flare-up

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ˈflare-up noun [countableC]

1 ANGRYa situation in which someone suddenly becomes angry or violent 〔怒气或暴力的〕突然爆发

Apart from one or two flare-ups the match went fairly smoothly.

除了一两次冲突外，比赛进行得还算顺利。

2 WORSEa situation in which someone suddenly has problems because of a disease or illness after not having any problems for a long time 〔疾病的〕突然复发

a flare-up of her arthritis

她关节炎的突然复发

Examples from the Corpus

flare-up• She's following a low-fat diet, and hasn't had a flare-up in months.• When Labour returned to opposition after 1951, there was a flare-up inside the party.• In instances where a flare-up of the disease later attenuated earlier cosmetic benefits, patients became skeptical of surgery.• a flare-up in the dispute between Armenians and Azerbaijanis• They may move joints manually through the safe range of motion during acute flare-ups of arthritis.• I have had chronic low-back pain, with occasional flare-ups of worse pain, for at least five years.

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flare-up

Arguments: argument, disagreement, conflict...

Periods of bad health: illness, bout, attack...