| 单词 | inferno |
| 释义 | inferno (once / 732 pages) n An inferno is a huge fire that's difficult to control, like an inferno that burns down a whole city block. Inferno also can describe any horrible place where people suffer. The Latin word infernus means "of the lower regions." Using inferno to mean "hell" is credited to medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri. Dante's epic poem the Divine Comedy contains one part titled The Inferno, which tells of a journey through the nine circles of hell full of torture, pain, and imagery of red — flames, boiling blood, and so on. WORD FAMILYinferno: infernal, infernos+/infernal: infernally, infernals USAGE EXAMPLESShe held back those who wanted to enter the inferno. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Much planning needs to be done to fit what Downey calls the “inferno, catastrophe, disaster” themes. Washington Times(Dec 10, 2016) “The majority of these places are not an inferno waiting to happen,” he said. New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) 1n a very intense and uncontrolled fire Syn|Hypo|Hyper conflagration wildfire a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration fire the event of something burning (often destructive) 2n any place of pain and turmoil the inferno of the engine room Syn|Hyper hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits part, region the extended spatial location of something Inferno (once / 23782 pages) n WORD FAMILY Inferno: Infernos USAGE EXAMPLESThe fast-paced opening sequence of Stephen Fry’s fabulous adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s “Vile Bodies” features a divinely decadent costume party titled “Inferno.” Salon(Dec 31, 2016) She also starred in fantasy film drama A Monster Calls and alongside Tom Hanks in Inferno. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) Over the years, he had recurring roles in several TV series and was in such films as “The Towering Inferno,” “Superman III” and “Delta Force.” Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) n (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper Hell, infernal region, nether region, perdition, pit Heaven the abode of God and the angels Gehenna, Tartarus a place where the wicked are punished after death hellfire, red regiona place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings |
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