inflame

• vt. 激怒；使燃烧；使发炎
• vi. 燃烧；发炎；激动

in-,进入，使，flame,燃烧。引申词义使激怒。

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"

inflame (v.)

mid-14c., "make (someone) ardent; set (the spirit, etc.) on fire" with a passion or religious virtue, a figurative sense, from Old French enflamer, from Latin inflammare "to set on fire, kindle," figuratively "to rouse, excite," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + flammare "to flame," from flamma "a flame" (see flame (n.)). Literal sense of "to cause to burn" first recorded in English late 14c. Meaning "to heat, make hot, cause inflammation" is from 1520s. Related: Enflamed; enflaming. Also enflame, but since 16c. the spelling with in- has predominated. Related: Inflamed; Inflaming.

Her question seemed to inflame him all the more.

她的问题似乎更加激怒了他.

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The testimony would inflame the jurors, and lead them astray from the facts of the case.

证言会激怒陪审员，使他们背离案件事实。

柯林斯例句

Insults only served to inflame the feud.

侮辱只是起了加剧长期不和的作用.

辞典例句

I wish to dazzle - to bewilder - to inflame her senses.

我要让她感到眼花缭乱,手足无措.

辞典例句

The unstable region shows the potential of the economic downturn to inflame simmering tensions.

该地区动荡不安表明,经济低迷可能会引爆蓄势已久的紧张局势.

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Time and again, this issue has been used to divide and inflame - – and to demonize people.

这个问题一次又一次地被用来分裂和煽动——妖魔化人民.

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Its main ingredients curcuminoids have the effects of anti - virus, anti inflame , anti - cancer and anti - oxidation.

现代研究表明其主要有效部位总姜黄素有抗病毒 、 抗炎、抗肿瘤、抗氧化等诸多功效.

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The test results showed that the MCA compound inflame retardant have good inflame - retarding effect for HIPS.

结果表明,氰尿酸三聚氰胺盐复合阻燃剂对高抗冲聚苯乙烯有良好的阻燃效果.

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No doubt it will inflame fears about our demise on Dec . 21, 2012.

毫无疑问,这激起了人们的恐慌:人类将于2012年12月21日终结.

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Officials fear that if ricochet theory pans out, it could inflame tensions and spark more riots.

官员们担心如果反弹理论不成立的话, 它可能煽动局势的紧张和导致更多的暴乱.

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