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fume

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fume /fjuːm/ verb  1 ANGRY[intransitive, transitive] to be angry about something (对)生气fume at/over/about She sat in the car, silently fuming about what he’d said. 她坐在车里一声不响,为他刚才的话生着闷气。 ‘You’ve no right to be here, ’ he fumed. 你没有权利待在这里。他气呼呼地说道。2. SMOKE[intransitive] to give off smoke or gases 冒烟;冒气→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
fumeA crucial document disappeared for years while frustrated investigators fumed.Jody makes sure everyone gets there on time, but she fumes about the early hour to anyone who will listen.Still fuming at the insensitive arrogance of the man she turned and left the office.It will do no good at all if it leaves you fuming internally for the rest of the day.I stood there fuming until I was noticed.fume at/over/aboutDavid Ashworth Parents fuming over bus posters A COUNCIL-owned bus company has been attacked for carrying tobacco advertising on school buses.He was fuming about it when Yolanda hopped into his car, the sickly sweet stink of her perfume almost choking him.Not only will the situation which upsets you continue, but you will continue to do yourself harm by fuming about it.Yeltsin fumed at questions of whether the nuclear summit and surrounding meetings were tailored to his political ambitions.It left Mr Schrempp fuming at the betrayal.Jody makes sure everyone gets there on time, but she fumes about the early hour to anyone who will listen.Still fuming at the insensitive arrogance of the man she turned and left the office.Also, the Tigers are fuming about their controversial loss to Arkansas last year.
Origin fume (1300-1400) French fumer, from Latin fumus smoke
fume verbChinese
angry Corpus to something about be


fume
fume /fjuːm/ verb
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: French
 Origin: fumer, from Latin fumus 'smoke'
1. [intransitive and transitive] to be angry about something
    fume at/over/about
    She sat in the car, silently fuming about what he’d said.
    ‘You’ve no right to be here,’ he fumed.
2. [intransitive] to give off smoke or gases


fumeBrE /fjuːm/ 🔊NAmE /fjuːm/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they fume BrE /fjuːm/ 🔊 NAmE /fjuːm/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it fumes BrE /fjuːmz/ 🔊 NAmE /fjuːmz/ 🔊past simple fumed BrE /fjuːmd/ 🔊 NAmE /fjuːmd/ 🔊past participle fumed BrE /fjuːmd/ 🔊 NAmE /fjuːmd/ 🔊 -ing form fuming BrE /ˈfjuːmɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈfjuːmɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] to be very angry about sth (对…)大为生气,十分恼火~ (at/over/about sb/sth) She sat in the car, silently fuming at the traffic jam. 她坐在汽车里,心中对交通堵塞感到十分恼火。🔊🔊~ (with sth) He was fuming with indignation. 他愤愤不平。🔊🔊+ speech 'This is intolerable!' she fumed. “这真让人不可容忍!” 她怒气冲冲地说。🔊🔊 [intransitive] to produce smoke or fumes 冒烟;冒气