nuke
🇺🇸
/nuːk/
🇬🇧
/njuːk/
to use a nuclear weapon to attack a place
The military threatened to nuke the enemy's base if they didn't surrender.
如果敌人不投降,军队威胁要核打击敌人的基地。
a weapon that uses nuclear energy to cause massive destruction
The country decided to build more nukes to protect itself from potential threats.
该国决定建造更多的核武器以保护自己免受潜在威胁。