[VERB 动词]熊熊燃烧 When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
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Three people died as wreckage blazed, and rescuers fought to release trapped drivers...
汽车残骸熊熊燃烧,三人葬身火海,救援人员奋力解救被困的司机们。
The log fire was blazing merrily.
木柴烧得正旺。
...a blazing fire.
熊熊燃烧的大火
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]大火;烈火 A blaze is a large fire which is difficult to control and which destroys a lot of things.
[usu sing]
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
Two firemen were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block last night.
昨晚,一场大火吞噬了一座高层建筑,两位消防员被烧伤。
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[VERB 动词]照耀;发出(强光);绽放(光彩) If something blazes with light or colour, it is extremely bright.
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[LITERARY 文]
The gardens blazed with colour.
花园色彩绚丽。
Blaze is also a noun.
I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour.
我想让门前的花园变得五彩缤纷。
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[VERB 动词](眼睛)闪耀,闪烁,充满(感情);(情感在眼中)燃烧 If someone's eyes are blazing with an emotion, or if an emotion is blazing in their eyes, their eyes look very bright because they are feeling that emotion so strongly.
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He got to his feet and his dark eyes were blazing with anger...
他站起身来,乌黑的眼睛里喷射着怒火。
Eva stood up and indignation blazed in her eyes...
伊娃站了起来,眼睛里燃烧着愤怒。
His eyes blazed intently into mine...
他凝视着我的眼睛。
Miss Turner turned blazing eyes on the victim.
特纳小姐无比同情地看着受害者。
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[N-SING 单数名词]大量(宣传或关注) A blaze of publicity or attention is a great amount of it.
[a N of n]
He was arrested in a blaze of publicity.
他在铺天盖地的报道中被捕了。
...the sporting career that began in a blaze of glory.
在一片荣耀中开始的体育生涯
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[VERB 动词](枪炮)连续射击(或开火) If guns blaze, or blaze away, they fire continuously, making a lot of noise.
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[V away]
Guns were blazing, flares going up and the sky was lit up all around...
炮火不断,信号弹此起彼伏,四周的天空都被照亮了。
She took the gun and blazed away with calm and deadly accuracy.
她拿起枪,冷静地连续射击,弹无虚发。
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[PHRASE 短语]开辟道路;作开路先锋 If someone blazes a trail, they discover or develop something new.
[V inflects]
These surgeons have blazed the trail in the treatment of bomb victims.
这些外科医生在治疗炸伤方面开辟了新的道路。
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blaze/bleɪz; NAmEbleɪz/
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blazeblazesblazedblazingverb1[intransitive ]to burn brightly and strongly 熊熊燃烧◆A huge fire was blazing in the fireplace.壁炉中火烧得正旺。◆Within minutes the whole building was blazing.不消几分钟整个大楼便成了一片火海。◆He rushed back into the blazing house.他又返回,冲进了燃烧着的房子。2[intransitive ]to shine brightly 闪耀;发亮光◆The sun blazed down from a clear blue sky.耀眼的阳光从清澈蔚蓝的天空中照射下来。◆The garden blazed with colour.花园里姹紫嫣红。3[intransitive ]blaze(with sth) ( formal) if sb's eyes blaze,they look extremely angry 怒视;(怒火)燃烧◆Her eyes were blazing with fury.她的双眼燃烧着怒火。4(alsoblazon)[transitive , usually passive ]blazesth (across/all over sth) to make news or information widely known by telling people about it in a way they are sure to notice 大肆宣扬◆The story was blazed all over the daily papers.那个传闻被各家报纸炒得沸沸扬扬。5[intransitive ]blaze(away) if a gun or sb using a gun blazes,the gun fires continuously 连续射击◆In the distance machine guns were blazing.机关枪在远处不停地射击。IDIOMblaze a ˈtrailto be the first to do or to discover sth that others follow 作开路先锋;领先◆The department is blazing a trail in the field of laser surgery.这个部门正在为激光外科学领域开辟一条新路。☞compare
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n.PHRASAL VERBˌblaze ˈup1to suddenly start burning very strongly (突然)熊熊燃烧起来2to suddenly become very angry 突然动怒noun1[countable ]( used especially in newspapers 尤用于报章) a very large fire, especially a dangerous one 烈火;火灾◆Five people died in the blaze.火灾中有五人丧生。2[singular ]strong bright flames in a fire 火焰◆Dry wood makes a good blaze.干木柴烧得旺。3[singular ]a blazeof sth a very bright show of lights or colour; an impressive or noticeable show of sth (光或色彩等的)展现◆The gardens are a blaze of colour.花园里姹紫嫣红。◆a blaze of lights in the city centre市中心通明的灯火◆the bright blaze of the sun太阳的光辉◆a blaze of glory荣耀◆They got married in a blaze of publicity.他们结婚的事受到了传媒大力宣扬。4[singular ](a) blazeof sth a sudden show of very strong feeling (感情)迸发;发泄◆a blaze of anger/passion/hate怒火╱激情╱仇恨的迸发5[countable , usually singular ]a white mark on an animal's face 动物面部的白斑IDIOMSwhat/where/who the ˈblazes…?( old-fashioned,informal) used to emphasize that you are annoyed and surprised, to avoid using the word ‘hell’(委婉语,烦恼和惊奇时说,与 hell 同义)◆What the blazes have you done?你到底搞的什么名堂?like blazes( old-fashioned,informal) very hard; very fast 猛烈地;迅速地blaze/bleɪz; NAmEbleɪz/
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blazeblaze1 /bleɪz/ ●○○ noun
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1firea)[countable usually singular] a big dangerous fire – used especially in news reports → ablaze: It took almost 100 firemen to bring the blaze under control.fight/tackle/control a blaze Helicopters were used to help fight the blaze.house/factory/barn etc blaze a huge chemical factory blazeb)[singular] a fire burning with strong bright flames: I lit the fire and soon had a cheerful blaze going.► see thesaurus at
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2light/colour [singular] very bright light or colour → ablazeblaze of the blaze of light from the security lamps The garden is a blaze of colour at this time of year.3blaze of publicity/glory a lot of public attention or success and praise: As soon as the trial was over, the blaze of publicity surrounding him vanished. She played the Canada tournament, then retired, going out in a blaze of glory (=ending her career with a lot of success and praise).4[singular] a sudden show of very strong emotion: A blaze of anger flashed across his face.5what the blazes/who the blazes etc old-fashioned spoken used to emphasize a question when you are annoyed: What the blazes is going on here?6like blazes old-fashioned spoken as fast, as much, or as strongly as possible: We had to run like blazes.7[countable usually singular] a white mark, especially one down the front of a horse’s faceCOLLOCATIONSverbsfight a blaze· Nearly 80 firefighters fought the blaze for three hours on Sunday.tackle a blaze British English (=fight it)· Fire crews were called out to tackle a blaze at a house near York.control a blaze· It took more than an hour to control the blaze at the hotel.bring a blaze under control· For more than four hours they battled to bring the blaze under control.put out/extinguish a blaze· Staff managed to put out the blaze before firemen arrived.a blaze breaks out (also a blaze starts)· The blaze broke out on the third floor of the building.a blaze spreads· The blaze quickly spread to a neighbouring house.NOUN + blazea house/factory/car etc blaze (=a burning house/factory/car etc)· Three people were badly hurt in a house blaze.
blaze1 noun
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blazeblaze2 ●○○ verb [intransitive]
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1fire to burn very brightly and strongly → blazing: The room was warm, with a fire blazing in the hearth.► see thesaurus at
burn
2light to shine with a very bright light: A huge truck was advancing towards us, its headlights blazing. The sun blazed down as we walked along the valley.► see thesaurus at
shine
3eyes [usually in progressive] literary if someone’s eyes are blazing, their eyes are shining brightly because they are feeling a very strong emotion, usually angerblaze with Linda leapt to her feet, her dark eyes blazing with anger.4gun (also blaze away) if guns blaze, they fire bullets quickly and continuously: An enemy plane roared overhead, its guns blazing.5blaze a trail to develop or do something new and important, or to do something important that no one has done before: an innovative young company that has blazed a trail for others to follow6be blazed across/all over something if something is blazed across a newspaper etc, it is written in a way that everyone will notice: News of their divorce was blazed across all the tabloids.
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