inflame

英 [ɪn'fleɪm] 美 [ɪn'fleɪm]

• v. 激怒；加剧；发炎

英英释义

Verb:

1. cause inflammation in;

   "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
   

2. catch fire;

   "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"
   

3. cause to start burning;

   "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
   

4. arouse or excite feelings and passions;

   "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"
   "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"
   "Wake old feelings of hatred"
   

5. become inflamed; get sore;

   "His throat inflamed"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Her question seemed to inflame him all the more.
   她的问题似乎更加激怒了他。
2. Our lack of response seemed to inflame the colonel.
   由于我们没有反应，好象惹恼了那个上校。
3. Insults only served to inflame the feud.
   侮辱只是起了加剧长期不和的作用。
4. A misinterpreted or misattributed attack could inflame tensions.
   一次误解或错误归因的攻击可能加剧紧张局势。
5. By this way, the wound wouldn't inflame and would close up without any scar.
   这样处理，可使伤口不发炎感染，而且愈后不留疤痕。

经典引文

• Stimulants like wine inflame the senses.

  出自： W. Robertson

• A dance wanton enough to inflame a maypole.

  出自： S. T. Warner

• The gruesome horror stories that had inflamed public opinion.

  出自： P. Howard

词汇搭配

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近反义词

【近义词】

• arouse 叫醒
• anger 愤怒
• provoke 激怒
• agitate 煽动
• swell （使）膨胀
• stir 激起
• excite 使兴奋
• redden (使)变红
• irritate 激怒
• incite 煽动
• move 移动
• affect 影响
• kindle 燃烧
• stir up 搅拌
• ignite 着火
• fan 风扇
• heat 热度
• exacerbate 加重(使 ... 恶化...
• aggravate 恶化
• fuel 燃料
• intensify 增强
• increase 增加
• worsen (使)更坏
• actuate 促使
• pique 生气
• torture 拷问
• embitter 使受苦
• enrage 激怒
• prick 刺
• inspire 鼓舞
• fire 火
• rankle 化脓
• rouse 唤醒
• conflagrate 燃烧
• fire up 生火
• enkindle 煽动
• wake 醒来