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flame/fleim/ n. & v.●n. 1a ignited gas 火焰,火舌 the fire burnt with a steady flame 炉子燃烧着,火焰一动不动 b one portion of this 火苗 the flame flickered and died 火苗摇曳着熄灭了 c (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) visible combustion 可见的燃烧 burst into flames 呼地燃烧起来 2a a bright light; brilliant colouring 明亮的光线;鲜艳的色彩 b a brilliant orange-red colour 鲜艳的橙红色,火红色 3a strong passion, esp. love 强烈的感情(尤指爱情) fan the flame 激起热情 b colloq. a boyfriend or girlfriend [口]爱人;情人 ●v. 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 away, forth, out, up) emit or cause to emit flames (使)发出火焰;(使)燃烧 2 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 out, up)a (of passion) break out (感情)爆发 b (of a person) become angry (人)发怒 3 intr. shine or glow like flame 火焰似地闪耀,发光 leaves flamed in the autumn sun 树叶在秋日的阳光下像一片火焰闪耀着 4 intr. poet. move like flame [诗]火焰似地移动,摇动 5 tr. send (a signal) by means of flame 用火焰传递(信号) 6 tr. subject to the action of flame 用火焰烧(或加热) □ flame out 1 (of a jet engine) lose power through the extinction of the flame in the combustion chamber (喷气发动机)因熄火而失去动力,失灵 2 esp. N. Amer. fail, esp. conspicuously [尤北美] (尤指引人注目地)失败 □ go up in flames be consumed by fire 被火焚毁 □ flameless adj.□ flamelike adj.□ flamy adj.[Middle English via Old French flame, flam(m)er from Latin flamma] |