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Firestorm N Count 可数名词 Protest 英 Faɪəstɔːm] 美 Faɪərstɔːrm N.核心爆炸引起的爆炸风暴;风暴性大火;大爆发

英语单词 firestorm
英美音标 英 ['faɪəstɔːm] 美 ['faɪərstɔːrm]
中文释义 n.核心爆炸引起的爆炸风暴;风暴性大火;大爆发
英语例句 (1) The firestorm that leveled Hiroshima after the atomic blast.
中文例句 (1) 原子弹爆炸后,把广岛夷为平地的风暴性大火
柯林斯解释
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词](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 可数名词](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.
      [usu with supp]
      [emphasis]
      [AM 美]
    • The speech has resulted in a firestorm of controversy.

      这一讲话已引发了激烈的争议。

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