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ablaze

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ablaze ˈbleɪz/ adjective
ablaze
ˈbleɪz/
adjective
Learner's definition of ABLAZE
not used before a noun
: in the process of burning : on fire燃烧;着火;起火
: glowing with light, color, or emotionoften + with闪亮;色彩明亮;情感炽热
TOEFL BNC: 15022 COCA: 16903

ablaze

adjective or adverb

1
: being on fire
2
: radiant with light or emotion
his face all ablaze with excitement Bram Stoker

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Not long before the sun came up, the Firebaughs saw that their ridge top was ablaze in bright orange flames that would eventually consume their house. Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 Thousands of National Guard soldiers patrolled the streets of Tijuana after armed and hooded criminals effectively shut down the city by forcing passengers off public transportation and setting taxis ablaze. Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2022 Firearms are rarely used in Japan, where most attacks involve stabbings or dousing a place with gasoline and setting it ablaze, or running haywire on the street in a vehicle. Yuri Kageyama, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2022 Such weapons are rarely used in Japan, where most attacks involve stabbings or dousing a place with gasoline and setting it ablaze, or running haywire on the street in a vehicle. Yuri Kageyama, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 According to the report, security footage obtained from Dearborn Fresh Supermarket shows a man pouring flammable liquid onto the side of the store and then setting it ablaze early on Sunday morning. Lauren Wethington, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2022 By the end of November, just about everything surrounding the Chicago Bears football team was undeniably ablaze. Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 Firefighters arrived within a few minutes to find the home fully ablaze with flames coming out of windows, Murdock said. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 Photos showed homes ablaze and clouds of smoke climbing high into the air. Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ablaze was circa 1676
TOEFL BNC: 15022 COCA: 16903
ablaze

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe着火set sth使某物着火Truck after truck was set ablaze as the fire spread.火勢蔓延,卡車一輛接一輛地起火了。ADVERBwell (BrE) 火光熊熊By the time firefighters were called, the house was well ablaze.消防隊員接到火警電話時,房子已是一片火海。PREPOSITIONwith因⋯而明亮Every window was ablaze with light.每扇窗戶都燈火通明。

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