[N-VAR 可变名词]火焰；烈焰；火舌 A flame is a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is burning.
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。
...a huge ball of flame.
一大团火焰
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
[V n]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
[COMPUTING 计算机]
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。
Flame is also a verb.
Ever been flamed?
收到过带有攻击性的电子邮件吗？
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[VERB 动词](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.
[V colour]
[V]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
Her cheeks flamed an angry red...
她气得脸涨红了。
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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
flaming
；
old flame
；(激情之)火；(怒)火 You can refer to a feeling of passion or anger as a flameof passion or a flameof anger.
[with supp]
...that burning flame of love.
那种熊熊燃烧的爱情之火
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
[V inflects]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
[V inflects]
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”。
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
[V inflects]
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。
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[PHRASE 短语]起火；失火 Something that is in flames is on fire.
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flame★/fleɪm; NAmEfleɪm/
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flameflamesflamedflamingnoun★1★[countable , uncountable ]a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from sth that is on fire 火焰；火舌◆the tiny yellow flame of a match火柴小小的黄色火焰◆The flames were growing higher and higher.熊熊火焰越来越高。◆The building was in flames(= was burning).大楼失火了。◆The plane burst into flame(s)(= suddenly began burning strongly).飞机突然猛烈燃烧起来。◆Everything went up in flames(= was destroyed by fire).一切都毁于大火。2[uncountable ]a bright red or orange colour 鲜红色；橘红色；橙黄色◆a flame-red car橘红色的汽车3[countable ]( literary) a very strong feeling 强烈的感情；激情◆a flame of passion激情的烈火☞see also
old flame
4[countable ]( informal) an angry or insulting message sent to sb by email or on the Internet 火药味电邮（或互联网信息）IDIOMsee
fan
v.verb1[intransitive ](+ adj.)( literary) to burn with a bright flame 燃烧◆The logs flamed on the hearth.木柴在壁炉床里燃烧。◆( figurative) Hope flamed in her.她燃起了希望之火。2[intransitive , transitive ](+ adj.)|flame(sth) ( literary) (of a person's face 人脸)to become red as a result of a strong emotion; to make sth become red （因强烈情绪而）变红，使变红◆Her cheeks flamed with rage.她愤怒得两颊通红。3[transitive ]flamesb ( informal) to send sb an angry or insulting message by email or on the Internet 发送火药味电邮（或互联网信息）flame/fleɪm; NAmEfleɪm/
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flame1 noun
flame2 verb
flameflame1 /fleɪm/ ●●○ noun
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1flame (1)[countable, uncountable] hot bright burning gas that you see when something is on fire: Flames poured out of the windows of the building. They rushed past us with buckets of water and tried to douse the flames. They sat around the campfire, watching the flickering flames.Flames quickly engulfed the building. a candle flame2in flames burning in a way that is difficult to control: When we reached Mandalay it was in flames. They escaped just as the house was engulfed in flames.3go up in flames/burst into flames to suddenly begin burning in a way that is difficult to control: The helicopter burst into flames after hitting a power line.4a flame of anger/desire/passion etc literary a strong feeling: Flames of desire shot through her.5[countable] an angry or rude email → old flame
at old(4)
, → naked flame
at naked(5)
, → fan the flames
at fan2(2)
, → add fuel to the fire/flames
at add(9)
COLLOCATIONSverbsput out/extinguish the flames (=make them stop burning)· The firemen successfully put out the flames.douse the flames (=pour water on them to make them stop)· We used a bucket of water to douse the flames.smother the flames (=put something over them to make them stop burning)· Barry smothered the flames with a blanket.fan the flames (=make them burn more by waving something in front of them)· She used a large piece of card to fan the flames.a flame burns· The flames were burning brightly.a flame dies down (=burns less strongly)· By evening, the flames had gradually died down.a flame goes out (=stops burning)· Try not to let the flame go out.flames flicker (also flames dance literary) (=they move)· He watched the flames flickering in the fireplace.flames engulf something (=they completely surround and burn something)· Flames quickly engulfed the building.flames leap (=they go high into the air)· Flames were leaping up the chimney.flames lick something literary (=they touch something lightly)· Flames licked the darkening sky.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + flamea naked/an open flame (=not enclosed with a cover)· Never use a naked flame near spray paint.a candle flame· He lit the fire with the candle flame.a gas flame· The glass is heated over a gas flame.
flame1 noun
flame2 verb
flameflame2 verb [intransitive]
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1literary to become suddenly bright with light or colour, especially red or orange: Erica’s cheeks flamed with anger.2literary to burn brightly: A great fire flamed in an open fireplace.3to send someone an angry or rude message in an email or on a bulletin board
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