firestorm

noun

1. （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

1. (通常指遭到轰炸之后的)风暴性大火
   A firestorm is a fire that is burning uncontrollably, usually in a place that has been bombed.
2. N-COUNT (抗议或批评的)热浪，热潮，风暴
   If you say that there is a firestorm of protest 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。

1. The speech has resulted in a firestorm of controversy.
   这一讲话已引发了激烈的争议。
2. A few weeks back there was a firestorm of outrage at the video clip of a Hong Kong tour guide who verbally abused her mainland tour group for not spending enough money on shopping.
   几周之前，一段香港导游辱骂购物消费不足的大陆旅行团员的录像激起了人们的极大愤慨。
3. When jawbone, the San Francisco-based purveyor of wireless devices, originally launched its head-turning, movement-sensing wristband in 2011, the company found itself in the middle of a firestorm.
   2011年，当位于旧金山的无线设备生产商Jawbone公司推出令人惊艳的、能感知动作的腕带后，该公司立即陷入了一场舆论风暴。
4. Cameron said that a firestorm has hit the media and police.
   卡梅伦称，媒体与警界都陷入一场危机。
5. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration informed a company in Texas of the new requirement but quickly rescinded the advisory in the face of a firestorm of negative publicity.
   职业安全与健康管理委员把那项新要求通知了得克萨斯州的一家公司但面对负面宣传引起的强烈愤怒又很快撤消了那一咨询要求。
6. 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。
7. Nevertheless, recent incidents in which humans reportedly ate human flesh have the Internet in a firestorm, with zombie apocalypse being Google's third most popular search term by Friday morning.
   不管怎么样，最近报道的几宗吃人案事件在网络上火爆流传起来，截止上周五早上，僵尸预警已经成为谷歌搜索引擎里第三大搜索词。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. A media firestorm has swept across the US since Aug 9 when Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
    8月9日，18岁黑人青年迈克尔•布朗在美国密苏里州弗格森市遭一名警察枪击后身亡，事件引发媒体热议。
11. New research challenges the idea that the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs also sparked a global firestorm.
    新的研究结果挑战了小行星撞击导致恐龙灭绝并引起全球大爆炸的理论。
12. 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。
13. Bankers 'bonuses triggered a political firestorm last year on both sides of the Atlantic as the institutions that emerged from the financial crisis began posting big profits in an apparent return to business as usual.
    去年，银行家奖金问题在欧美政界引发争议，当时那些刚刚走出金融危机的银行机构开始公布巨额利润，显然已回归正常。
14. The experiments of imageless thought triggered a firestorm of controversy.
    围绕无意象思维实验引发了一场激烈的论战。
15. It is sad indeed to think about the animals that vanished in the firestorm.
    确实令人悲哀的是思考的动物消失的风暴。
16. The Moon is in explosive Aries and your8th House of Intimacy, which can start a firestorm of passion that tempts you to break some rules.
    由于月亮正处于激情燃烧的白羊座以及你的亲密宫第8宫，这可能会使你激情迸发从而不再循规蹈矩。
17. The credit crunch and the financial firestorm have also provided a neat metaphor for the big shift in economic power in the world.
    这场信贷危机和金融风暴也是全球经济实力重大转变的形象比喻。
18. Any effort by the ECB to be the lender of last resort that members need will start a firestorm of protest.
    欧洲央行试图成为成员国所需要的最后贷款人的任何努力，都将引发激烈反对。
19. 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。
20. Subject matter: The Texas Board of Education ignited an international firestorm last spring when members approved a controversial new social studies curriculum.
    主要内容：去年春天，德克萨斯州教育委员会点了一把世界性的争议之火，因为委员会成员通过了一个极具争议的社会学培养计划。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. The agreement to return the money followed a firestorm of criticism and some arm-twisting from New York's attorney general.
    归还钱的协定，是跟随着批评的爆发和一些伤害的-纽约首席法官的转向。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. The speech started a firestorm, particularly after the university posted it online.
    这段讲话引发了潮水般的批评，特别在被学校放到网上后。
27. 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。

noun

1. an outburst of controversy
   1. the incident triggered a political firestorm

2. a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area