| 释义 |
in·flame
\ə̇nˈflām\ verb
also en·flame \en-\
Etymology: Middle English enflamen, inflamen, from Middle French enflamer, enflammer, from Latin inflammare, from in- in- (II) + flammare to flame, from flamma flame — more at flame
transitive verb
1. : to set on fire : cause to burn, flame, or glow : kindle
2. : to excite (as passion or appetite) to an excessive or unnatural action or heat : intensify, rouse
< inflamed mob of religious partisans — Robert Trumbull >
3.
a. : to provoke to anger or rage : exasperate, irritate, incense, enrage
b. : to cause to redden or grow hot from anger or excitement
< events had combined to irritate and then to inflame him — Ngaio Marsh >
< face inflamed with passion >
4. : to cause inflammation in (bodily tissue) : produce abnormal heat in or swelling of
< inflame the eyes >
intransitive verb
1. : to burst into flame
2. : to become excited or angered
3. : to become affected with inflammation |