1FIRE[countableC, uncountableU]hotbrightburninggas that you see when something is on fire 火焰
Flames poured out of the windows of the building.
火焰从大楼窗口冒出来。
They rushed past us with buckets of water and tried to douse the flames.
他们提着一桶桶水跑过我们身边去灭火。
They sat around the campfire, watching the flickering flames.
他们围坐在篝火旁,看着跳动的火焰。
Flames quickly engulfed the building.
火焰很快吞噬了大楼。
a candle flame
烛焰
2in flamesBURNburning in a way that is difficult to control 熊熊燃烧
When we reached Mandalay it was in flames.
等我们到达曼德勒时,那里已是一片火海。
They escaped just as the house was engulfed in flames.
就在房子被大火吞噬的一刹那,他们逃了出来。
Examples from the Corpus
engulfed in flames• The family had tickets for a section of the planeengulfed in flames.• And the ambulance was engulfed in flames before firemencaught up with it.• They reached safety seconds before the cafe was engulfed in flames.• Two of the men were killed instantly, the third was engulfed in flames before he died an agonising death.
3go up in flames/burst into flamesBURNto suddenly begin burning in a way that is difficult to control 突然着火/失火
The helicopter burst into flames after hitting a power line.
直升机撞上电线,一下子燃烧起来。
4a flame of anger/desire/passion etcliteraryEMOTIONAL a strong feeling 怒火/欲火/激情的火焰等
na US Christianhiphopsinger who was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His albums include Flame (2004), Rewind (2005), Captured (2010). His realname is Marcus Tyrone Gray.
to send someone an angry or rude message in an email or on a bulletin board (=place in a computerinformation system where you can read or leave messages)