inferno
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·fer·no /ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ $ -ɜːrnoʊ/ noun (plural infernos) [countable] 1 FIREan extremely large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports 熊熊大火，火海〔尤用于新闻报道〕raging/blazing inferno Within minutes, the house had become a raging inferno. 没几分钟房子就成了一片火海。► see thesaurus at fire2 literary when someone has very strong feelings that are difficult to control 强烈的感情 She was desperately trying to calm the inferno raging within her. 她拼命想平息胸中的怒火。
Examples from the Corpus
inferno• High winds quickly turned the fire into a deadly inferno.• Eleven homes and several businesses were destroyed in the inferno.• He rushed back into the inferno to rescue his two-year-old sister, Cora, who had been trapped inside.raging/blazing inferno• He had a serious expression on his face and there were no signs that he had just escaped a raging inferno.• Verily, the Academy is a raging inferno of inertia and glazed expressions.• What they saw was a blazing inferno.Origin inferno (1800-1900) Italian “hell”, from Late Latin infernus; → INFERNALin·fer·no nounChineseSyllable
Corpus fire especially and used – an extremely dangerous in large
inferno
in‧fer‧no /ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ $ -ɜːrnoʊ/
noun (plural infernos) [countable]1. an extremely large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports
raging/blazing inferno
Within minutes, the house had become a raging inferno.
2. literary when someone has very strong feelings that are difficult to control:
She was desperately trying to calm the inferno raging within her.
▪ fire flames that burn in an uncontrolled way and destroy or damage things: In April, a fire at the school destroyed the science block. | a forest fire
▪flames the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air: The flames from the burning building were lighting up the night sky.
▪blaze written a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports: Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control.
▪inferno written an extremely large and dangerous fire which is out of control – used especially in news reports: The entire building was on fire and hundreds of people were trapped in the inferno.
▪conflagration /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ formal a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc: The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town.
in‧fer‧no /ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ $ -ɜːrnoʊ/
noun (plural infernos) [countable]1. an extremely large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reportsraging/blazing inferno
2. literary when someone has very strong feelings that are difficult to control:
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