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inflame

英 [ɪnˈfleɪm]

美 [ɪnˈfleɪm]

v.  激起…的强烈感情; (尤指)使愤怒,使激动; 使(局势)恶化; 使更棘手

过去分词:inflamed 过去式:inflamed 现在分词:inflaming 第三人称单数:inflames 复数:inflames 

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Collins.1 / BNC.18453 / COCA.13961

牛津词典

    verb

    • 激起…的强烈感情;(尤指)使愤怒,使激动
      to cause very strong feelings, especially anger or excitement, in a person or in a group of people
      1. His comments have inflamed teachers all over the country.
        他的评论激怒了全国教师。
    • 使(局势)恶化;使更棘手
      to make a situation worse or more difficult to deal with
      1. The situation was further inflamed by the arrival of the security forces.
        保安部队的到达使局势更加难以控制。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 使更加激动;引起…的热情;使愤怒
      If somethinginflamesa situation orinflamespeople's feelings, it makes people feel even more strongly about something.
      1. The General holds the rebels responsible for inflaming the situation...
        将军认为叛乱者是造成形势激化的原因。
      2. The shooting has only inflamed passions further.
        枪击事件无疑是火上浇油。

    英英释义

    verb

    • become inflamed
      1. His throat inflamed
    • cause inflammation in
      1. The repetitive motion inflamed her joint
    • arouse or excite feelings and passions
      1. The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
      2. The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
      3. Wake old feelings of hatred
      Synonym:stir upwakeigniteheatfire up
    • cause to start burning
      1. The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
      Synonym:kindleenkindleconflagrate
    • catch fire
      1. The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
      Synonym:kindle

    双语例句

    • Giving the Germans the top monetary job would probably inflame north-south divisions in Europe.
      将货币政策方面的最高职位交给德国人,将很可能激化欧洲的南北分化。
    • Study to Identify Long Term Sites for Mid-stream Operations Insults only served to inflame the feud.
      中流作业长期用地的选址研究侮辱只是起了加剧长期不和的作用。
    • Our lack of response seemed to inflame the colonel.
      由于我们没有反应,好象惹恼了那个上校。
    • Although some argue that a generalised burst of foreign exchange intervention could act as a global monetary easing, a more widespread view is that such a round of competitive devaluation is more likely to inflame international tensions.
      虽然有人主张,各国突然之间纷纷展开汇市干预行动,可能起到全球货币政策放松的作用,但比较普遍的看法是,这样一轮竞争性贬值,更有可能加剧国际紧张。
    • But it can easily inflame nationalistic tempers too.
      但是互联网也可以轻易点燃民族主义怒火。
    • To release substances that inflame the air passages and cause them to contract.
      释放出一些物质使气管发炎导致它们痉挛。
    • Her question seemed to inflame him all the more.
      她提出的问题似乎使他更加气愤。
    • It is also important to avoid asthma triggers-stimuli that irritate and inflame the airways.
      避免哮喘诱因刺激气道和导致发炎也是很重要的。
    • Although military forces have not clashed directly in the territorial dispute, past incidents involving private citizens have helped to inflame it.
      虽然双方的军事力量迄今未在这场领土纠纷中直接冲突,但以往曾有涉及私人的事件加剧纠纷。
    • The unstable region shows the potential of the economic downturn to inflame simmering tensions.
      该地区动荡不安表明,经济低迷可能会引爆蓄势已久的紧张局势。