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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3195 COCA: 3199

flame

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 flame /ˈfleɪm/ noun
plural flames
1 flame
/ˈfleɪm/
noun
plural flames
Learner's definition of FLAME
[count] : the hot, glowing gas that can be seen when a fire is burning火焰;火舌
: a state of burning brightly燃烧
[count]
[noncount]
[count] : strongly felt emotion强烈的感情;激情usually plural通常用复数
[count] informal : a person you have a romantic relationship with : sweetheart恋人;情人
[count] : an angry or insulting e-mail message泄愤(或辱骂性)的电子邮件

fan the flames

see 2fan
2 flame /ˈfleɪm/ verb
flames; flamed; flaming
2 flame
/ˈfleɪm/
verb
flames; flamed; flaming
Learner's definition of FLAME
[no object] : to burn with a flame : to produce a flame燃烧;冒出火焰
often + up
[no object] literary : to feel or express strong or angry emotion(感情)爆发;激动;发怒
[no object] literary : to shine brightly : glow发光;照耀
[+ object] : to send an angry or insulting e-mail message to (someone)发送泄愤(或辱骂性)的电子邮件

flame out

[phrasal verb]
of a jet engine : to stop working suddenly(喷气式发动机)突然失灵,突然停止运转
US, informal : to fail or end in a very sudden way突然失败;突然结束
see also flameout
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3195 COCA: 3199

flame

1 of 2

noun

1
: the glowing gaseous part of a fire
2
a
: a state of blazing combustion
the car burst into flame
b
: a condition or appearance suggesting a flame or burning: such as
(1)
: burning zeal or passion
(2)
: a strong reddish-orange color
3
4
5
: the memory, reputation, or beliefs of a deceased person
broadly : memory
keeper of the flame
6
: an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message

flame

2 of 2

verb

flamed; flaming

intransitive verb

1
: to burn with a flame : blaze
2
a
: to burst or break out violently or passionately
flaming with indignation
b
: to send an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message
3
: to shine brightly : glow
color flaming up in her cheeks

transitive verb

1
: to send or convey by means of flame
flame a message by signal fires
2
: to treat or affect with flame: such as
a
: to sear, sterilize, or destroy by fire
b
3
: to send an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message to or about
flamer noun

Example Sentences

Noun the flame of a candle We built a fire and roasted marshmallows over the flames. They tried to put out the fire, but the flames grew higher. The engine burst into flame. Verb A fire flamed in the oven. The sun flamed through the clouds. color flaming in her cheeks See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
During safety tests, when held to an open flame the branches melted but did not ignite. Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 15 Sep. 2022 The actual audio, like his wife’s wiretapped conversation with an old flame, could be listened to for a fee. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Owners say the restaurant brings the centuries-old cooking technique of churrasco — roasting prime cuts of meat over an open flame. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Going back to an old flame may be ill-advised, but going back to your old job might be a great idea. Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 Returning to a favorite restaurant after a long spell is like encountering an old flame: Will there still be sparks? Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022 During a break, his daughters, wife Judy, and niece Jen collected sticks to fashion a rotisserie spit and then roasted the birds over an open flame. Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 27 July 2022 This bright sauce elevates and balances anything cooked over an open flame. Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022 Charring a tortilla over an open flame has always seemed unnecessarily risky to me, especially considering how beautifully a tortilla takes to a very hot cast-iron pan, and, in my experience, the broiler does wonders on peppers and eggplant. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022
Verb
Kemmis isn’t alone in comparing alkaline hydrolysis to flame cremation. Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2022 There was one hint of the scares at the end of Episode 1 as Elle meets up with the English industrialist whose eyes flame unnaturally. John Hopewell, Variety, 18 June 2022 Old feuds flame up at Alexia’s bachelorette party and Larsa decides to move forward with selling her family home. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 By eliminating Russian coal, European countries will be forced to compete for replacements on the international market, and the cost of securing energy supplies will likely flame higher. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2022 Biden decides to flame some TikTok dancers (Aristotle Athari) via his Finsta account, before getting confused over a pro-Russian commercial. Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2022 And political fights for compensation to pay for access in tenant and indigent health care laws, particularly involving undocumented residents, may be used to flame more racial outrage among the conservative base. Nathan Newman, The Week, 25 June 2021 Hosted by Kenan Thompson, the comedy special opens up the floor for Joe, Nick, and Kevin to bash and flame each other in a way only siblings can. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2021 The news media speculated that the city's artificial lights lured in grasshoppers like moths to flame. Joshua Sokol New York Times, Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English flaume, flaumbe, from Anglo-French flame (from Latin flamma) & flambe, flamble, from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma flame; akin to Latin flagrare to burn — more at black entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flame was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3195 COCA: 3199
flame

noun¹

1hot bright stream of fire火焰ADJECTIVE | ... OF FLAME | VERB + FLAME | FLAME + VERB | PHRASES ADJECTIVEhot熾熱的火焰small小火苗bright明亮的火焰dancing, flickering, leaping舞動的/閃爍的/跳動的火焰naked, open (NAmE) 明火pork cooked over an open flame明火烤製的豬肉Never smoke near a naked flame.在明火附近千萬不要吸煙。candle, gas燭焰;煤氣的火焰Olympic奧運聖火... OF FLAMEball, sheet, tongue火團;火海;火舌The plane crashed in a ball of flames.飛機在一團火光中墜毀。Sheets of flame shot into the air.熊熊火焰直衝雲霄。VERB + FLAMEignite, light, spark (often figurative) 點火;激起感情His childhood interest in the game had ignited a flame of passion for football.他童年時對足球的興趣點燃了他對這項運動的激情。rekindle (often figurative) 重新點燃⋯之火They tried to rekindle the flames of romance.他們試圖重燃愛火。blow out, extinguish, snuff, snuff out將火吹滅/熄滅/撲滅/掐滅feel (often figurative) 感覺到⋯之火She felt a flame of anger flicker and grow.她感到心中升起一團怒火。FLAME + VERBburn, crackle火燃燒;火劈里啪啦地燃燒The flame burned brightly.火燒得很旺。grow火燃燒起來die, go out火熄滅The candle flame flickered and went out.燭火閃爍着,然後熄滅了。leap, rise, shoot火焰跳躍/上升/往上衝Flames leaped from the burning house.火焰從燃燒的房子躥上去。Flames shot high into the air.火焰衝天。lick (sth)火焰吞捲(⋯)Orange flames were already licking around the foot of the stairs.橙色的火焰已燃至樓梯底部。dance, flicker火焰舞動/搖曳Flames danced in the gas lantern.火苗在煤氣燈裏跳動。PHRASESthe crackle of flames火焰的劈啪聲
flame

noun²

2flames fireADJECTIVE | VERB + FLAMES | FLAMES + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEblazing, burning, crackling, roaring熾熱的/燃燒的/劈啪作響的/熊熊燃燒的大火intense烈火VERB + FLAMESbe engulfed in被火吞沒go up in被燒燬All the historical records have gone up in flames (= have been destroyed by fire).所有的歷史文獻都燬於火災。burst into, erupt in, explode in, explode into突然起火;突然爆炸起火The helicopter burst into flames.直升機突然起火了。fuel (often figurative) 給火加燃料;火上澆油Ethnic tensions helped fuel the flames of civil war.緊張的種族關係使內戰愈演愈烈。Oxygen tanks helped fuel the flames.氧氣罐助長了火勢。fan, feed, stoke搧旺火焰;往火裏添⋯;(添加燃料)撥旺火焰Winds fanned the flames.風助火勢。fight救火He fought the flames for two hours.他已經救了兩個小時的火了。control控制火勢Firefighters have been trying to control the flames.消防隊員一直在奮力控制火勢。douse, extinguish, put out, quench, smother用水澆滅火;滅火;撲滅火焰;把火悶熄Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.男人們提來一桶桶水滅火。be beaten back by被火擋回They tried to get into the house but were beaten back by the flames.他們試圖衝進房去,卻被火擋了回來。FLAMES + VERBroar火熊熊燃燒die down大火漸漸熄滅spread, sweep through sth大火蔓延/席捲⋯They watched the flames sweep through the old wooden barn.他們眼睜睜看着大火吞噬了破舊的木穀倉。burst from sth, erupt from sth大火從⋯突然燃燒起來consume sth, engulf sth大火吞噬⋯/吞沒⋯The flames quickly spread and engulfed their home.大火迅速蔓延,吞沒了他們的家園。light sth, light sth up火焰照亮⋯The flames lit up the skyline.火光照亮了天際線。PREPOSITIONin flames燃燒着A large part of the building was in flames.該棟建築物很大一部份都燒起來了。The aircraft was shot down in flames.飛機被擊中後起火墜落。

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