flare-up
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈflare-up noun [countable] 1 ANGRYa situation in which someone suddenly becomes angry or violent 〔怒气或暴力的〕突然爆发 Apart from one or two flare-ups the match went fairly smoothly. 除了一两次冲突外,比赛进行得还算顺利。2 WORSEa situation in which someone suddenly has problems because of a disease or illness after not having any problems for a long time 〔疾病的〕突然复发 a flare-up of her arthritis 她关节炎的突然复发
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flare-up• She's following a low-fat diet, and hasn't had a flare-up in months.• When Labour returned to opposition after 1951, there was a flare-up inside the party.• In instances where a flare-up of the disease later attenuated earlier cosmetic benefits, patients became skeptical of surgery.• a flare-up in the dispute between Armenians and Azerbaijanis• They may move joints manually through the safe range of motion during acute flare-ups of arthritis.• I have had chronic low-back pain, with occasional flare-ups of worse pain, for at least five years.ˈflare-up nounChineseSyllable
in Corpus a someone situation which angry becomes suddenly
flare-up
ˈflare-up
noun [countable]
1. a situation in which someone suddenly becomes angry or violent:
Apart from one or two flare-ups the match went fairly smoothly.
2. a situation in which someone suddenly has problems because of a disease or illness after not having any problems for a long time:
a flare-up of her arthritis
ˈflare-up
noun [countable]1. a situation in which someone suddenly becomes angry or violent:
2. a situation in which someone suddenly has problems because of a disease or illness after not having any problems for a long time: