inflame

英 [ɪnˈfleɪm]

美 [ɪnˈfleɪm]

v.  激起…的强烈感情; (尤指)使愤怒，使激动; 使(局势)恶化; 使更棘手

过去分词：inflamed　过去式：inflamed　现在分词：inflaming　第三人称单数：inflames　复数：inflames　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18453 / COCA.13961

牛津词典

verb

• 激起…的强烈感情；（尤指）使愤怒，使激动
  to cause very strong feelings, especially anger or excitement, in a person or in a group of people
  1. His comments have inflamed teachers all over the country.
     他的评论激怒了全国教师。
• 使（局势）恶化；使更棘手
  to make a situation worse or more difficult to deal with
  1. The situation was further inflamed by the arrival of the security forces.
     保安部队的到达使局势更加难以控制。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使更加激动;引起…的热情;使愤怒
  If somethinginflamesa situation orinflamespeople's feelings, it makes people feel even more strongly about something.
  1. 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。
  2. The shooting has only inflamed passions further.
     枪击事件无疑是火上浇油。

英英释义

verb

• become inflamed
  1. His throat inflamed
• cause inflammation in
  1. The repetitive motion inflamed her joint
• arouse or excite feelings and passions
  1. The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
  2. The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
  3. Wake old feelings of hatred
  Synonym:stir upwakeigniteheatfire up
• cause to start burning
  1. The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
  Synonym:kindleenkindleconflagrate
• catch fire
  1. The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
  Synonym:kindle

双语例句

• To release substances that inflame the air passages and cause them to contract.
  释放出一些物质使气管发炎导致它们痉挛。
• If they menaceisrael across the Golan Heights, Israel will protect itself fiercely, which is sure to inflame Arab opinion.
  如果他们跨过戈兰高地威胁以色列，以色列会用激烈手段保护自己，而这必会激起阿拉伯世界的反应。
• Our lack of response seemed to inflame the colonel.
  由于我们没有反应，好象惹恼了那个上校。
• The testimony would inflame the jurors, and lead them astray from the facts of the case
  证言会激怒陪审员，使他们背离案件事实。
• As for Mr Obama, a president in a titanic struggle over health reform may find it dangerous to inflame the Israel lobby.
  另一方面，奥巴马总统正奋力推进他的医疗改革事业，这个时候激怒以色列的游说团体是危险的。
• The shooting has only inflamed passions further.
  枪击事件无疑是火上浇油。
• To irritate or inflame, as by chafing or sunburn.
  发热因摩擦或日晒而发热或变红。
• Excessively hot weather can dull the spirits or inflame moods; a study by the Chicago police a few years ago, for example, showed that sudden upward swings in temperature are usually associated with higher murder rates.
  过于炎热的天气会让人提不起精神，或变得易爆易怒。举个例子，几年前芝加哥警察局的一项研究现实，气温突然上升通常与较高的谋杀率相关联。
• It said the actions of the Defense Department will simply inflame tensions.
  工会称，国防部的行为只会加剧紧张形势。
• Although some argue that a generalised burst of foreign exchange intervention could act as a global monetary easing, a more widespread view is that such a round of competitive devaluation is more likely to inflame international tensions.
  虽然有人主张，各国突然之间纷纷展开汇市干预行动，可能起到全球货币政策放松的作用，但比较普遍的看法是，这样一轮竞争性贬值，更有可能加剧国际紧张。