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单词 flame
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flamenoun

uk/fleɪm/us/fleɪm/

flame noun (FIRE)

B2 [ C or U ] a stream of hot, burning gas from something on fire:

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).

More 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.

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Fire & flame

  • beacon
  • blaze
  • bonfire
  • brand
  • bush fire
  • campfire
  • conflagration
  • fire
  • fireball
  • firepit
  • firestorm
  • flare
  • inferno
  • open fire
  • open fireplace
  • pilot
  • spark
  • wildfire

flame noun (EMOTION)

[ C ] literary a powerful feeling:

Flames of passion swept through both of them.
See also
old flame

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Strong feelings

  • agony
  • all-consuming
  • anguish
  • ardent
  • be beside yourself idiom
  • be convulsed with laughter, rage, etc. idiom
  • beside
  • explosive
  • fiery
  • hormonal
  • hot-blooded
  • impassioned
  • ineffable
  • inexpressible
  • profound
  • siren call
  • supercharged
  • unquenchable
  • vehement
  • vehemently

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flame noun (COMPUTING)

[ C ] slang an angry or offensive email:

flame wars

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Internet terminology

  • .co.uk
  • all-you-can-eat
  • API
  • app
  • banner
  • BBS
  • bitcoin
  • bounce
  • e-commerce
  • firewall
  • instant messaging
  • ISP
  • JPEG
  • posting
  • troll
  • unlike
  • vlog
  • VOD
  • Web 2.0
  • web-enabled

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Idiom(s)

go up in flames

flameverb

uk/fleɪm/us/fleɪm/

flame verb (BURN)

[ I ] literary to burn (more) brightly:

The fire flamed cosily in the hearth.
The fire suddenly flamed (up).

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Burning, burnt & on fire

  • ablaze
  • alight
  • blaze
  • burned out
  • burnt
  • burnt out
  • burst
  • char
  • flammable
  • forest fire
  • frazzled
  • go up in flames idiom
  • incinerate
  • inextinguishable
  • scald
  • sear
  • singe
  • smoke
  • smolder
  • spontaneous combustion

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flame verb (EMOTION)

[ I ] literary If an emotion flames, you feel it suddenly and strongly:

Seeing the damage made hatred flame within her.

[ I ] literary to suddenly become hot and red with emotion:

His face flamed (red) with anger.

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Exploding and erupting

  • blast
  • blow (sb/sth) up
  • blowout
  • burst
  • burst in on sb/sth
  • burst in/into (somewhere)
  • detonate
  • erupt
  • explode
  • explosion
  • flare
  • go
  • go off
  • go pop idiom
  • go up
  • ignite
  • live
  • pop
  • set
  • set sth off

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Expressing and showing feelings

flame verb (COMPUTING)

[ T ] slang to send an angry or insulting email:

Please don't flame me if you disagree with this message.

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Internet terminology

  • .co.uk
  • all-you-can-eat
  • API
  • app
  • banner
  • BBS
  • bitcoin
  • bounce
  • e-commerce
  • firewall
  • instant messaging
  • ISP
  • JPEG
  • posting
  • troll
  • unlike
  • vlog
  • VOD
  • Web 2.0
  • web-enabled

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