| 词汇 | blaze |
| 释义 | blazeWord family nounblazesblazeblazeradjectiveblazingblazed Horses blaze1 /bleɪz/ ●○○ noun 1 fire 火 a) [countableC usually singular] a big dangerous fire – used especially in news reports 火灾，烈火，大火〔尤用于新闻报道〕 → ablaze It took almost 100 firemen to bring the blaze under control. 出动了近100名消防员才控制住火势。 fight/tackle/control a blaze Helicopters were used to help fight the blaze. 出动了直升机来协助灭火。 house/factory/barn etc blaze a huge chemical factory blaze 化工厂的一场大火 b) [singular]FIRE a fire burning with strong bright flames 熊熊的火焰 ► see thesaurus at fire I lit the fire and soon had a cheerful blaze going. 我点了火，不一会儿就火光熊熊。 2 light/colour 光/颜色 [singular]CCLIGHT very bright light or colour 〔光线、色彩的〕光辉，闪耀 → ablaze blaze of the blaze of light from the security lamps 安全灯的强光 The garden is a blaze of colour at this time of year. 这个时节花园里色彩斑斓。 3 blaze of publicity/glory PRAISEa lot of public attention or success and praise 媒体的关注/盛誉 As soon as the trial was over, the blaze of publicity surrounding him vanished. 审判一结束，媒体对他的关注随即消失。 She played the Canada tournament, then retired, going out in a blaze of glory (=ending her career with a lot of success and praise). 她打完加拿大锦标赛后退役，在一片盛誉中离去。 Examples from the Corpus blaze of publicity/glory• He did not exactly do it in a blaze of glory.• Intercar was launched in a blaze of publicity in 1985 as one of the country's first cut-price car supermarkets.• Whenever their conflicting playing schedules allowed, these two attractive superstars of sport managed to meet in a blaze of publicity.• They went out in a blaze of glory.• I am launching my new sport soon in a blaze of publicity.• A blaze of glory, a fury of passion that left them weak and trembling in each other's arms.• As soon as Hitler's trial was over, the blaze of publicity surrounding him vanished. 4 EMOTIONAL[singular] a sudden show of very strong emotion 〔强烈感情的〕迸发 A blaze of anger flashed across his face. 他顿时面露怒色。 5 what the blazes/who the blazes etc old-fashioned spokenEMPHASIZE used to emphasize a question when you are annoyed 到底是什么/是谁等〔厌烦时用于加强问题的语气〕 What the blazes is going on here? 这里到底怎么回事？ 6 like blazes old-fashioned spokenLOT/VERY MUCH as fast, as much, or as strongly as possible 尽可能地 We had to run like blazes. 我们只得拼命地跑。 Examples from the Corpus like blazes• You could lean into the wind and it was raining like blazes.• We're going to have to work like blazes to win this time! 7. MARK[countableC usually singular]DSHMARK a white mark, especially one down the front of a horse’s face 〔尤指马面部的一条〕白斑 n COLLOCATIONS verbs fight a blaze Nearly 80 firefighters fought the blaze for three hours on Sunday. tackle a blaze British EnglishBrE (=fight it) Fire crews were called out to tackle a blaze at a house near York. control a blaze It took more than an hour to control the blaze at the hotel. bring a blaze under control For more than four hours they battled to bring the blaze under control. put out/extinguish a blaze Staff managed to put out the blaze before firemen arrived. a blaze breaks out (also a blaze starts) The blaze broke out on the third floor of the building. a blaze spreads NOUN + blazeThe blaze quickly spread to a neighbouring house. a house/factory/car etc blaze (=a burning house/factory/car etc) Three people were badly hurt in a house blaze. Examples from the Corpus blaze• It looked like a blaze photographed with a filter that transformed everything into shades of the same colour.• a cheerful blaze in the fireplace• House fire: Firefighters were called to a house blaze in Sedgefield in the early hours of Saturday morning.• Six fire fighters were injured battling the blaze.• Firefighters struggled to control the blaze.• The rabbit stopped, caught in the blaze of the car's headlights.• The church was completely destroyed in the blaze.• Officials are still looking for whoever started the blaze.• Just like Windsor, the blaze happened during restoration work. fight/tackle/control a blaze• Putting Labour in charge of reducing unemployment would be like sending a fire fighter to tackle a blaze with his hoses full of petrol. blaze of• In the fall, the trees are a blaze of color.• Six passengers were killed in a blaze of automatic gunfire.• a blaze of sunshine Weapons blaze2 ●○○ verb [intransitiveI] 1 fire 火BURN to burn very brightly and strongly 熊熊燃烧 → blazing The room was warm, with a fire blazing in the hearth. ► see thesaurus at burn 房间里暖融融的，壁炉里的火熊熊燃烧。 2 light 光SHINE to shine with a very bright light 闪耀，发强光 A huge truck was advancing towards us, its headlights blazing. 一辆大卡车打着刺眼的前灯朝我们直冲过来。 The sun blazed down as we walked along the valley. ► see thesaurus at shine 我们走在山谷里，太阳火辣辣地照射下来。 3 eyes 眼睛 [usually in progressive] literary if someone’s eyes are blazing, their eyes are shining brightly because they are feeling a very strong emotion, usually anger 〔愤怒等强烈的感情在眼睛里〕燃烧 blaze with Linda leapt to her feet, her dark eyes blazing with anger. 琳达猛然跳了起来，黑色的眼睛里燃烧着怒火。 4 gun 枪炮 (also blaze away)PMWSHOOT if guns blaze, they fire bullets quickly and continuously 连续射击 An enemy plane roared overhead, its guns blazing. 敌机在头顶上轰鸣，枪炮不停地射击。 5 blaze a trail DEVELOPto develop or do something new and important, or to do something important that no one has done before 开辟道路，开创先河 an innovative young company that has blazed a trail for others to follow 一家勇于创新的年轻公司，开辟了一条可供效法的新路径 Examples from the Corpus blaze a trail• His cottages at Blaize Hamlet blazed a trail for a hundred years.• Poland blazed the trail of democratic reform in eastern Europe.• It took people like Daniel Boone to blaze trails over the ridges into the new, green country beyond.• Advocates of manned flight agree that robots should act as interplanetary scouts, blazing trails that humans can safely follow.• In the matter of curriculum development, the Chicago Regional Program blazes a trail that library media specialists can follow. 6 be blazed across/all over something TCNWRITEif something is blazed across a newspaper etc, it is written in a way that everyone will notice 醒目地刊登在某物上 News of their divorce was blazed across all the tabloids. 所有小报都在显著位置上刊登了他们离婚的消息。 Examples from the Corpus blaze• Perhaps it was inevitable that an attraction should have blazed between them from the first.• The midday sun blazed down on us.• Lights blazed in every room in the house.• A fire was blazing in the fireplace.• Yet it was precisely conservatives such as the Mormons who had blazed paths to the voting booths fifty years before.• Now it was blazing steadily, promising an out-of-control inferno, unless she came to her senses and stopped it.• It rained on days when they needed sun and it blazed when Nichols wanted a rain sequence.• The windows of the cathedral were blazing with coloured light. fire blazing• Fairfax has a couple of gins and tonic ready by the time I have the fire blazing.• Despite sweltering in the luxury of a fire blazing full on, she received a series of credits on her budget account.• I thought of fire blazing in the wards of Glengall. sun blazed down• The sun blazed down as we followed narrow paths through the ling.• The sun blazed down on all of us: friends, family, servants and a cluster of barefoot neighborhood kids. blaze with• "Get out!" he screamed, his eyes blazing with hate. 1. Old English blæse “torch” 2. (1600-1700) German blas “white mark” blaze2 1. (1200-1300) → BLAZE11 2. (1700-1800) blaze “mark showing a path to be followed, made by cutting a piece from a tree” ((17-20 centuries)); → BLAZE17 |
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