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

• 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。
• 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。
• It is also important to avoid asthma triggers-stimuli that irritate and inflame the airways.
  避免哮喘诱因刺激气道和导致发炎也是很重要的。
• But it can easily inflame nationalistic tempers too.
  但是互联网也可以轻易点燃民族主义怒火。
• 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。
• 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。
• The shooting has only inflamed passions further.
  枪击事件无疑是火上浇油。
• Her question seemed to inflame him all the more.
  她提出的问题似乎使他更加气愤。
• 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。
• An attack on Iran would further inflame it.
  攻击伊朗只会进一步刺痛这个伤口。