firestorm

英 ['faɪəstɔːm] 美 ['faɪərstɔːrm]

• n. 核心爆炸引起的爆炸风暴；风暴性大火；大爆发

英英释义

Noun:

1. a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area

2. an outburst of controversy;

   "the incident triggered a political firestorm"