An IED is a bomb that is not made in a factory for an army. Someone builds it from whatever they can get — a pipe, farm chemicals, old wires, a phone as a trigger.

An IED is ied是 a bomb一種炸彈 that is not made in a factory for an army不是軍隊工廠製造出來的 Someone builds it有人做出來的 from whatever they can get用手邊能拿到的東西 a pipe一根管子 farm chemicals農用化學品 old wires舊電線 a phone as a trigger拿手機當引爆器

The letters stand for Improvised Explosive Device: improvised means made on the spot from what is at hand; explosive means it is meant to blow up; device just means a built thing.

The letters stand for這幾個字母代表 Improvised Explosive Device Improvised Explosive Device improvised means improvised意思是 made on the spot from what is at hand用手邊的東西當場做出來的 explosive means explosive意思是 it is meant to blow up用來爆炸的 device just means device就只是指 a built thing一個做出來的東西

News reports and armies use IED for bombs used by fighters who are not a regular army — people fighting a government, or terrorists.

News reports and armies use IED新聞報導和軍隊會用IED for bombs used by fighters來指...使用的炸彈 who are not a regular army非正規軍隊 people fighting a government對抗政府的人 or terrorists或恐怖分子

It is a cold, technical word. You will see it in the news, not in friendly talk. When people say IED they mean a real bomb, not a metaphor.

It is這是 a cold, technical word個冷冰冰、專業的詞 You will see it in the news你會在新聞裡看到 not in friendly talk不會在輕鬆的聊天裡聽到 When people say IED大家說IED的時候 they mean a real bomb指的是真正的炸彈 not a metaphor不是比喻