ground, fell, dismantle, break up, wreck, ruin, smash, shatter, crash, blast, blow up, blow to bits, blow to pieces, explode, bomb, torpedo Derivatives dynamiter noun It called him a ‘literary dynamiter,’ an ‘apostle of hatred,’ and a ‘collaborator of radicals’. Example sentencesExamples An Italian camera crew even came to film the Ukombozi as part of a documentary, and the WWF field staff, Maritime officers, and district police spent a week simulating the arrests of dynamiters for the cameras. Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek dunamis 'power' + -ite¹. Definition of dynamite in US English: dynamite nounˈdaɪnəˌmaɪtˈdīnəˌmīt 1A high explosive consisting of nitroglycerine mixed with an absorbent material and typically molded into sticks. 达纳炸药，氨爆炸药 Example sentencesExamples About 10 masked men armed with rifles tied up two security guards and stole 66 sacks of ammonium nitrate, 58 sticks of dynamite and 170 fuses, police said. With more firepower than 10 ½ sticks of dynamite, it is the king of fireworks. When they were tied he set several sticks of dynamite under their chairs and rigged fuse leading to outside. Like a distant boom, as if someone was blasting dynamite miles away. A man landed in court for fishing with dynamite in the Finke River near Glen Helen. In 1867 he patented this material under the name dynamite. Viewers also get to see what 700 sticks of dynamite and 3,000 gallons of gasoline in plastic garbage cans look like before they explode. The jury also heard how he received a text message showing fizzing sticks of dynamite just hours after one of the bombs went off. Nitroglycerin makes up about 75% of the materials used in the manufacture of dynamite. This is one of the most explosive chemical mixtures known to man, the stuff that makes dynamite blow. When Nobel invented dynamite, he thought it was a fantastically helpful thing to be used in mining. Throwing sticks of dynamite and rocks, the demonstrators have confronted riot police using tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon. This ‘ammonium nitrate-fuel oil’ or ANFO explosive has replaced dynamite as the explosive of choice for many peacetime uses. Gas vapors are incredibly explosive - one cup of evaporated gas is equal to four sticks of dynamite! The chemical engineer who has 32 years of experience in flammable and explosive material said damage from that amount of dynamite could be devastating. It is unlikely that a sale of dynamite over the counter is permissible without compliance with some further bureaucratic procedures. Sixty sticks of dynamite were found, plus pipe bombs, a live anti-tank shell and stolen student ID cards from campuses across the country. The builders of these bombs wouldn't have much trouble getting their hands on high explosives - dynamite is readily available, and TNT isn't too hard to come by. For example, the material composition of dynamite makes possible its explosion when ignited. The Laps planned to use dynamite to blast a hole into the ice quickly. 1.1 Something that has the potential to generate extreme reactions or to have devastating repercussions. 〈喻〉可能产生巨大反响的事物，具有爆炸性的事物 that policy is political dynamite 该公路政策是一个政治“火药桶”。 Example sentencesExamples Mr Collins said: ‘This issue is turning into political dynamite around the country.’ For another decade governments were shy of such political dynamite. This issue is political dynamite, although not for quite the same reasons as in Britain. A guilty verdict would be political dynamite and would have paved the way for the prosecution of other individuals. This sudden austerity is political dynamite for Schroeder's opponents, who claim he is bowing to Brussels. His wife is pregnant: in today's politics, this is dynamite. The news brought by these polls is political dynamite. And in the midst of a serious recession, the de facto reversal of a program which formed the basis of a national mandate could be political dynamite. 2003 could pack as much political dynamite as 2002. Crime statistics are political dynamite, and the media is trying constantly to light the fuse of public alarm. How did Republicans defuse an issue that looked like political dynamite? They know fine well that the amount politicians are paid is political dynamite. His play was considered political dynamite despite the fact that the setting is quite general. What the bill doesn't do, critics stress, is commit the government to earmarking more money to bail out the banks, an idea that is political dynamite. If his real name emerges, his story would be political dynamite as he might be willing to disclose reams of information concerning dozens of murders. This is a weakness that should be considered anew - although that too would be political dynamite. My guess is that both sides consider this to be political dynamite and will try to avoid making it an issue. But that would be political dynamite - Democrats are certain to attack any benefit cuts. That piece of movement has really been dynamite in terms of generating growth! Seven years before US Surgeon General Luther Terry would announce a link between smoking and cancer, this information was political and business dynamite. 1.2informal An extremely impressive or exciting person or thing. 〈非正式〉轰动一时的人（或事物），极其令人兴奋的人（或事物） both her albums are dynamite 她的两张专辑都可能引起轰动。 as modifier a chick with a dynamite figure 一个身材绝妙的小妞儿。 Example sentencesExamples You can count on some dynamite protest music, spoken in many tongues. On Friday night, The Rankins were the headline performers, and they put on a dynamite show for 8,000 delighted people. Catalogs provide some dynamite information on good varieties. The actor, as a restrained Reverend, puts in a dynamite performance, in contrast to his over the top roles in several recent films. I could see how the flavors - especially the apple pie spices - could make for some really dynamite caramel corn. Accompanied by Flipside, whose rhymes are always slick and savvy, the two performed a dynamite set. The analysis of the collective psychological errancy of that time combined with the footage was a dynamite commentary on what went wrong. She wrote in her autobiography that The Manchurian Candidate was ‘a dynamite film,’ though she had worried about working with Frank Sinatra. Again, the special is heaps of food: chicken udon with a dynamite roll of sushi and a lovely piece of salmon for $8.95. Is that Lola Falana one dynamite singer, or what? Will provided me with a copy of the chapter concerning the interview, and let me just say that it's absolutely jaw-dropping, dynamite stuff. It's a dynamite article, whether you saw the movie or not. Darius is a punishing hitter who provides dynamite run support. All things being equal, I think he would be a dynamite addition to the ticket. Who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? Just think of all the dynamite department store options in women's sizes. And now we turn it over to my esteemed colleague, who did a dynamite job last night anchoring in a very difficult situation. He told a crowd outside the Santa Maria courtroom: ‘There is some dynamite stuff on these tapes.’ Not that it's a stinker, I just didn't think it was all that great, which is a shame as it has a dynamite cast. It would be the dream location for young kids and older players through the Greater Toronto area, a dynamite rink for the larger city in the heart of the downtown. 1.3dated, informal A narcotic, especially heroin. 〈非正式，旧〉麻醉剂；海洛因 verbˈdaɪnəˌmaɪtˈdīnəˌmīt [with object] Blow up (something) with dynamite. 用炸药炸毁，爆破 Example sentencesExamples On Apo Island, off the southern coast of Negros in the Philippines, for example, villagers are no longer dynamiting the coral reefs to catch fish. The Wardencliff Tower sat until 1914 when it was dynamited by someone. It was a gesture guaranteed to win public sympathy but, like dynamiting an opera house, it was strictly a negative act of cultural vandalism. As a commando behind the lines in the Philippines he had once witnessed the unloading of heavy boxes from a Japanese ship, their being placed in a tunnel, and the entrance being dynamited shut. Guerrillas dynamited the mayor's mansion in Ramadi. A decade after his son was hired on, the company closed the mill and then dynamited it. Around him, the Company laborers were dynamiting a rock face in an attempt to build a rail line, and others sat under the shade of trees, overwhelmed by the heat. One night several months ago he dynamited the large rock in the center of the garden. Work has already begun on dynamiting the rocky landscape to create space for the construction of the moat. Large quantities of rock had to be dynamited, taken to the surface, crushed, and then treated by chemical process. The 2300 block of Park Avenue, three blocks north of Temple University, is so blighted it ought to be dynamited. Then the house was dynamited, destroying a whole side of it. He dynamited land to build roads that are still in use today. Trains lines were dynamited, and civilians were attacking police stations and disarming police officers and taking them prisoner. ‘They've dynamited the roads,’ the captain said, a note of respect and misgiving in his voice. The icy ground was dynamited to dig a 20,000-yard trench for a common grave. Easily accessible in just 8m of water, the wreck has been salvaged and subsequently used for target practice in the 1950s, before being dynamited as a navigational hazard. He and his wife were killed when their home was dynamited in 1951. The ledge is long gone, having been dynamited in the nineteenth century to make way for a railroad. It was dynamited, and today its site is a riverside park. Synonyms demolish, knock down, pull down, tear down, level, raze, raze to the ground, fell, dismantle, break up, wreck, ruin, smash, shatter, crash, blast, blow up, blow to bits, blow to pieces, explode, bomb, torpedo Origin Mid 19th century: from Greek dunamis ‘power’ + -ite.
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