- a very large or fiercely burning fire大火, 烈火：
twenty firemen fought the blaze.
20名消防队员与大火搏斗。
- a harsh bright light强光, 刺眼的光, 炫目的光：
a lightning flash changed the gentle illumination of the office into a sudden white blaze.
一道闪电掠过, 办公室柔和的灯光突然变成一片刺眼的白色。
- in sing. a very bright display of light or colour灿烂的光辉; 斑斓的色彩：
the gardens in summer are a blaze of colour.
夏日的花园五彩缤纷。
- in sing. figurative a conspicuous display or outburst of something〈喻〉引人注目的展示（或呈现）; 迸发：
their relationship broke up in a blaze of publicity.
他们的关系在众目睽睽之下破裂了。
- (blazes) informal used in various expressions of anger, bewilderment, or surprise as a euphemism for 'hell'〈非正式〉［作委婉语, 代替hell, 表示愤怒、困惑或惊奇］地狱：
'Go to blazes!' he shouted
“见鬼去吧！”他高声喊道
what the blazes are you all talking about?
你们大家到底在谈些什么来着？
ORIGIN: with reference to the flames associated with hell.
- burn fiercely or brightly猛烈燃烧, 熊熊燃烧：
the fire blazed merrily.
炉火欢快地熊熊燃烧着。
- shine brightly or powerfully照耀, 强烈照射：
the sun blazed down
阳光火辣辣地照射下来
figurative〈喻〉Barbara's eyes were blazing with anger.
巴巴拉的眼中充满怒火。
- (of a gun or a person firing a gun) fire repeatedly or indiscriminately（枪, 射击者）连续射击; 乱射, 狂射, 不分青红皂白地射击：
two terrorists burst into the house with guns blazing.
两名恐怖分子闯进屋子, 拿枪不分青红皂白地乱射。
- informal achieve something in an impressive manner〈非正式〉夺取, 摘取：
she blazed to a gold medal in the 200-metre sprint.
她在200米短跑赛中勇夺金牌。
- with obj. hit (a ball) with impressive strength大力击（球）：
he blazed a drive into the rough.
他猛力抽球, 把球击到了深草区。
like blazes
- informal very fast or forcefully〈非正式〉迅速地; 狂暴地, 激烈地：
I ran like blazes homewards.
我朝家狂奔而去。
ORIGIN: see sense 2 of the noun.
with all guns blazing
- informal with great determination and energy, especially without thought for the consequences〈非正式〉不顾一切地, 破釜沉舟地。
blaze up
- burst into flame熊熊燃烧：
he attacked the fire with poker and tongs until it blazed up.
他用拨火棍和钳子用力通火, 直到火旺起来。
- figurative suddenly become angry〈喻〉勃然大怒：
he blazed up without warning.
他突如其来地大发雷霆, 叫人猝不及防。
- a white spot or stripe on the face of a mammal or bird（哺乳动物或鸟脸上的）白斑, 白条纹。
- a broad white stripe running the length of a horse's face（马脸上占脸部全长的）宽白条纹。
- a mark made on a tree by cutting the bark so as to mark a route（用作路标的）树皮刻痕。
blaze a trail
- mark out a path or route沿路做记号。
- figurative set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer〈喻〉带头; 开拓：
small firms would set the pace, blazing a trail for others to follow.
小公司将带头闯出一条路子来, 让其他公司跟着走。