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high explosive

noun

🔊/ˌhaɪ ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/, 🔊/ˌhaɪ ɪkˈspləʊzɪv/

🔊/ˌhaɪ ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/, 🔊/ˌhaɪ ɪkˈspləʊzɪv/

[countable, uncountable]

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a very powerful substance that is used in bombs and can damage a very large area高爆炸药；烈性炸药
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
High explosive is used before these nouns:
bomb
shell
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