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| 1 | C usually singular mainly journalism a large fire that causes a lot of damage , especially when a building is burning （尤指当建筑物在燃烧时的）熊熊大火，烈火 |
| Firefighters were called to a blaze at a warehouse yesterday. 消防队员昨天被叫到仓库灭火。 |
| | 1a | a small fire that burns strongly and brightly 火焰 | | He put on more firewood to get a good blaze going. 他添上更多木柴，让火燃烧得旺些。 | |
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| 2 | singular a strong bright light or area of colour 强烈的光；光辉；闪耀 |
| +of a blaze of colour/light/sunshine 五彩缤纷/灯火辉煌/强烈的阳光 |
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| - | a blaze of publicity/glory
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| a lot of attention and excitement from the public and from newspapers, television etc |
| 公众瞩目 |
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| Naturally, their divorce took place amid a blaze of publicity. 自然，他们的离婚是在公众瞩目之下进行的。 |
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| - | what/why/how/who the blazes spoken old-fashioned
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| used for emphasizing a question you are asking, especially when you are annoyed about something |
| （尤指恼怒时强调所问问题）到底什么/为什么/如何/谁 |
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| How the blazes did you know where I was? 你到底怎么知道我在哪儿的？ |
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