Meaning of a sentence
Hi. I have a question about the meaning of the sentence below.
They blasted a huge crater in the runway.
I thought the meaning of this sentence is that "They destroyed a huge crater which is in the runway", and google translation gave me the same idea.
However, when I use Papago which is a translator from a Korean website. It gave me a totally different explanation. It says that "They are exploded and this explosion created a huge crater in the runway".
Which one is correct??
Thank you
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Answers · 5
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"They blasted a huge crater in the runway."
It means they made/created a huge crater in the runway. The word 'blast' is often associated with violent explosions by bombs or explosive materials. Using the word 'blasted' here creates an image of a crater or hole that was created by such a violent explosion.
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It would be interesting to see the context of this quote.
From an English point of view, a runway is something that is designed to be flat so that planes can take off and land on it. Craters are usually created naturally, typically from the impact of meteorites (but also things like volcanoes.) Here it sounds as if someone was deliberately trying to destroy the runway with a special kind of explosion that leaves a crater.
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You can't 'destroy' a crater. 'Destroy' usually implies a quick process, and 'blast' is even more so. The only way to remove a crater is to carefully and slowly fill it in.
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I'm sure you are correct, "They blasted (destroyed) a huge crater in the runway" so basically you're right
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The first one seems to be correct.
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