引爆

yǐnbào

verb #3,668

Meanings

炸弹被远程引爆了。

Zhàdàn bèi yuǎnchéng yǐnbào le.

The bomb was detonated remotely.

这条新闻引爆了网络讨论。

Zhè tiáo xīnwén yǐnbào le wǎngluò tǎolùn.

This news triggered a huge online discussion.

usage

引爆 is used both literally (detonating explosives) and figuratively (triggering a wave of attention, controversy, etc.).

引 yǐn

爆 bào