“爆炸物”常见的英文表达是 explosive(作名词时)或 explosive material/substance(更具体地表述时) 。
explosive:作名词时,直接指“爆炸物;炸药”,例如:Strict controls are placed on the handling of explosives.(对爆炸物的处理有严格的管控。)
explosive material/substance:这种表达更详细地指出是“爆炸性物质”,在需要强调物质的化学或物理特性使其具有爆炸性时使用,例如:The police found a large quantity of explosive materials in the abandoned warehouse.(警察在那座废弃仓库里发现了大量爆炸性物质 。)