英:[əˈfleɪm]
美:[əˈflem]
英:[əˈfleɪm]
美:[əˈflem]
a·flame
fleIm
Adjective
1. keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement;
"his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker
"he was aflame with desire"
2. lighted up by or as by fire or flame;
"forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"
"even the car's tires were aflame"
"a night aflare with fireworks"
"candles alight on the tables"
"blazing logs in the fireplace"
"a burning cigarette"
"a flaming crackling fire"
"houses on fire"
"着火,熊熊燃烧",1550年代,来自 a-(1)"在...上" + flame(n.) 。比喻用法始于1856年。
a- >entry 1 + flame >entry 1
The first known use of aflame was in the 15th century
aforesaidadjective
said or named before
aforementionedadjective
mentioned before
aforeadverb or conjunction or preposition
before
afootadverb or adjective
on foot
travels afoot
in the process of development : under way
a plan was afoot to seize power
aflutteradjective
flapping quickly
nervously excited
afloatadjective or adverb
carried on or as if on the water
being at sea
circulating about : rumored
there was a story afloat
aflameadjective or adverb
afire
1 The music is aflame with staggered, pulsing chords and desire, then settles into a long episode of dreamy, sensual allure.
2 He was in his mid-20s at the time, playing constantly, aflame with ideas.
3 Ms. González keeps her character’s hope aflame, and with it the spirit of this production.
4 I tumbled down into reality, hot-handed and self-conscious, with my face aflame, and began to stammer my apologies.
5 His face was aflame, even his knees seemed to blush with rage, shame, self - depreciation.
他的脸涨得通红、因为愤怒 、 羞愧和蔑视自己, 好象连裸露在外面的膝盖都泛上一层红晕.
6 She was aflame with snobbery and, as she grew older, addicted to bullying and one-upmanship.
7 The whole building was soon aflame.
整个建筑物不久就燃烧起来了。
8 First my eyes, then hair, then down my limbs, until even my toes and fingers felt they were aflame.
9 Puddings were aflame and champagne flowing Thursday evening when Warner Bros.
10 Since the ’80s, she has been an emblem of the city’s downtown cool, a spiky transgressive with enough cultural currency to set Broadway aflame with a one-woman show.
11 Olmsted was nearly seventy, his mouth aflame, his head roaring, each night a desert of wakefulness.
12 He orchestrates aflame with instrumental color, producing such surprises as a prominent part for South American wooden flute.
13 And during the assault on a character’s compound, the camera drifts from the action to show us magnificent palm trees that have been set aflame, their leafy crowns now a starburst of destruction.
14 He claims to have returned home unexpectedly from his brief tour, aflame with rage at his wife’s infidelity, of which he believes he has incontrovertible proof.
15 Many fell out, aflame, burning and squealing on the steps.
很多掉出来,燃烧着,在踏步上嚎叫。
16 From the street below, the top floor of the Rookery seemed aflame with the shifting light of the jets and the fire in the great hearth.
17 The land was aflame with the roaring heat of a blacksmith’s fire; there was no solid earth, no sky.
18 The rage may frighten us; it may remind us of riots, uprisings, and buildings aflame.
19 Housed in a 14th-century Augustine monastery, its exhibition halls set around an arched cloister whose garden was aflame with orange poppies.
20 At last year's Bumbershoot, O was aflame with color and artistry, a vibrantly plumed bird preening as she owned the stage.
2 大为激动
3 着火
ablaze ignition catch kindle ignite catch fire alight afire inflammation combustion light flame fire blaze inflame in a blaze burning on fire strike take fire be on fire set afire
4 激动
excited incandescent tumultuous afire hot-blooded excitement warmth tingle flutter arousal hoo-ha work stir excite electrify wrought up emotional heated worked up pulsating psyched thrill fever exhilaration get rise flap set pulse racing hype up work up fire up up mad flaming agitated feverish touched amped jazzed heat feeling twitter transport electricity drama zest zing grip whirl inflame rouse enthuse exhilarate work up into work yourself up into work yourself up be on edge in a lather
7 五彩缤纷
9 着火地
10 燃烧
ablaze IN fire combustion burn flame glow flare kindle ignite on fire red ardent inflammation combust quicken set fire to live living burning fiery flaming fired flamy ignition light tind inflame
11 光辉
brilliant glorious lucid effulgent refulgent aglitter splendent agleam light fire shine glory glow brightness blaze halo sparkle glitter splendor sheen radiance luster luminosity irradiance effulgence aureole refulgence coruscation
12 炽烈的
14 激动的
excited incandescent tumultuous afire hot-blooded wrought up emotional heated pulsating psyched
16 红似火的
17 发亮
splendid lucent splendent luciferous lucency light shine polish flush glow bloom kindle brighten lighten sheen burnish illumine aglow
18 冒火焰
21 窘迫
embarrassed distressed sheepish abashed distress embarrassment embarrass discomfit hot under the collar
22 炽热