blaze
verb[I]
uk/bleɪz/us/bleɪz/toburnbrightlyandstrongly:
熊熊燃烧Thesunwas blazingdownthatafternoon.那天下午烈日炎炎。
to make fire or damage with fire
- burnThe fire was still burning after 24 hours.
- burn (fuel)The car burns biofuel.
- burnShe burned his diaries to stop the information from becoming public.
- blazeBush fires blazed across the county.
- smoulderUKThe fire smouldered and soon went out.
- scorchThe sun had scorched the grass and turned it brown.
literary
to bebrightlylitorfullofcolour:
闪耀;发亮光Isaac'seyessuddenlyblazedwithanger.艾萨克的眼里突然冒出怒火。
When agunor apersonusing agunblazes, thegunfiresandcontinuesfiring:
(枪炮等)开火,扫射The ship'sgunsblazed at the British as theytriedtorunforshore.船上的枪炮向着试图跑上岸的英国人开火扫射。
See also
withguns blazing
Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- afire
- alight
- burn(something)down
- burn sb up
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt offering
- burnt out
- carbonize
- char
- charred
- consume
- flame
- go up in flamesidiom
- inextinguishable
- scorch
- scorched
- self-immolation
- unlit
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Giving out light
Guns
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
Idiom
blaze a trail
blaze
noun[C]
uk/bleɪz/us/bleɪz/blazenoun[C](FIRE)
alarge,strongfire:
大火,烈火Firefighters took twohourstocontrolthe blaze.消防队员花了两个小时才控制住大火。
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Fire & flame
- beacon
- bonfire
- brand
- bushfire
- campfire
- conflagration
- dumpster fire
- fire
- fireball
- firepit
- firestorm
- flame
- flare
- inferno
- open fire
- open fireplace
- pilot
- post-fire
- spark
- wildfire
blazenoun[C](STRONG EFFECT)
a blaze ofsomething
something that has a verypowerfulornoticeableeffect:
灿烂;炫目;绚烂Thegardenis a blaze of colourinautumn.秋天花园里姹紫嫣红。
blazenoun[C](MARK)
awhitemarkon thefaceof ahorseor otheranimal
(马等动物面部的)白斑funnycox/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
Descriptions of animal (non-human) markings
- bay
- camouflage
- camouflaged
- chestnut
- colouration
- marmalade cat
- non-mimetic
- palomino
- piebald
- pied
- pinto
- roan
- skewbald
- spotted
- tabby
Idioms
go to blazes
like blazes
what the blazes...?