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

• Other experts said the findings were also almost certain to inflame a continuing debate over the widening use of antipsychotic drugs.
  其他专家表示，调查结果也几乎肯定在日益扩大使用的抗精神病药物领域将激起一个持续的争论。
• The test results showed that the MCA compound inflame retardant have good inflame-retarding effect for HIPS.
  结果表明，氰尿酸三聚氰胺盐复合阻燃剂对高抗冲聚苯乙烯有良好的阻燃效果。
• Although military forces have not clashed directly in the territorial dispute, past incidents involving private citizens have helped to inflame it.
  虽然双方的军事力量迄今未在这场领土纠纷中直接冲突，但以往曾有涉及私人的事件加剧纠纷。
• 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 unstable region shows the potential of the economic downturn to inflame simmering tensions.
  该地区动荡不安表明，经济低迷可能会引爆蓄势已久的紧张局势。
• 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 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。
• You can inflame a tense situation quickly if everyone is talking about it and word gets back to your manager.
  你可能使已经紧张的气氛更加激烈如果每个人都在谈论发生了什么，最后让老板听到。
• Your dog's skin will inflame and break the pieces with time.
  您的狗的皮肤发炎，并打破件的时间。
• 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。