| 单词 | firestorm |
| 释义 | firestorm noun[C] uk/ˈfaɪə.stɔːm/us/ˈfaɪr.stɔːrm/a verylargefirethat isimpossibletocontrol, sometimescausedbyheavybombingfromaircraft （有时指因飞机爆炸等引起的）风暴性大火Fire & flame
firestorm| American Dictionaryfirestorm noun[C] us/ˈfɑɪər·stɔrm/asudden, and sometimesviolentreaction: The senator'sremarkscauseda firestorm ofprotest. Examplesoffirestormfirestorm His strategy of subtle pressure and misdirection served to further his political goals while avoiding thefirestormof popular indignation that would have resulted from a direct campaign of suppression. From theCambridge English Corpus His expanded version of a short satire, originally published in 1714, caused afirestormof controversy during which on two occasions this volume was charged with being a public nuisance. From theCambridge English Corpus This dispute was not done in rapid fire, was not the sort of intellectualfirestormthat now agitates the correspondence columns of literary reviews, but was enacted in stately leisure. From theCambridge English Corpus Swept by tornado winds, they rush together in a singlefirestorm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The fire quickly turned into afirestormwith vortices of flames carrying burning shingles and wood throughout the park. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The firing set off afirestormof protest from devoted fans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fire quickly spread into dense forest, creating spot fires that trapped some of the firefighters in afirestorm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The third level fireball, known as thefirestorm, is extremely powerful against single targets. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fire began generating its own wind, the defining characteristic of afirestorm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The incident caused afirestormin the legislature and judiciary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The resultantfirestormdestroyed most of the city. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After afirestormof opposition, it was moved to a less beloved site. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His breath, once a ragingfirestorm, is now a creeping cold that sneaks into joints and mechanisms, destroying them from within. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The resultantfirestormdestroyed 43.5% of the city. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The resolution set off afirestormof media criticism and ignited a hotly discussed national debate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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