| 释义 |
flare-up
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: from flare up (verb phrase), from flare (I) + up
1.
a. : a sudden bursting into flame or light : flaring
< a sharp flare-up of the dying fire >
< excessive head lamp flare-up when engine speed is increased — H.F.Blanchard & Ralph Ritchen >
b. or flare-up light : a brilliantly flammable torch or flare used for signaling or emergency illumination (as on a fishing boat)
2. : a sudden outburst: as
a. : an outburst of anger, discontent, or antagonism usually leading to heated words or violent action
< struck his brother in a flare-up of fury >
b. : a sudden intensification of something previously mild or quiescent
< a flare-up of labor disputes >
< a new flare-up of border disorders >
especially : a sudden increase in the symptoms of a latent or subsiding disease
< a flare-up of malaria > |