blow (someone/something) up
phrasal verb with blow verb uk/bləʊ/ us/bloʊ/ blew | blown
B1 （被）炸毁；（被）炸死
to destroy something or kill someone with a bomb, or to be destroyed or killed by a bomb
They threatened to blow up the plane if their demands were not met. 他们威胁说如果要求得不到满足就炸毁飞机。
He drove over a landmine and his Jeep blew up. 他开的吉普碰上地雷被炸毁了。
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- A small band of guerrillas has blown up a train in the mountains.
- The army used precision-guided munitions to blow up enemy targets.
- They used plastic explosive to blow up the bridge.
- Guy Fawkes was executed for treason after he took part in a plot to blow up the British Parliament building.
- The car blew up when flames reached its fuel tank.