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单词	afire
释义	afire adjective or adverb ə-ˈfī(-ə)r  1 : being on fire : blazing 2 : being in a state of great excitement or energy her music set the audience afire Synonyms ablaze aflame alight [chiefly British] blazing burning combusting conflagrant fiery flaming ignited inflamed enflamed kindled lit lighted See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Strong winds and clouds in part forced General Curtis LeMay to change tactics by taking his B-29s to lower elevations and dropping incendiary rather than general-purpose bombs, thereby setting Tokyo afire with napalm. Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 18 Oct. 2017 Word History Etymology Middle English afire, afure, from a- a- entry 1 + fire, fure, dative of fir, fur fire entry 1 First Known Use 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing afire set something afire/aflame/ablaze set something afire/aflame/ablaze Kids Definition afire adjective ə-ˈfīr  1 : being on fire 2 : in a state of great excitement or energy His voice sounded louder and higher, as if he were afire with eagerness and rage. Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island His mind was afire with ideas. afire adjective as in burning being on fire looked down upon a tract of the forest, which was all afire Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance burning blazing aflame flaming ablaze ignited smoldering lit alight burned flickering kindled inflamed charred fiery glowing combusting lighted enflamed aglow burnt conflagrant live flaring scorching searing scorched hot roasting seared sizzling broiling smouldering scalding singed incinerated piping hot red-hot Antonyms & Near Antonyms extinguished doused smothered quenched choked dead suffocated damped stamped (out) dowsed snuffed (out) See More
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