thuốc nổ

thuốc nổ

Một người thợ mỏ đang cẩn thận đặt thuốc nổ vào hố khoan.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Explosive: A substance or device that can cause a sudden, violent release of energy (an explosion) through a rapid chemical reaction, producing gas, heat, and pressure. It is used for demolition, mining, quarrying, and in weapons.
    • Blasting powder / Gunpowder: A specific type of explosive mixture, often referring to traditional black powder used in fireworks, simple quarrying, or historical firearms.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Công nhân sử dụng thuốc nổ để phá đá. (Workers use explosives to break rock.)
    • Kho thuốc nổ được canh gác cẩn thận. (The explosive warehouse is carefully guarded.)
    • Họ chế tạo thuốc nổ từ các hóa chất. (They manufacture explosives from chemicals.)
Advanced Usage
  • "chất nổ": This is a more technical or scientific synonym for "explosive substance."
    • Xe tải bị cấm chở chất nổ. (Trucks are prohibited from transporting explosive substances.)
  • "kíp nổ": blasting cap / detonator. A small, sensitive explosive device used to trigger a larger, more stable main explosive charge.
    • Gắn kíp nổ vào bao thuốc trước khi cho vào lỗ khoan. (Attach the blasting cap to the explosive pack before placing it in the drill hole.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Thuốc súng (n): Gunpowder (specifically the propellant powder for firearms and fireworks).
    • Pháo hoa chứa thuốc súng. (Fireworks contain gunpowder.)
  • Bom (n): Bomb. A container filled with explosive material.
    • Quả bom được kích nổ từ xa. (The bomb was detonated remotely.)
  • Mìn (n): Landmine. An explosive device designed to be placed on or under the ground.
    • Khu vực này vẫn còn sót lại nhiều mìn. (This area still has many landmines left behind.)
Synonyms
  • Explosive
  • Blasting agent
  • Dynamite (a specific brand name often used generically)
  • Gunpowder (for the traditional black powder type)
Related Idioms
  • Như thuốc nổ: (As explosive as dynamite). Used figuratively to describe a highly volatile, tense, or dangerous situation that could erupt suddenly.
    • Tình hình chính trị ở khu vực đó như thuốc nổ. (The political situation in that region is as explosive as dynamite.)