flame
n
1 [C, U] hot glowing portion of burning gas that comes from something on fire 火焰
The curtains were enveloped in a sheet of flame. 窗簾被火焰吞沒.
the tiny flame of a cigarette-lighter 打火機小小的火焰
The house was in flames, ie was on fire, burning. 房子失火了.
An oil heater was knocked over and burst instantly into flames, ie suddenly began to burn strongly. 油加熱器碰倒了, 頓時燃起了一片大火.
The whole hotel went up in flames (ie was destroyed by fire) in minutes. 整個旅館幾分鐘就燒毀了. =>illus at candle 見candle插圖.
2 [C] bright light or brilliant colour, usu red or orange 明亮的光線或燦爛的顏色(通常指紅色或橙色)
The flowering shrubs were a scarlet flame. 花叢一片嫣紅.
3 [C] (rhet 修辭) intense feeling, esp love 強烈的感情(尤指愛情)
the flame of passion 激情的烈焰
A flicker of interest soon turned into the burning flames of desire. 一絲情趣的星星之火未幾演成了乾柴烈火.
4 [C] (infml 口) person with whom one was once in love; sweetheart or lover (used esp in the expression shown) 舊情人, 情人, 愛人(尤用於以下示例): an old flame 老相好.
5 (idm 習語) add fuel to the flames => add. fan the flames => fan2. pour oil on the flames => pour.
flame v
1 [La, I] burn with a brighter flame 燃燒; 發出火焰
The burning coals started to flame yellow and orange. 燃燒著的煤開始發出了黃色與橙色的火焰.
2 [La, I, Ipr]
glow or shine like (the colour of) flames; blaze 似火焰(的顏色)般地閃耀; 放光
wooded hillsides that flame red in autumn 長滿樹木的山坡, 在秋季紅如火焰
a flaming sunset 火紅的晚霞
flaming red hair 如火的紅發
His face flamed (with anger/embarrassment). 他(氣得[窘得])面紅耳赤.