词汇 | flare up |
释义 | flare up 1. suddenly begin to burn more brightly or fiercely 突然烧起来 * The fire flared up again and then died. 火又突然燃烧起来,而后又熄灭了。 * When they put a burning match to the oil, it flared up. 他们把点燃的火柴放在油里,油一下就烧了起来。 * The bonfire flared up as I poured petrol on to it. 我倒上汽油,那篝火便熊熊燃烧起来。 * The enemy bomber flared up when it was hit by antiaircraft artillery. 敌人那架轰炸机被高射炮击中,顿时燃烧了起来。 2. burst into a sudden rage 突然发怒 * His temper flared up when he heard how much money had been spent. 当他听到花钱的数目时,他突然发脾气。 * The mayor flared up at the reporter's remark. 市长对记者的报道勃然大怒。 * The minute he mentioned her name, she flared up again. 他一提到她的名字,她又突然发怒了。 * There's no need for you to flare up at such a slight thing. 为了这点小事你大可不必发怒。 * I meant no harm by my remark, but she flared up at me as though I had insulted her. 我的话并没有恶意,可是她却对我大发其火,仿佛我侮辱了她似的。 3. begin again suddenly, esp. for a short time after a quiet time; reach a more violent state 突然发作;突然复发;突然加剧 * His arthritis flared up sometimes. 他的关节炎有时会突然发作。 * Late at night, my stomach trouble flared up again. 深夜,我的胃病又突然复发了。 * Feeling had risen so high that it seemed that a quarrel might flare up at any minute. 情绪已经非常激动,看来随时都有可能爆发一场争吵。 |
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