flare
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they flare | |
he / she / it flares | |
past simple flared | |
past participle flared | |
-ing form flaring |
- [intransitive]
to burn brightly, but usually for only a short time or not steadily (短暂)烧旺;(摇曳着)燃烧;(火光)闪耀 The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。 The fire flared into life. 火旺了起来。 - (figurative)
Colour flared in her cheeks. 她两颊泛起了红晕。 His dark eyes flared angrily. 他的黑眼睛愤怒地瞪着。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- briefly
- brightly
- …
- flare into life
- [intransitive] flare (up)
(especially of anger and violence )尤指愤怒和暴力 to suddenly start or become much stronger synonym erupt突发;加剧 Violence flared when the police moved in. 警察逼近时爆发了暴力行为。 Tempers flared towards the end of the meeting. 会议快结束时群情激愤。 Anger suddenly flared in his eyes. 他突然眼冒怒火。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- suddenly
- briefly
- brightly
- …
- flare into life
- [transitive, intransitive] (+ speech)
to say something in an angry and aggressive way Topics Feelingsc2发怒地说;粗暴地说 - [intransitive]
(of clothes )衣服 to become wider towards the bottom Topics Clothes and Fashionc2底部展开;呈喇叭形 - [transitive, intransitive] flare (something)
if a person or an animal flares their nostrils (= the openings at the end of the nose), or if their nostrils flare, they become wider, especially as a sign of anger (尤指因气愤)使(鼻孔)张开,(鼻孔)张开
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘spread out one's hair’): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th cent.