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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her question seemed to inflame him all the more.
  她提出的问题似乎使他更加气愤。
• 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。
• 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。
• But the prime minister countered that in his view an early poll could inflame an already volatile situation.
  但是总理阿披实反驳称，按照他的观点，提前投票会激化本来已经反复无常的形势。
• More generally, small particulate matter and other pollutants in indoor smoke inflame the airways and lungs, impairing immune response and reducing the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.
  较为一般的情况是，室内烟雾中的微小颗粒物及其它污染物可使气道和双肺出现炎症，对免疫反应带来损害并且会降低血液携带氧气的能力。