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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• To irritate or inflame, as by chafing or sunburn.
  发热因摩擦或日晒而发热或变红。
• 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。
• He also wants to station government officials on uninhabited islands at the heart of the continuing territorial dispute with China, a step that would inflame Beijing.
  他同时希望向一系列无人居住的小岛派驻政府官员，而这些小岛则处于尚在持续的中日领土争端的核心位置。此举可能激起北京的强烈反应。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。