| 单词 | aflame |
| 释义 | aflame (once / 3818 pages) adj Something that's aflame is on fire. You might accidentally set your marshmallow aflame when you're toasting it over a campfire. Cherries jubilee is a dessert that's famous for being set aflame at the table, and a stray bolt of lightning can set the roof of a house aflame. In either case, something's burning. You can also use the word figuratively, to describe someone who's very excited: "He was aflame with enthusiasm when he learned there would be a new Harry Potter book." The Latin root of aflame is flamma, "blazing fire." WORD FAMILYaflame USAGE EXAMPLESThe last we see of her, she orchestrates her death yet again, by setting a tent aflame, so that she can infiltrate headquarters with Hector. Time(Nov 28, 2016) But the heretic on the pyre would really rather not be set aflame, and so, perhaps, would the pig on the spit. The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2016) The jump from Twitter racism to a black church set aflame on a warm Southern night is steady and predictable. The New Yorker(Nov 13, 2016) 1adj lighted up by or as by fire or flame even the car's tires were aflame Syn ablaze, afire, aflare, alight, on fire lighted, lit set afire or burning 2adj keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement he was aflame with desire Syn ablaze, aroused passionate having or expressing strong emotions |
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