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单词 flare
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flare

verb
/fleə(r)/
/fler/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they flare
/fleə(r)/
/fler/
he / she / it flares
/fleəz/
/flerz/
past simple flared
/fleəd/
/flerd/
past participle flared
/fleəd/
/flerd/
-ing form flaring
/ˈfleərɪŋ/
/ˈflerɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive] to burn brightly, but usually for only a short time or not steadily
    • The match flared and went out.
    • The fire flared into life.
    • (figurative) Colour flared in her cheeks.
    • His dark eyes flared angrily.
    see also solar flare
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • suddenly
    • briefly
    • brightly
    • …
    phrases
    • flare into life
    See full entry
  2. [intransitive] flare (up) (especially of anger and violence) to suddenly start or become much stronger synonym erupt
    • Violence flared when the police moved in.
    • Tempers flared towards the end of the meeting.
    • Anger suddenly flared in his eyes.
    related noun flare-up (1)
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • suddenly
    • briefly
    • brightly
    • …
    phrases
    • flare into life
    See full entry
  3. [transitive, intransitive] (+ speech) to say something in an angry and aggressive way
    • ‘You should have told me!’ she flared at him.
    Topics Feelingsc2
  4. [intransitive] (of clothes) to become wider towards the bottom
    • The sleeves are tight to the elbow, then flare out.
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
  5. [transitive, intransitive] flare (something) if a person or an animal flares their nostrils (= the openings at the end of the nose), or if their nostrils flare, they become wider, especially as a sign of anger
    • The horse backed away, its nostrils flaring with fear.
    6. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘spread out one's hair’): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th cent.

flare

noun
/fleə(r)/
/fler/
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  1. [usually singular] a bright but unsteady light or flame that does not last long
    • The flare of the match lit up his face.
    Extra Examples
    • Radiation comes from the sun during solar flares.
    • There was a sudden flare as a fuel tank exploded.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brief
    • sudden
    • bright
    • …
    verb + flare
    • feel
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  2. a device that produces a bright flame, used especially as a signal; a flame produced in this way
    • The ship sent up distress flares to attract the attention of the coastguard.
    • A flare lit up the sky.
    Extra Examples
    • They could see orange flares burning in the distance.
    • The bomber dropped a flare to illuminate the target.
    • If they did not see a green flare in ten minutes, they were to launch the attack.
    • The flare to mark the start of the attack went up at 0440.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • distress
    • signal
    verb + flare
    • see
    • fire
    • send
    • …
    flare + verb
    • burn
    • illuminate something
    • light something
    • …
    flare + noun
    • gun
    See full entry
  3. a shape that becomes gradually wider
    • a skirt with a slight flare
  4. flares
    (British English also flared trousers)
     [plural] (informal) trousers that become very wide at the bottom of the legs
    • a pair of flares
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
    5. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘spread out one's hair’): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th cent.
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