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- a sudden brief burst of bright flame or light（火焰, 灯光）突然一闪：
the flare of the match lit up his face.
火柴划着时的光亮照亮了他的脸。
1.1
- a device producing a very bright flame, used especially as a signal or marker（尤指用作信号或标记的）闪光器材; 信号弹; 信号灯; 照明弹; 照明灯：
a distress flare
遇险求救的闪光信号
as modifier a flare gun.信号枪。
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- in sing. a sudden burst of intense emotion（强烈情感的）突然爆发：
she felt a flare of anger within her.
她感到怒气陡升。
1.3
- a sudden recurrence of an inflammation or other medical condition（发炎等症状的）突然复发：
treatment for colitis flares.
对肠炎突然复发的治疗。
1.4
- Astronomy a sudden explosion in the chromosphere and corona of the sun or another star, resulting in an intense burst of radiation【天文】（太阳等恒星的）耀斑。参见SOLAR FLARE.
1.5
- mass noun Photography extraneous illumination on film caused by internal reflection in the camera【摄】（底片上的）翳雾斑。
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- in sing. a gradual widening, especially of a skirt or trousers（尤指裙子或长裤的）喇叭形：
as you knit, add a flare or curve a hem.
织毛线裙子时, 把下摆织成喇叭形或滚一道边。
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flares
trousers of which the legs get progressively wider from the knees down喇叭裤。
2.2
- mass noun an upward and outward curve of a ship's bows, designed to throw the water outwards when in motion船舷的翻边。
no obj.
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- burn with a sudden intensity突然旺起来：
the blaze across the water flared
河对岸的火焰突然旺起来
the bonfire crackled and flared up.
篝火噼啪作响, 旺了起来。
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- (of a light or a person's eyes) glow with a sudden intensity（亮光）闪耀; （眼光）闪动：
her eyes flared at the stinging insult.
这刺人的侮辱气得她双眼直冒怒火。
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- (of an emotion) suddenly become manifest in someone or their expression（情感）突发, 突现：
alarm flared in her eyes
她双眼突然现出了恐慌
tempers flared.
怒气大作。
1.3
flare up
(of an illness or chronic medical complaint) recur unexpectedly and cause further discomfort（疾病, 慢性不适）突然复发。
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- (especially of an argument, conflict, or trouble) suddenly become more violent or intense（不和, 冲突）加剧; （麻烦）加重：
in 1943 the Middle East crisis flared up again.
1943年中东危机再次加剧。
1.5
flare up
(of a person) suddenly become angry（人）怒气陡升：she flared up, shouting at Geoffrey.
她勃然大怒, 冲着杰弗里大叫大嚷。
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- often as adj. flared gradually become wider at one end一端逐渐加宽; 渐成喇叭形：
a flared skirt
喇叭裙
the dress flared out into huge train.
连衣裙逐渐加宽, 形成了宽大的裙裾。
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- (of a person's nostrils) dilate（人的鼻孔）张大。
2.2
- with obj.(of a person) cause (the nostrils) to dilate（人）使（鼻孔）张大。
词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense'spread out （one's hair）'）： of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th cent.