firestorm

英 [ˈfaɪəstɔːm]

美 [ˈfaɪərstɔːrm]

n.  (尤指爆炸引起的)风暴性大火

复数：firestorms　

COCA.16556

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指爆炸引起的）风暴性大火
  a very large fire, usually started by bombs, that is not under control and is made worse by the winds that it causes

柯林斯词典

• (通常指遭到轰炸之后的)风暴性大火
  Afirestormis a fire that is burning uncontrollably, usually in a place that has been bombed.
• N-COUNT (抗议或批评的)热浪，热潮，风暴
  If you say that there is afirestormofprotest or criticism, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of very fierce protest or criticism.
  1. The speech has resulted in a firestorm of controversy.
     这一讲话已引发了激烈的争议。

英英释义

noun

• an outburst of controversy
  1. the incident triggered a political firestorm
• a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area

双语例句

• A big acquisition would place it once again before a regulatory review, and, on the basis of past experience in other industries, generate a firestorm of controversy in America.
  如果赶在监管审查之前，一个庞大的机构将再一次就被设置，根据其他产业的以往经验，这会在美国导致一场论战的大爆发。
• Peering into one of the galaxy's spiral arms, the Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a detailed new look at the firestorm of star birth taking place in the galaxy.
  通过窥视该星系的一个旋转手臂部分，哈勃太空望远镜给天文学家提供了一个关于星系诞生的地方的风暴的详细的图像。
• That's a trivial change, basically the least the Fed could get away with without facing a firestorm of criticism& and far short of the major asset-purchase program the Fed should be undertaking.
  这只是一个微小的改变，基本上是美联储为了能够逃避尖锐批评而能够做到的最小事情&根本没有美联储应该做的巨额资产购买计划。
• Ever since its publication, The Catcher in the Rye has served as a firestorm for controversy and debate. Critics have argued the moral issues raised by the book and the context in which it is presented.
  自问世以来，《麦田里的守望者》就处在争论和激辩的中心。评论家对书中涉及的道德问题等方面进行过诸多讨论。
• Now is the time for an effort to prevent a firestorm.
  如今是该采取措施、避免火灾的时候了。
• A French media firestorm has been circulating claims that Barack Obama and Beyonce are dangerously in love.
  法国媒体爆出一劲爆消息：美国总统巴拉克-奥巴马和碧昂斯陷入危险的恋爱。
• Our contribution has caused quite a firestorm, with a significant number of citations, discussions and debates.
  我们的贡献已经引起了相当大的火灾，造成大量的引文，讨论和辩论。
• The employee who comes to you after a meeting to discuss a sensitive issue that if brought up in a group setting would have set off a firestorm does you and the business a favor.
  那些在会议之后前来与你讨论某个敏感话题的员工，着实帮了你一个大忙因为倘若在团队中公然提出此类问题，必然会引起一场唇枪舌战。
• There's been a firestorm in the financial markets of an economy and the IMF is akin to the fire brigade, they're coming along and they diagnose the situation and a ly remedies.
  某个国家的金融市场发生“火灾”，国基组织就如同消防队到现场对火情作出判断并加以抢救。
• This is dangerous and should only be done in an emergency, but you can survive the firestorm if you stay in your car.
  这是非常危险，只有在紧急的情况才能这样做，假如你留在车内你可能可以在火势中存活。