
好词典

源自中古英语 'flaming',来自古法语 'flamant',最终源自拉丁语 'flamma'(火焰)。
❶ 指物体正在燃烧或发出明亮火焰的状态,形容火势猛烈或颜色鲜红如火焰。
“The flaming building lit up the night sky.”
(燃烧的大楼照亮了夜空。)
“She threw the letter into the flaming fireplace.”
(她把信扔进了熊熊燃烧的壁炉。)
❶ 用于强调强烈的情绪或极端的程度,带有夸张或幽默的意味。
“That was a flaming disaster!”
(那简直是一场灾难!)
“He's a flaming genius at solving puzzles.”
(他解谜题简直是个天才。)
❶ 指燃烧的过程或状态,或指火焰本身。
“The flaming of the candles created a romantic atmosphere.”
(蜡烛的燃烧营造出浪漫的氛围。)
“We watched the flaming of the bonfire for hours.”
(我们看着篝火燃烧了好几个小时。)
flaming sword — 指神话或传说中燃烧的剑,常象征神圣的力量或惩罚。
“The angel guarded the gate with a flaming sword.”
(天使手持燃烧的剑守卫着大门。)
flaming youth — 形容充满激情、叛逆或放纵的年轻人。
“The novel depicts the lives of flaming youth in the 1920s.”
(这部小说描绘了20世纪20年代叛逆青年的生活。)