blaze

verb

/bleɪz/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they blaze	/bleɪz/ /bleɪz/
he / she / it blazes	/ˈbleɪzɪz/ /ˈbleɪzɪz/
past simple blazed	/bleɪzd/ /bleɪzd/
past participle blazed	/bleɪzd/ /bleɪzd/
-ing form blazing	/ˈbleɪzɪŋ/ /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

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[intransitive] to burn brightly and strongly熊熊燃烧
- A huge fire was blazing in the fireplace.壁炉中火烧得正旺。
- Within minutes the whole building was blazing.不消几分钟整个大楼便成了一片火海。
- He rushed back into the blazing house.他又冲进了燃烧着的房子。
[intransitive] to shine brightly闪耀；发亮光
- The sun blazed down from a clear blue sky.耀眼的阳光从清澈蔚蓝的天空中照射下来。
- The garden blazed with colour.花园里姹紫嫣红。
[intransitive] blaze (with something) (formal) if somebody’s eyes blaze, they look extremely angry怒视；（怒火）燃烧
- Her eyes were blazing with fury.她的双眼燃烧着怒火。
(also blazon)
[transitive, usually passive] blaze something (across/all over something) to make news or information widely known by telling people about it in a way they are sure to notice大肆宣扬
- The story was blazed all over the daily papers.那个传闻被各家报纸炒得沸沸扬扬。
Topics TV, radio and newsc2
[intransitive] blaze (away) if a gun or somebody using a gun blazes, the gun fires continuously连续射击
- In the distance machine guns were blazing.机关枪在远处不停地射击。
- For five minutes, soldiers blazed away with machine guns and automatic rifles.士兵们用机枪和自动步枪连续扫射了五分钟。

Word Originverb senses 1 to 3 and verb sense 5 Old English blæse ‘torch, bright fire’, of Germanic origin; related ultimately to blaze ‘white spot or stripe on an animal's face’. verb sense 4 late Middle English (in the sense ‘blow out on a trumpet’): from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch blāzen ‘to blow’; related to the verb blow.

Idioms

(with) all/both guns blazing

(informal) with a lot of energy and determination充满活力；精神抖擞
- The champions came out (with) all guns blazing.优胜者们神采奕奕地登场亮相。

blaze a trail

to be the first to do or to discover something that others follow作开路先锋；领先
- The department is blazing a trail in the field of laser surgery.这个部门正在为激光外科学领域开辟一条新路。
compare trailblazer

blaze

noun

/bleɪz/

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[countable] (used especially in newspapers尤用于报章) a very large fire, especially a dangerous one烈火；火灾
- Five people died in the blaze.火灾中有五人丧生。
- More than 50 firefighters fought to bring the blaze under control.50多名消防队员奋力将火势控制住。
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- Strong winds fanned the blaze.强风煽动熊熊大火。
- The antiques were destroyed in a blaze last year.那些古董在去年的一场大火中给烧毁了。
- The blaze swept through the whole building.大火吞噬了整座大楼。
- The fire brigade attended the blaze.消防队参与了救火。
- Firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze.消防队员奉召前来救火。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fierce
- huge
- intense
- …
verb + blaze
- attend
- battle
- fight
- …
blaze + verb
- spread
- sweep through something
preposition
- in a/the blaze
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[singular] strong bright flames in a fire火焰
- Dry wood makes a good blaze.干木柴烧得旺。
[singular] a blaze of something a very bright show of lights or colour; a show of something that is impressive or likely to attract attention（光或色彩等的）展现
- The gardens are a blaze of colour.花园里姹紫嫣红。
- a blaze of lights in the city centre市中心通明的灯火
- the bright blaze of the sun太阳的光辉
- The new soap opera was launched in a blaze of glory.这部新的肥皂剧在一片辉煌中推出。
- They got married in a blaze of publicity.他们结婚的事受到了传媒的广泛关注。
- It's my last ever tournament and I hope to go out in a blaze of glory!这是我最后一次参加锦标赛，希望能载誉而归！
[singular] (a) blaze of something a sudden show of very strong feeling（感情的）迸发；发泄
- a blaze of anger/passion/hate怒火／激情／仇恨的迸发
[countable, usually singular] a white mark on an animal’s face动物面部的白斑

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 4 Old English blæse ‘torch, bright fire’, of Germanic origin; related ultimately to blaze ‘white spot or stripe on an animal's face’. noun sense 5 mid 17th cent.: ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Blässe ‘blaze’ and blass ‘pale’, also to blaze (in its fire sense), and probably to blemish.

Idioms

like blazes

(old-fashioned, informal) very hard; very fast猛烈地；迅速地

what/where/who the blazes…?

(old-fashioned, informal) used to emphasize that you are annoyed and surprised, to avoid using the word ‘hell’（委婉语，烦恼和惊奇时说，与 hell 同义）
- What the blazes have you done?你到底搞的什么名堂？