| 单词 | flame |
| 释义 | flame —flame /fleɪm/ noun [C or U] (FIRE) ► B2 burning gas (from something on fire) which produces usually yellow light: » The flames grew larger as the fire spread.» The car flipped over and burst into flames (= started burning immediately).» When the fire engine arrived the house was already in flames (= burning).Thesaurus+: ↑Fire and flame , ↑Fire service• • • Extra Examples:» The plane dived towards the ground and exploded in a ball of flame.» A sheet of flame shot up into the air immediately after the explosion.» It took the firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames.» There was a series of explosions and the van burst into flames.» The car blew up when flames reached its fuel tank.noun [C] LITERARY (EMOTION) ► F0 a powerful feeling: » Flames of passion swept through both of them.→ SEE ALSO OLD FLAME(Cf. ↑old flame)Thesaurus+: ↑Strong feelingsnoun [C] SLANG (COMPUTING) ► F0 an angry or offensive email: » flame warsThesaurus+: ↑Internet terminology and abbreviationsverb (EMOTION) ↑Verb Endings for flame F0 [I] LITERARY If an emotion flames, you feel it suddenly and strongly: » Seeing the damage made hatred flame within her.Thesaurus+: ↑Exploding and eruptingF0 [I] LITERARY to suddenly become hot and red with emotion: » His face flamed (red) with anger.Thesaurus+: ↑Expressing and showing feelingsverb [I] LITERARY (BURN) ↑Verb Endings for flame ► F0 to burn (more) brightly: » The fire flamed cosily in the hearth.» The fire suddenly flamed (up).Thesaurus+: ↑Burning, burnt and on fireverb [T] SLANG (COMPUTING) ↑Verb Endings for flame ► F0 to send an angry or insulting email: » Please don't flame me if you disagree with this message.Thesaurus+: ↑Internet terminology and abbreviations |
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