old flame

英 [ˌəʊld ˈfleɪm]

美 [ˌoʊld ˈfleɪm]

n.  旧情人

牛津词典

noun

• 旧情人
  a former lover
  1. She met an old flame at the party.
     她在聚会上遇到了旧情郎。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 旧情人;旧欢
  Anold flameis someone with whom you once had a romantic relationship.
  1. Sue was seen dating an old flame...
     有人看见休跟旧情人约会。
  2. Julia Samuel was one of Prince Andrew's old flames.
     朱莉娅·塞缪尔是安德鲁王子的旧欢之一。

双语例句

• Sometimes it arrives in the form of an old flame.
  有时候它以旧火花的形式出现。
• Methods 308 8-11-year old children were selected for examination of IQ by WISC-CR scale and for determination of the contents of calcium, zinc, iron and lead in hair by flame atomic spectrophotometry.
  方法选择308名8～11岁儿童用WISC-CR智力量表测定智商，用火焰原子吸收法测定头发中钙、锌、铁、铅含量。
• Penniman ever knew her husband was sending flowers to his old flame?
  你以为彭尼曼太太是否知道丈夫给老相好送花？
• She knew her husband was suspicious that she might still have feelings for her old flame.
  她知道，丈夫怀疑她对旧情人还有感觉。
• She's not old enough to sustain a flame.
  她的年纪还不足以喷火。
• I was in a pub with my wife the other evening when I met an old flame and the three of us got on remarkably well together.
  前不久的一个晚上我和妻子在酒店时，我遇见了旧情人，我们3人在一起相处得极好。
• You could have a change of heart if an old flame waltzes back into your life.
  如果旧时激情重回你的生活，你的内心或许会有一丝改变。
• Have you ever seen your old flame?
  你还见过你的旧情人吗？
• The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame.
  昨天晚上和你一起吃饭的那个人肯定是你过去的情人。
• Julia Samuel was one of Prince Andrew's old flames.
  朱莉娅·塞缪尔是安德鲁王子的旧欢之一。