flare up
phrasal verbflare up
- (of flames, a fire, etc.) to suddenly start burning more brightly
突然旺起来 - He put more logs on the fire and watched it flare up again.
他把更多的木头放在火上，看着它再次燃烧。
- He put more logs on the fire and watched it flare up again.
- (of a person) to suddenly become angry
突然发怒 - She flares up at the slightest provocation.
只要有一点点的挑衅，她就会勃然大怒。
- She flares up at the slightest provocation.
- (of an illness, injury, etc.) to suddenly start again or become worse
复发；突然加剧 - His eczema has flared up again.
他的湿疹又发作了。
related noun flare-up (2) - His eczema has flared up again.