Definition

1. Noun:

   • Explosive charge: A prepared quantity of explosives, often used for demolition or in military operations to destroy fortifications, obstacles, or structures.

2. Verb:

   • To blow up (with an explosive charge): The act of using an explosive charge to destroy or demolish a specific target.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Binh sĩ đặt bộc phá dưới chân cầu. (The soldier planted an explosive charge at the base of the bridge.)
  • Cuộc tấn công bắt đầu bằng một loạt bộc phá. (The attack began with a series of explosive charges.)

• Verb:

  • Họ dự định bộc phá hàng rào kẽm gai. (They planned to blow up the barbed wire fence.)
  • Đơn vị công binh đã bộc phá công sự của địch. (The engineering unit blew up the enemy's fortifications.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "bộc phá" is strongly associated with military and tactical demolition contexts. It implies a deliberate, targeted use of explosives rather than a general explosion.

Variants and Related Words

• Thuốc nổ (n): Explosive (material). A more general term for explosive substances.
• Mìn (n): Mine (e.g., landmine, naval mine). An explosive device designed to detonate under specific conditions.
• Chất nổ (n): Explosive (compound). Refers to the chemical explosive material itself.

Synonyms

• Explosive charge (noun).
• Demolition charge (noun).
• To demolish with explosives (verb).
• To dynamite (verb).

Related Idioms

• While "bộc phá" itself is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions, its meaning is central to phrases describing sudden, forceful destruction or eruption, such as "nổ ra như bộc phá" (to erupt like an explosion), though this is an extended metaphorical use.

noun

1. Explosive charge
   • đặt bộc phá
     to plant an explosive charge
   • đánh (bằng) bộc phá
     to mount an attack with an explosive charge

verb

1. To blow up (with an explosive charge)
   • bộc phá hàng rào dây thép gai
     to blow up a barbed wire fence (with an explosive charge)
   • bộc phá công sự ngầm
     to blow up underground blockhouses (with an explosive charge)