单词 | flaming |
释义 | flaming (fleɪmɪŋ ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Flaming is used to describe something that is burning and producing a lot of flames. The plane, which was full of fuel, scattered flaming fragments over a large area. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is flaming red or orange is bright red or orange in colour. He has flaming red hair. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A flaming row or a flaming temper, for example, is a very angry row or a very bad temper. [emphasis] She has had a flaming row with her lover. Synonyms: intense, angry, raging, impassioned 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Some people use flaming to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are annoyed. [mainly British, informal, rude, emphasis] Flaming is also an adverb. Oh God, you get so flaming worked up about everything. Collocations: flaming torch But waving a big, flaming torch isn't everything. Times, Sunday Times And the ritual ended with water being poured over a flaming torch and on to his head. The Sun He agreed to give away the produce of as much land as she could crawl around while carrying a flaming torch - she managed 23 acres and a tradition was born. Times, Sunday Times I'm not mocking the impulse that draws people (everyone) towards the flaming torch, like moths to a ... well, a flaming torch. Times, Sunday Times The arms consist of a shield bearing a flaming torch on a wavy background representing the sea. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 燃烧的 Japanese: 炎上している |
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