| 单词 | to flame out |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto flame out d. to flame out: spec. of a jet engine, to cease operation through extinction of the flame in the combustion chamber. So flame-out n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > means of propulsion > [verb (intransitive)] > cut out (of jet engine) flame-out1950 society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > means of propulsion > [noun] > aircraft engine > jet engine > cutting-out flame-out1950 1950 National Geographic Mag. Sept. 307/2 If that boy..had blasted his throttle forward fast, he would have got what we call a ‘flameout’. 1951 Britannica Bk. of Year 686/1 Flame-out, of a jet plane, to exhaust its supply of fuel. 1957 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 July 7/4 Curtiss-Wright Corp. announced it has successfully conducted tests with fuels which ignite on contact with air and which can re-light jet engines which have ‘flamed-out’ at high altitude. 1957 Aeroplane 1 Feb. 149/1 When the aircraft was about 90 minutes out of Salisbury, all four engines began ‘bumping’ and four flame-outs occurred in the space of five minutes. 1960 Guardian 30 June 10/4 The nature of the fuel gave the engine a strong tendency to ‘flame out’. 1965 New Scientist 27 May 577/2 Some of the combustion troubles associated with flame velocities which cause flame-outs in jet engines, especially at great heights. to flame out a. Of the passions, etc.: To burn like flames. to flame out: to burst out violently. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > passion > be or become affected with passion [verb (intransitive)] > (be ready to) burst out anburstc1275 boilc1386 to fly outc1400 flamea1591 flush1601 overboil1611 burst1633 bust1705 outblazea1711 explode1834 the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > become ardent or fervent [verb (intransitive)] > burn (of passion) burnc825 blaze?c1225 boilc1386 fry1563 flamea1591 glow1623 a1591 R. Greenham Wks. (1599) 22 Though he keep thy sinne from flaming out. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Lovers Progres i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Iii4v/2 Lascivious fires, should such flame in you. 1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility vi. 240 Here and there where their malice flames out. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 244 The rage of James flamed high. < as lemmas |
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