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inflame v.激怒；加剧；发炎 (1) 她的问题似乎更加激怒了他。(2) 由于我们没有反应，好象惹恼了那个上校。(3) 侮辱只是起了加剧长期不和的作用。(4) 一次误解或错误归因的攻击可能加剧紧张局势。(5) 这样处理，可使伤口不发炎感染，而且愈后不留疤痕。 Getting a parking ticket might inflame your frustration, and when a city imposes a curfew it may inflame the community's feelings of resentment. Another way to inflame is more literal: to cause a physical condition that involves swelling, pain, and redness. Scratching your poison ivy rash will only inflame it in the long run, even if it briefly brings relief. Inflame is from the Latin inflammare, "set on fire" and "excite."

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英 [ɪn'fleɪm] 美 [ɪn'fleɪm] (1) Her question seemed to inflame him all the more.(2) Our lack of response seemed to inflame the colonel.(3) Insults only served to inflame the feud.(4) A misinterpreted or misattributed attack could inflame tensions.(5) By this way, the wound wouldn't inflame and would close up without any scar. To inflame is to make feelings stronger, or stir them up. Reminding your grandfather about the time his car was stolen may just inflame his anger. 1[VERB 动词]使更加激动；引起…的热情；使愤怒 If something inflames a situation or inflames people's feelings, it makes people feel even more strongly about something.   [V n]  [JOURNALISM 新闻]The General holds the rebels responsible for inflaming the situation...将军认为叛乱者是造成形势激化的原因。The shooting has only inflamed passions further.枪击事件无疑是火上浇油。

英语单词	inflame
英美音标	英 [ɪn'fleɪm] 美 [ɪn'fleɪm]
中文释义	v.激怒；加剧；发炎
英语例句	(1) Her question seemed to inflame him all the more. (2) Our lack of response seemed to inflame the colonel. (3) Insults only served to inflame the feud. (4) A misinterpreted or misattributed attack could inflame tensions. (5) By this way, the wound wouldn't inflame and would close up without any scar.
中文例句	(1) 她的问题似乎更加激怒了他。 (2) 由于我们没有反应，好象惹恼了那个上校。 (3) 侮辱只是起了加剧长期不和的作用。 (4) 一次误解或错误归因的攻击可能加剧紧张局势。 (5) 这样处理，可使伤口不发炎感染，而且愈后不留疤痕。
vocabulary简明	To inflame is to make feelings stronger, or stir them up. Reminding your grandfather about the time his car was stolen may just inflame his anger.
vocabulary扩展	Getting a parking ticket might inflame your frustration, and when a city imposes a curfew it may inflame the community's feelings of resentment. Another way to inflame is more literal: to cause a physical condition that involves swelling, pain, and redness. Scratching your poison ivy rash will only inflame it in the long run, even if it briefly brings relief. Inflame is from the Latin inflammare, "set on fire" and "excite."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]使更加激动；引起…的热情；使愤怒 If something inflames a situation or inflames people's feelings, it makes people feel even more strongly about something. [V n] [JOURNALISM 新闻] The General holds the rebels responsible for inflaming the situation... 将军认为叛乱者是造成形势激化的原因。 The shooting has only inflamed passions further. 枪击事件无疑是火上浇油。

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