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。
• The testimony would inflame the jurors, and lead them astray from the facts of the case
  证言会激怒陪审员，使他们背离案件事实。
• An attack on Iran would further inflame it.
  攻击伊朗只会进一步刺痛这个伤口。
• 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。
• 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。
• Although military forces have not clashed directly in the territorial dispute, past incidents involving private citizens have helped to inflame it.
  虽然双方的军事力量迄今未在这场领土纠纷中直接冲突，但以往曾有涉及私人的事件加剧纠纷。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。