flame
[fleɪm] noun
FIRE 火
IMPROVER countable or uncountable
■burning gas (from something on fire) which produces usually yellow light 火焰；火舌•The flames grew larger as the fire spread.火势蔓延，火焰越来越高。 •The car flipped over and burst into flames (= started burning immediately).汽车翻了，顿时起火烧了起来。 •When the fire engine arrived the house was already in flames (= burning).消防车赶到时，房屋已是一片火海。
[fleɪm] noun
EMOTION 情感
countable literary
■a powerful feeling 强烈的感情；激情•Flames of passion swept through both of them.他们俩一时间激情澎湃。 ⇒ See also old flame
[fleɪm] noun
COMPUTING 使用电脑
countable slang
■an angry or offensive email 含辱骂内容的电子邮件；无礼邮件•flame wars电子邮件辱骂大战
[fleɪm] noun
go up in flames
■to burn or be destroyed by fire 燃起大火；毁于大火中•The factory went up in flames.工厂毁于大火之中。 ■to be damaged or destroyed 毁于一旦，受到重创•His career went up in flames when he was jailed for theft.他因为偷窃而被判入狱，事业受到了重创。
[fleɪm] verb
BURN 燃烧
intransitive literary
■to burn (more) brightly （更明亮地）燃烧•The fire flamed cozily in the hearth.壁炉里的火暖烘烘地燃烧着。 •The fire suddenly flamed (up).突然火着起来了。
[fleɪm] verb
EMOTION 情感
intransitive literary
■If an emotion flames, you feel it suddenly and strongly （感情）爆发•Seeing the damage made hatred flame within her.看到损毁的情况，她心头燃起了仇恨之火。 intransitive literary
■to suddenly become hot and red with emotion （因激动而）变红•His face flamed (red) with anger.他气得脸通红。
[fleɪm] verb
COMPUTING 使用电脑
transitive slang
■to send an angry or insulting email 发送辱骂资讯•Please don't flame me if you disagree with this message.如果您不同意此资讯的内容，也请不要给我发送恶意回信。 |