Definition

1. Verb:
   • To blow up: To explode violently and completely, often causing something to shatter into many pieces.
   • To burst apart: To rupture or break open with a sudden, explosive force.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Quả bom nổ tung. (The bomb blew up.)
  • Chiếc bóng bay nổ tung khi chạm vào gai. (The balloon burst apart when it touched a thorn.)
  • Lốp xe nổ tung trên đường cao tốc. (The tire blew up on the highway.)

Advanced Usage

• "nổ tung ra": to blow apart, to explode outwards.
  • Cửa sổ nổ tung ra từ áp lực. (The window blew apart from the pressure.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nổ (v): to explode, to detonate. This is the root verb, while "nổ tung" emphasizes the completeness of the explosion.

  • Pháo nổ đêm giao thừa. (Firecrackers explode on New Year's Eve.)

• Làm nổ tung (v): to blow something up, to cause something to explode.

  • Kẻ khủng bố định làm nổ tung tòa nhà. (The terrorist intended to blow up the building.)

Synonyms

• Explode: To burst or shatter violently and noisily.
• Detonate: To explode with a sudden release of energy.
• Burst: To break open or apart suddenly.

Related Idioms

• Nổ tung như pháo: To explode like a firecracker; used to describe a very sudden, loud, and violent explosion.

  • Chiếc xe nổ tung như pháo. (The car exploded like a firecracker.)

• Nổ tung tâm trạng: (Figurative) To have an emotional outburst; to explode with emotion.

  • Cô ấy nổ tung tâm trạng khi nghe tin. (She had an emotional outburst upon hearing the news.)

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