inflame

US [ɪnˈfleɪm]
UK [ɪn'fleɪm]
  • v.激怒；〈文学〉挑逗；【医】(使)红肿
  • Web燃烧；发炎；使燃烧
Simple Present：inflames  Present Participle：inflaming  Past Tense：inflamed  

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inflame
v.
1.
~ sb/sth
激起…的强烈感情；（尤指）使愤怒，使激动to cause very strong feelings, especially anger or excitement, in a person or in a group of people
His comments have inflamed teachers all over the country.
他的评论激怒了全国教师。
2.
~ sth
使（局势）恶化；使更棘手to make a situation worse or more difficult to deal with
The situation was further inflamed by the arrival of the security forces.
保安部队的到达使局势更加难以控制。

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AllAll,激怒激怒,〈文学〉挑逗〈文学〉挑逗,红肿红肿,燃烧燃烧,发炎发炎,使燃烧使燃烧
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1.
Though we certainly weren't trying to inflame or shock , we set of a wave of anger.
尽管我们肯定不会故意去激怒某人或者惹人厌，但我们还是制造了许多非议。
jǐn guǎn wǒ men kěn dìng bú huì gù yì qù jī nù mǒu rén huò zhě rě rén yàn , dàn wǒ men hái shì zhì zào le xǔ duō fēi yì 。
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2.
Mr. Obama may fear an investigation could inflame the kind of partisan divisions he has said he wants to avoid.
奥巴马可能担心，调查会进一步引发党派分歧，而他自己一直表示希望避免这种党派纷争。
ào bā mǎ kě néng dān xīn , diào chá huì jìn yí bù yǐn fā dǎng pài fēn qí , ér tā zì jǐ yì zhí biǎo shì xī wàng bì miǎn zhè zhǒng dǎng pài fēn zhēng 。
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3.
The master of prose is not cold, but will not let any word or image inflame him with a heat irrelevant to his purpose.
散文大家并不冷漠，但也不会因头脑发热，让任意与其目的无关的词汇或形象扰乱自己。
sǎn wén dà jiā bìng bù lěng mò , dàn yě bú huì yīn tóu nǎo fā rè , ràng rèn yì yǔ qí mù dì wú guān de cí huì huò xíng xiàng rǎo luàn zì jǐ 。
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4.
It has no need as yet to respond to South Korea's call to bring back US nuclear weapons, though this would inflame Pyongyang and Beijing. .
就目前而言，美国尚不需要响应韩国要求美国把核武器重新部署到韩国的呼吁，美国核武器重回朝鲜半岛将会激怒平壤和北京方面。
jiù mù qián ér yán , měi guó shàng bù xū yào xiǎng yìng hán guó yāo qiú měi guó bǎ hé wǔ qì chóng xīn bù shǔ dào hán guó de hū yù , měi guó hé wǔ qì chóng huí cháo xiǎn bàn dǎo jiāng huì jī nù píng rǎng hé běi jīng fāng miàn 。
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Such moves could challenge interests of the U. S. and Saudi Arabia and inflame sectarian tensions across the Middle East, they say.
上述美国官员说，这些举动可能挑战美国和沙特阿拉伯的利益，并激化整个中东地区教派之间的紧张局势。
shàng shù měi guó guān yuán shuō , zhè xiē jǔ dòng kě néng tiǎo zhàn měi guó hé shā tè ā lā bó de lì yì , bìng jī huà zhěng gè zhōng dōng dì qū jiào pài zhī jiān de jǐn zhāng jú shì 。
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Other experts said the findings were also almost certain to inflame a continuing debate over the widening use of antipsychotic drugs.
其他专家表示，调查结果也几乎肯定在日益扩大使用的抗精神病药物领域将激起一个持续的争论。
qí tā zhuān jiā biǎo shì , diào chá jié guǒ yě jī hū kěn dìng zài rì yì kuò dà shǐ yòng de kàng jīng shén bìng yào wù lǐng yù jiāng jī qǐ yī gè chí xù de zhēng lùn 。
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Like mathematics, it can either inflame passion or turn people off; but either way, you know you need to understand it.
如同数学一样，既可以点燃人们的激情，也可以消沉人们的意志；但是无论如何，你都必须理解它。
rú tóng shù xué yí yàng , jì kě yǐ diǎn rán rén men de jī qíng , yě kě yǐ xiāo chén rén men de yì zhì ; dàn shì wú lùn rú hé , nǐ dōu bì xū lǐ jiě tā 。
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But the repression was just harsh enough to inflame protesters, not terrifying enough to scare them into staying home.
可是这种程度的镇压适得其反，非但没把示威者吓到躲在家里，反而激怒了他们。
kě shì zhè zhǒng chéng dù de zhèn yā shì dé qí fǎn , fēi dàn méi bǎ shì wēi zhě xià dào duǒ zài jiā lǐ , fǎn ér jī nù le tā men 。
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But in the cities the escalating heat and rumors of distant revolution had begun to inflame local tempers.
而在城市里，不断攀升的气温和关于远方革命的传言也令当地人脾气暴增。
ér zài chéng shì lǐ , bú duàn pān shēng de qì wēn hé guān yú yuǎn fāng gé mìng de chuán yán yě lìng dāng dì rén pí qi bào zēng 。
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"As we argued to the judge, it will inflame public opinion and will severely impact the deputy's right to a fair trial, " Bremner said.
布瑞尼尔称：“我们已向法官大人表明，它（录像内容）会激发舆论，严重损害我的代理人公平受审的权利。”
bù ruì ní ěr chēng : " wǒ men yǐ xiàng fǎ guān dà ren biǎo míng , tā ( lù xiàng nèi róng ) huì jī fā yú lùn , yán zhòng sǔn hài wǒ de dài lǐ rén gōng píng shòu shěn de quán lì 。 "
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