| 单词 | flare |
| 释义 | flare (once / 711 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n 4n A flare is a sudden burst of light. The flare of a lit match in the dark night is strangely beautiful. The flare of a flame in the dark is sudden and bright, and the flare of an idea or emotion is similarly intense. A part of clothing that grows wider, like the hem of jeans that flare — and are also called flares. The verb flare also means to burn brightly or suddenly erupt, like a skin rash that flares up in hot weather or your friend's temper that flares when people tease her about her favorite team losing the big game. WORD FAMILYflare: flared, flares, flaring+/flaring: flaringest, flaringly USAGE EXAMPLESBy intervening, however, the central government would risk reigniting the passions that flared in 2014 when demonstrators paralysed business districts with sit-ins for several weeks. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) And outside the confines of Mar-a-Lago, old grievances flare up. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) But with Coleman lined up wide, Foster sensed that Coleman would flare, leaving him susceptible to a pick from the wide receiver. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate Syn|Hypo|Hyper flash star shell an artillery shell containing an illuminant Bengal lighta steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework Very light, Very-lighta colored flare fired from a Very pistol visual signal a signal that involves visual communication 2n a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification Hypo|Hyper fusee, fuzee a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose 3n a sudden burst of flame Hyper fire, flame, flaming the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke 4n a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference Syn|Hyper solar flare solar radiation radiation from the sun 5n a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms a colitis flare infection can cause a lupus flare Hyper attack a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition 6n a sudden outburst of emotion she felt a flare of delight she could not control her flare of rage Hyper blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst an unrestrained expression of emotion 7v burn brightly Every star seemed to flare with new intensity Syn|Hyper blaze up, burn up, flame up burn, combust undergo combustion 8v shine with a sudden light The night sky flared with the massive bombardment Syn|Hyper flame beam, shine emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light 9v erupt or intensify suddenly 2Tempers flared at the meeting Syn|Hyper break open, burst out, erupt, flare up, irrupt deepen, intensify become more intense 1n a shape that spreads outward the skirt had a wide flare Syn|Hyper flair form, shape the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance 2n reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation Hyper erythroderma any skin disorder involving abnormal redness 3v become flared and widen, usually at one end 3The bellbottom pants flare out Syn|Hyper flare out widen become broader or wider or more extensive n am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) 4Hyper reflection, reflexion the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface 1n (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield Hyper fly, fly ball (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air 2n a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss Syn|Hyper flare pass aerial, forward pass a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
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