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Smoldering Feelings Fire Word 英 Sməʊdərɪŋ] 美 Smoʊdərɪŋ N.闷烧;不完全燃烧

英语单词 smoldering
英美音标 英 ['sməʊdərɪŋ] 美 ['smoʊdərɪŋ]
中文释义 n.闷烧;不完全燃烧
=smouldering.
动词smolder/smoulder的现在分词形式.
英语例句 (1) The wood was smoldering in the fireplace.
中文例句 (1) 木柴在壁炉中闷烧。
vocabulary简明 When a fire is smoking but not in flame, it is smoldering. If you're silently angry, your contained rage is smoldering, too.
vocabulary扩展 Just like a fire that doesn't go out completely, this word is used for emotions that also refuse to die out — they just keep going, though under the surface. If you keep a lid on your feelings, but are mad at someone, your feelings are smoldering. People often talk about smoldering feelings of love or lust: in romance novels and romantic comedies, there will be smoldering feelings and smoldering looks. This is a word for emotional heat that keeps burning.

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