flare

verb

/fleə(r)/

/fler/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they flare	/fleə(r)/ /fler/
he / she / it flares	/fleəz/ /flerz/
past simple flared	/fleəd/ /flerd/
past participle flared	/fleəd/ /flerd/
-ing form flaring	/ˈfleərɪŋ/ /ˈflerɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive] to burn brightly, but usually for only a short time or not steadily（短暂）烧旺；（摇曳着）燃烧；（火光）闪耀
- The match flared and went out.火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
- The fire flared into life.火旺了起来。
- (figurative) Colour flared in her cheeks.她两颊泛起了红晕。
- His dark eyes flared angrily.他的黑眸里闪着愤怒的光芒。
see also solar flare
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- suddenly
- briefly
- brightly
- …
phrases
- flare into life
[intransitive] flare (up) (especially of anger and violence) to suddenly start or become much stronger突发；加剧 synonym erupt
- Violence flared when the police moved in.警察逼近时爆发了暴力行为。
- Tempers flared towards the end of the meeting.会议快结束时群情激愤。
- Anger suddenly flared in his eyes.他突然眼冒怒火。
related noun flare-up (1)
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- suddenly
- briefly
- brightly
- …
phrases
- flare into life
[transitive, intransitive] (+ speech) to say something in an angry and aggressive way发怒地说；粗暴地说
- ‘You should have told me!’ she flared at him.“你应该告诉我的！”她气冲冲地对他说。
Topics Feelingsc2
[intransitive] (of clothes) to become wider towards the bottom底部展开；呈喇叭形
- The sleeves are tight to the elbow, then flare out.袖子在肘部收紧，接着逐渐展开。
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
[transitive, intransitive] flare (something) if a person or an animal flares their nostrils (= the openings at the end of the nose), or if their nostrils flare, they become wider, especially as a sign of anger（尤指因气愤）使（鼻孔）张开，（鼻孔）张开
- The horse backed away, its nostrils flaring with fear.马向后惊退，吓得鼻翼扇动。

Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘spread out one's hair’): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th cent.

flare

noun

/fleə(r)/

/fler/

[countable, usually singular] a bright but unsteady light or flame that does not last long（短暂的）旺火；（摇曳的）光；（闪耀的）火光
- The flare of the match lit up his face.火柴的光照亮了他的脸。
Extra Examples
- Radiation comes from the sun during solar flares.太阳耀斑会引起辐射。
- There was a sudden flare as a fuel tank exploded.燃油罐爆炸时突然蹿出了火苗。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brief
- sudden
- bright
- …
verb + flare
- feel
[countable] a device that produces a bright flame, used especially as a signal; a flame produced in this way闪光装置；闪光信号灯；照明弹
- The ship sent up distress flares to attract the attention of the coastguard.这艘船发出了遇险信号以引起海岸警卫队的注意。
- A flare lit up the sky.一道耀斑照亮了天空。
Extra Examples
- They could see orange flares burning in the distance.他们看得见远处闪亮的橙色照明弹。
- The bomber dropped a flare to illuminate the target.轰炸机扔下一枚照明弹来照亮目标。
- If they did not see a green flare in ten minutes, they were to launch the attack.假如在 10 分钟内还看不见绿色信号弹，他们就会发起进攻。
- The flare to mark the start of the attack went up at 0440.凌晨4 点40 分，标志着进攻开始的信号弹升空了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- distress
- signal
verb + flare
- see
- fire
- send
- …
flare + verb
- burn
- illuminate something
- light something
- …
flare + noun
- gun
[countable] a shape that becomes gradually wider逐渐展开；喇叭形
- a skirt with a slight flare下摆略张的裙子
flares

(British English also flared trousers)
[plural] (informal) trousers that become very wide at the bottom of the legs喇叭裤
- a pair of flares一条喇叭裤
Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
[countable] a period during which a medical condition returns for a time身体状况再次出现的时期
- Some soap products may trigger eczema flares.一些肥皂产品可能会引发湿疹。
Topics Health problemsc2

Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘spread out one's hair’): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th cent.