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combustion noun
⇨ fire 1fire1 noun destroyed by fire 毁于火灾Get warm by the fire. 在炉火边取暖。fire ♦︎ flames ♦︎ blaze ♦︎ combustion ♦︎ infernoThese are all words for the flames, light and heat that are produced when sth burns, especially when they are out of control. 这些词均表示火、火灾。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) raging fire / flames / inferno◆to start a fire / blaze◆to fight / tackle / contain / control / put out / extinguish a fire / the flames / a blaze◆to bring a fire / blaze under control◆to douse a fire / the flames◆to escape (from) a fire / the flames / a blaze / an inferno◆to fan the fire / the flames◆a fire / flames / an inferno rages / rage◆a fire / flames / a blaze spreads / spread◆a fire / blaze breaks out / starts◆a fire / flames roars / roar■ fire [uncountable, countable] the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when sth burns; fire that is out of control and destroys buildings, trees or other things 火；失火；火灾◆Most animals are afraid of fire.大多数动物怕火。◆The car was now on fire.小轿车着火了。◆Several youths had set fire to the police car (= had made it start burning).几个年轻人纵火焚烧警车。◆These thatched roofs frequently catch fire (= start to burn).这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。◆It took several days to bring the forest fires under control.花了好几天才控制住森林大火。■ flames [plural] the hot bright streams of burning gas that come from sth that is on fire 火焰；火舌◆The flames were leaping higher and higher.熊熊火焰越蹿越高。◆The building was in flames (= was burning).大楼失火了。◆The plane burst into flames (= suddenly began burning).飞机突然燃烧起来。◆Everything went up in flames (= was destroyed by fire).一切都毁于大火了。■ blaze [countable, usually singular] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) a very large fire, especially a dangerous one 烈火；大火◆Five people died in the blaze.五人葬身火海。◆Firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze.消防队员奉召前来救火。ⓘ Blaze is a dramatic word which is often used in newspapers, especially in headlines, to catch the attention of the reader. * blaze是个感情强烈的词，常用于报章，尤其是标题中，以吸引读者的注意◆Two die in pub blaze.两人葬身酒吧火海。 see also blaze ⇨ burn verb 1 ■ combustion / /kəmˈbʌstʃən/ / [uncountable] (technical 术语) the process of burning; a chemical process in which substances combine with the oxygen in the air to produce heat and light 燃烧；燃烧过程◆Poisonous gases are produced during fossil fuel combustion.化石燃料在燃烧过程中会产生有毒气体。■ inferno /ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ; NAmE ɪnˈfɜːrnoʊ/ (plural infernos) [countable, usually singular] (written, especially journalism 尤用于新闻) a very large dangerous fire that is out of control 无法控制的大火◆The flames quickly turned the house into a raging inferno.烈焰很快将房子变成了熊熊火海。ⓘ Inferno is a dramatic word that is often used to make literary texts or newspaper stories seem more powerful. * inferno是个感情强烈的词，常用在文学文本或新闻报道中，使文字更有力度。 |