词汇精选:flare的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
n.
(瞬间的)闪耀的火光;摇曳的火焰
例句:
The flare of the match lit up his face.
火柴的光照亮了他的脸。
闪光信号,照明弹;照明灯
例句:
They fired a flare up into the night sky
他们朝夜空发射了一颗照明弹。
例句:
He stood ready to fire a warning flare.
他站着准备发出警告信号。
(怒气等的)爆发
例句:
This monstrous flare would undoubtedly incinerate all life on the surface of the earth.
这种难以置信的突然爆发无疑会把地球表面的一切生命烧成灰烬。
(衣裙等的)呈喇叭形展开(或展开部分)
(太阳的)耀斑
例句:
The filament near the flare became active long before the start of the flare.
在耀斑开始很早以前,耀斑附近的暗条就变得活动起来。
v.
(火焰)闪耀;(摇曳不定地)燃烧;闪亮(+up/out)
例句:
The fire began to flare up higher.
这火开始越烧越高。
例句:
The candle began to flare.
烛光开始摇曳。
(女裙等)呈喇叭形展开
(船舷)外倾
突然发怒(或激动)
例句:
There's no call for you to flare up at such a slight thing.
为了这点小事,你大可不必发怒。
用发光信号发出
例句:
The rockets flared a warning.
火箭发出闪光警告。
二、词义辨析:
blaze,flame,flare,glow,glare,flash,glitter,twinkle,light
这些名词均含有“火焰、烈火、光”之意。blaze指猛烈燃烧所发生强烈的光。flame指一条或多条火舌,多用复数形式,指由许多火舌构成的大火。flare指摇曳的火焰。glow指像冶炼铁和钢时发出的红光。glare指眩目的光。flash指突然发出而随即消失的闪光。glitter指连续发出闪烁不定的光。twinkle指如星光等的闪烁。 light普通用词,指日、月、星或灯等的光。
三、相关短语:
flare out
突然燃烧起来,勃然大怒
flare up
突然燃烧起来,勃然大怒,发火,动怒
flare path
照明跑道
solar flare
太阳耀斑
四、参考例句:
The fire began to flare up higher.
这火开始越烧越高。
She pirouetted, making the skirt flare out.
她用脚尖旋转,使裙子飘展开来。
There was a brief flare as the match was lit.
火柴划着时闪起一道亮光。
The flare of the match lit up his face.
火柴的光照亮了他的脸。
The flare flamed up again in his crooked eyes.
他那双歪眼中的火焰又燃烧起来。
They fired a flare up into the night sky
他们朝夜空发射了一颗照明弹。
Life is a vulgar flare amid the cool radiance.
生命只是惨淡的星光里的平凡的一闪。
This monstrous flare would undoubtedly incinerate all life on the surface of the earth.
这种难以置信的突然爆发无疑会把地球表面的一切生命烧成灰烬。
I do not like to see your passion flare up so easily.
我不愿意看到你这样动不动就发脾气。
You need not flare up merely because he mentioned your work.
你大可不必因为他提到了你的工作而大发雷霆。