ablaze

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a·blaze /əˈbleɪz/ adjective [not before noun] written  1  FIREburning strongly with a lot of flames 熊熊燃烧的 → blaze Within minutes the whole house was ablaze. 几分钟内，整座房子就成了一片火海。 The factory had been set ablaze (=made to burn). 那家工厂被纵火焚烧。 RegisterAblaze is mostly used in journalism or in literature. In everyday English, people usually say on fire: ablaze主要是新闻和文学用语。 在日常英语中，人们一般说on fireThe whole house was on fire. 整座房子都着火了。2  Cvery bright or colourful 明亮的，灯火辉煌的；色彩缤纷的 a passing pleasure-boat, with all its lights ablaze 一艘驶过的游船，船上灯火辉煌ablaze with Her yard was ablaze with summer flowers. 她的院子里夏花绚烂。3  EMOTIONALfeeling or showing strong emotion, especially anger 情绪激动的；怒气冲冲的 SYN blazingablaze with His eyes were ablaze with fury. 他的眼里燃烧着怒火。

Examples from the Corpus

ablaze• The yacht passed us, its cabin lights ablaze.• She is seen here, well ablaze.• The fireball destroyed a prefabricated office building before setting a four-storey office block ablaze.• An eerie orange glow lights up the devastation of Bijlmermeer - the Amsterdam suburb set ablaze by a crashing El Al plane.• Although more oil is ablaze than was first thought, there is less oil at sea.• Every shop window is ablaze with bright Christmas lights.• I reached the hilltop and followed the track between gorse bushes ablaze with flowers.• A small glade ablaze with sunbeams.• Gorse was ablaze with yellow blossom.set ablaze• During the riot, a police car was set ablaze.• The house was then set ablaze.• Mobs of Right-wing thugs set ablaze a tent city housing refugees outside Leipzig and torched a hostel in Zielitz.• Truck after truck was set ablaze and each fire acted as a homing beacon for more enemy aircraft.• An eerie orange glow lights up the devastation of Bijlmermeer - the Amsterdam suburb set ablaze by a crashing El Al plane.• Quirot, third at Barcelona, suffered severe burns when her home was set ablaze by a lamp in January 1993.• Buildings were set ablaze in the black neighborhood; whites and blacks exchanged gunfire.• More than 70 patrons, unaware that the roof had been set ablaze while they danced below, barely escaped.• The recipe which was causing a minor commotion was for a lobster set ablaze with whisky.ablaze with• We cycled through the hills, which were ablaze with fall colors.

a·blaze adjective →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable  

Corpus a strongly lot of with burning flames

ablaze
a‧blaze /əˈbleɪz/ adjective [not before noun] written
1. burning strongly with a lot of flames ⇨ blaze:
    Within minutes the whole house was ablaze.
    The factory had been set ablaze (=made to burn).
  REGISTER
    Ablaze is mostly used in journalism or in literature. In everyday English, people usually say on fire:
   ▪ The whole house was on fire.
2. very bright or colourful:
    a passing pleasure-boat, with all its lights ablaze
    ablaze with
    Her yard was ablaze with summer flowers.
3. feeling or showing strong emotion, especially anger
   SYN  blazing
    ablaze with
    His eyes were ablaze with fury.

ablazeBrE /əˈbleɪz/ 🔊NAmE /əˈbleɪz/ 🔊 adjective [not before noun] burning quickly and strongly 猛烈燃烧◆The whole building was soon ablaze. 整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。🔊🔊◆Cars and buses were set ablaze during the riot. 暴乱中许多轿车和公共汽车被纵火焚烧。🔊🔊full of bright light or colours 闪耀；发光；明亮；色彩鲜艳◆There were lights still ablaze as they drove up to the house. 他们驾车到屋前时，（屋内）灯火仍然通明。🔊🔊◆~ with sth The trees were ablaze with the colours of autumn. 树木披上了绚丽的秋装。🔊🔊~ (with sth) full of strong emotion or excitement 充满激情的；情绪激动的◆He turned to her, his eyes ablaze with anger. 他转过身来，怒目圆睁瞪着她。🔊🔊