inflame
英 [?n'fle?m]
美[?n'flem]
- vt. 激怒；使燃燒；使發(fā)炎
- vi. 燃燒；發(fā)炎；激動(dòng)
TEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?inflames;過去式:?inflamed;過去分詞:?inflamed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?inflaming;
中文詞源
inflame 燃燒，激怒
in-,進(jìn)入，使，flame,燃燒。引申詞義使激怒。
英文詞源
- inflame (v.)
- mid-14c., "make (someone) ardent; set (the spirit, etc.) on fire" with a passion or religious virtue, a figurative sense, from Old French enflamer, from Latin inflammare "to set on fire, kindle," figuratively "to rouse, excite," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + flammare "to flame," from flamma "a flame" (see flame (n.)). Literal sense of "to cause to burn" first recorded in English late 14c. Meaning "to heat, make hot, cause inflammation" is from 1520s. Related: Enflamed; enflaming. Also enflame, but since 16c. the spelling with in- has predominated. Related: Inflamed; Inflaming.
雙語例句
- 1. Her question seemed to inflame him all the more.
- 她的問題似乎更加激怒了他.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. The testimony would inflame the jurors, and lead them astray from the facts of the case.
- 證言會(huì)激怒陪審員，使他們背離案件事實(shí)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Our lack of response seemed to inflame the colonel.
- 由于我們沒有反應(yīng),好象惹惱了那個(gè)上校.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Insults only served to inflame the feud.
- 侮辱只是起了加劇長期不和的作用.
來自辭典例句
- 5. I wish to dazzle - to bewilder - to inflame her senses.
- 我要讓她感到眼花繚亂,手足無措.
來自辭典例句
