flame

noun

1. 火焰；火舌
   a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from sth that is on fire
   1. the tiny yellow flame of a match
      火柴小小的黄色火焰
   2. The flames were growing higher and higher.
      熊熊火焰越来越高。
   3. The building was in flames (= was burning) .
      大楼失火了。
   4. The plane burst into flame(s) (= suddenly began burning strongly) .
      飞机突然猛烈燃烧起来。
   5. Everything went up in flames (= was destroyed by fire) .
      一切都毁于大火。
2. 鲜红色；橘红色；橙黄色
   a bright red or orange colour
   1. a flame-red car
      橘红色的汽车
3. 强烈的感情；激情
   a very strong feeling
   1. a flame of passion
      激情的烈火
4. 火药味电邮（或互联网信息）
   an angry or insulting message sent to sb by email or on the Internet

verb

1. 燃烧
   to burn with a bright flame
   1. The logs flamed on the hearth.
      木柴在壁炉里燃烧。
   2. Hope flamed in her.
      她满怀希望。
2. （因强烈情绪而）变红，使变红
   to become red as a result of a strong emotion; to make sth become red
   1. Her cheeks flamed with rage.
      她愤怒得两颊通红。
3. 向（某人）发送火药味电邮（或互联网信息）
   to send sb an angry or insulting message by email or on the Internet

1. N-VAR 火焰;烈焰;火舌
   A flame is a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is burning.
   1. The heat from the flames was so intense that roads melted.
      烈焰的温度很高，连路面都被熔化了。
   2. ...a huge ball of flame.
      一大团火焰
2. N-COUNT 谩骂性电子邮件;攻击性电子邮件
   A flame is an e-mail message which severely criticizes or attacks someone.
   1. The best way to respond to a flame is to ignore it.
      回应谩骂性电子邮件的最好办法就是置之不理。
   2. Flame is also a verb.
      
   3. Ever been flamed?
      收到过带有攻击性的电子邮件吗？
3. VERB (因愤怒而脸)变红，发红，涨红
   If someone's face flames, it suddenly looks red, usually because they are angry.
   1. Her cheeks flamed an angry red...
      她气得脸涨红了。
   2. Christopher's listening face flamed at the contempt.
      克利斯托弗听到这种蔑视，气得涨红了脸。
4. See also: ...that burning flame of love. flaming old flame
5. PHRASE 突然猛烈燃烧起来;突然失火
   If something bursts into flames or bursts into flame, it suddenly starts burning strongly.
   1. She managed to scramble out of the vehicle as it burst into flames.
      车子一下子起火了,她设法从里面爬了出来。
6. PHRASE 煽动…火焰,激化(通常指不良的情绪)
   If someone or something fans the flames of a situation or feeling, usually a bad one, they make it more intense or extreme in some way.
   1. He accused the Tories of 'fanning the flames of extremism'.
      他谴责保守党分子“煽动极端主义情绪”。
7. PHRASE 熊熊燃烧;陷入火海;被大火吞没
   If something goes up in flames, it starts to burn strongly and is destroyed.
   1. Fires broke out everywhere, the entire city went up in flames.
      到处都燃起了火，整个城市陷入一片火海。
8. 起火;失火
   Something that is in flames is on fire.

1. The furnace has a design that allows the flame to burn at a lower temperature.
   这炉子的设计可以让火苗在较低的温度下燃烧。
2. The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries
   点燃奥林匹克圣火的习俗可以追溯到几个世纪前。
3. The heat from the flames was so intense that roads melted.
   烈焰的温度很高，连路面都被熔化了。
4. The best way to respond to a flame is to ignore it.
   回应谩骂性电子邮件的最好办法就是置之不理。
5. Her cheeks flamed an angry red
   她气得脸涨红了。
6. Christopher's listening face flamed at the contempt.
   克利斯托弗听到这种蔑视，气得涨红了脸。
7. She managed to scramble out of the vehicle as it burst into flames.
   车子一下子起火了，她设法从里面爬了出来。
8. He accused the Tories of 'fanning the flames of extremism'.
   他谴责保守党分子“煽动极端主义情绪”。
9. Fires broke out everywhere, the entire city went up in flames.
   到处都燃起了火，整个城市陷入一片火海。
10. Simmer over a very low flame until the rice is cooked to your liking.
    用小火焖，直至把米饭焖到合你口味的程度。
11. The water was heated by a naked gas flame.
    水是用燃气明火加热的。
12. Sue was seen dating an old flame
    有人看见休跟旧情人约会。
13. The flame is a quasi-religious emblem of immortality.
    火焰可以算作不朽的宗教象征。
14. As he came closer he saw a gigantic wall of raging flame before him.
    他走近时发现前面是一道烈火熊熊的巨大火墙。
15. The streets were now in one fierce sheet of flame
    街道上现在是一片火海。
16. The two sheets of flame clashed, soaring hundreds of feet high.
    两片火焰化作一处，腾起了几百英尺高的烈焰。
17. The flame sputters out.
    火焰毕剥作响。
18. A yellow tongue of flame shot upwards.
    一条黄色的火舌直冲上天。
19. He is an old flame of Sarah's, from her days as a single girl about town.
    他是萨拉的旧情人，是她作为单身时髦女郎时的旧爱。
20. At every turn smoke and flame stopped efforts to get into the living quarters.
    到处是烟雾和火焰，根本无法进入住处。
21. The moon began to show her silver flame.
    月儿开始发出银色的光辉。
22. A volcano spouts flame and lava.
    火山喷出火焰和岩浆。
23. Azaleas bloom red as a flame.
    杜鹃似火。
24. The hillsides in June flame with azaleas.
    六月的山坡杜鹃花一片火红。
25. Great tongues of flame shot up here and there.
    火舌四张。
26. She felt colour flame up in her cheeks.
    她感到脸上火辣辣地红了起来。
27. The candle flame flicked and went out.
    烛火摇曳着，随即熄灭了。
28. They broiled Turkey over a charcoal flame.
    他们在炭火上烤火鸡。
29. The firemen tried their best to keep the flame under.
    消防人员尽他们最大的努力把火势控制住。
30. With him a bright flame was extinguished.
    一团明亮的火焰和他一起熄灭了。

  blaze flame flare glare glow【导航词义：燃烧；发光】

  blaze v. 燃烧；闪耀

〔辨析〕指猛烈燃烧，火光熊熊；也可以指发出强光。

  flame v. 〈文〉燃烧；照亮

〔辨析〕指燃烧，火焰强度不及 blaze；也可以指照亮某处。

  flare v. 突然烧起来；（短暂地）烧旺

〔辨析〕强调火焰等突然燃烧，发出白光，时间短、不稳定。

  glare v. 发出强光，闪耀，照耀

〔辨析〕指发出刺眼的强光，照耀在某人或某物上。

  glow v. 发红光；红光焕发

〔辨析〕尤指热的物体发出红光；也可以指人因运动或激动致使脸部等发热、发红。

n.

fan the flames (of sth)

• 煽风点火；煽动（情绪）
  to make a feeling such as anger, hatred, etc. worse
  1. His writings fanned the flames of racism.
     他的写作煽起了种族主义情绪。

noun

1. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
   1. fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries

   Synonym:    fireflaming

verb

1. criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
   1. the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed

2. be in flames or aflame
   1. The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset

3. shine with a sudden light
   1. The night sky flared with the massive bombardment

   Synonym:    flare