1、explode

（使）爆炸；引爆

They were clearing up when the second bomb exploded.

他们正在清理时，第二颗炸弹爆炸了。

A school bus was hit by gunfire which exploded the fuel tank.

校车被炮火击中，引爆了油箱。

激增;骤增

The population explodes to 40,000 during the tourist season.

旅游季节，人口激增至4万。

Investment by Japanese firms has exploded.

日本公司的投资已经开始激增。

推翻（理论);破除（神话）

Electricity privatisation has exploded the myth of cheap nuclear power.

电力私有化打破了关于廉价核能的神话。

Such rumours have only recently been exploded.

这类谣言直到最近才被戳穿。

2、conversation

交谈;谈话;会话

He's a talkative guy, and I struck up a conversation with him.

他是一个健谈的人，于是我开始和他攀谈起来。

I waited for her to finish a telephone conversation.

我等着她打完电话。

正在谈话;正在交谈

When I arrived I found her in conversation with Mrs Williams.

我到的时候，发现她正在和威廉斯夫人谈话。

搭话;找话说;说应酬话

He had been trying to make conversation.

他一直在尽量找话说。