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

• Study to Identify Long Term Sites for Mid-stream Operations Insults only served to inflame the feud.
  中流作业长期用地的选址研究侮辱只是起了加剧长期不和的作用。
• 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。
• So far as finance is concerned Mr Obama has worked to moderate anti-business sentiment, not inflame it.
  就金融而言，奥巴马的努力方向一直是平息（而非煽动）反商业情绪。
• Giving the Germans the top monetary job would probably inflame north-south divisions in Europe.
  将货币政策方面的最高职位交给德国人，将很可能激化欧洲的南北分化。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Any such test would further inflame regional tensions and follows Pyongyang's warnings in recent weeks that it stands on the brink of open war with Seoul.
  此类试射将进一步加剧地区紧张局势，最近几周，朝鲜政府曾警告称，其与韩国正处在战争的边缘。
• US President Barack Obama has said the release of more photos of prisoner abuse by US soldiers is "of no benefit" and may inflame opinion against the US.
  美国总统奥巴马称，放出美士兵虐俘事件的照片“没有什么好处”，并可能影响大家对美国的观点。
• 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。