| 单词 | blaze |
| 释义 | blaze blaze1 /blayz/, n. , v. , blazed, blazing. n. 1. a bright flame or fire: the welcome blaze of the hearth. 2. a bright, hot gleam or glow: the blaze of day. 3. a sparkling brightness: a blaze of jewels. 4. a sudden, intense outburst, as of fire, passion, or fury: to unleash a blaze of pent-up emotions; a blaze of glory. 5. blazes, Informal. hell: Go to blazes! v.i. 6. to burn brightly (sometimes fol. by away, up, forth): The bonfire blazed away for hours. The dry wood blazed up at the touch of a match. 7. to shine like flame (sometimes fol. by forth): Their faces blazed with enthusiasm. 8. to burn with intense feeling or passion (sometimes fol. by up): He blazed up at the insult. 9. to shoot steadily or continuously (usually fol. by away): The contestants blazed away at the clay pigeons. 10. to be brilliantly conspicuous. [bef. 1000; ME, OE blase torch, flame; c. MHG blas torch] Syn. 1. See flame. blaze2 /blayz/, n. , v. , blazed, blazing. n. 1. a spot or mark made on a tree, as by painting or notching or by chipping away a piece of the bark, to indicate a trail or boundary. 2. a white area down the center of the face of a horse, cow, etc. v.t. 3. to mark with blazes: to blaze a trail. 4. to lead in forming or finding (a new method, course, etc.): His research in rocketry blazed the way for space travel. [1655-65; akin to ON blesi, D bles, G Blässe white mark on a beast's face, and to G blass pale] blaze3 /blayz/, v.t., blazed, blazing. 1. to make known; proclaim; publish: Headlines blazed the shocking news. 2. Obs. to blow, as from a trumpet. [1350-1400; ME blasen < MD; c. ON blasa to blow. See BLAST] |
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