aflame
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·flame /əˈfleɪm/ adjective [not before noun] 1 BURNburning 着火的，燃烧着的 SYN ablaze Most of the city was aflame. 该市大部分地方都被大火吞没。2 BRIGHTvery bright with colour or light 明亮的 SYN ablazeaflame with trees aflame with autumn leaves 秋叶似火的树木3. EMOTIONALfilled with strong emotions or excitement 激动的 —aflame adverb
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aflame• Most of the city was aflame, and bitter fighting had taken over the downtown suburbs.• The sky was aflame and though she tried not to think of the sunsets from Fernando's cliff-top it was virtually impossible.• The Great River swept sluggishly through meads that were aflame with buttercups and dotted with the last patches of melting snow.• Faces aflame with drink, grotesque moustaches, pot bellies ... I seemed to have stumbled into a painting by Hogarth.a·flame adjectiveChineseSyllable
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aflame
a‧flame /əˈfleɪm/
adjective [not before noun]
1. burning
SYN ablaze:
Most of the city was aflame.
2. very bright with colour or light
SYN ablaze
aflame with
trees aflame with autumn leaves
3. filled with strong emotions or excitement
—aflame adverb
a‧flame /əˈfleɪm/
adjective [not before noun]1. burning
SYN ablaze:
2. very bright with colour or light
SYN ablaze
aflame with
3. filled with strong emotions or excitement
—aflame adverb