an + inferno
The building became an inferno within minutes.
大楼在几分钟内变成了火海。
大火；烈焰
地狱；阴间；痛苦之地；苦海；类似地狱的地方或情况；大火；火灾；地狱
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
类似地狱的地方或情况
A place or situation resembling Hell.
大火；火灾
A large fire; a conflagration.
Firefighters battled the inferno for hours before bringing it under control.
消防员与大火搏斗了好几个小时才将其控制住。
用法提示：inferno 在此为名词，意思是猛烈且失控的大火。
The old factory quickly became an inferno when the chemicals caught fire.
化学品着火后，那座老工厂很快变成一片火海。
用法提示：这里 inferno 作名词，强调火势猛烈、难以控制。
Residents were evacuated as the inferno spread through the dry hills.
大火在干旱的山丘间蔓延，居民们被疏散了。
用法提示：inferno 为名词，指不断蔓延的熊熊烈火。
The building became an inferno within minutes.
大楼在几分钟内变成了火海。
They were trapped in an inferno of flames and smoke.
他们被困在烈火与浓烟的地狱中。
The desert heat was like an inferno.
沙漠的热浪如同地狱。
比 inferno 更常用，语气稍轻；可指任何猛烈燃烧的大火，而 inferno 更强调火势极大且可怕。
较正式，强调火灾范围大、破坏严重，常见于新闻报道或书面语。
指引发强气流、极难扑灭的大火，也用于比喻；不用于普通小火。
旧时或书面语中指毁灭性大火，但现代英语因特指二战大屠杀而几乎不用，学习者宜避免。
grammar · medium
易错句子The building became inferno.
正确表达The building became an inferno.
“inferno”是可数名词，单数形式前需加不定冠词“an”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The inferno fire spread quickly.
正确表达The infernal fire spread quickly.
“inferno”是名词，修饰名词时应使用其形容词形式“infernal”。
针对“地狱般的地方或状况”这一义项；指与地狱相对的至福之所。
同样针对“地狱般的地方或状况”一义；与地狱般的处境相对。
熊熊烈火；猛烈大火
The forest fire quickly became a raging inferno that destroyed hundreds of homes.
森林大火迅速变成熊熊烈火，摧毁了数百座房屋。
熊熊燃烧的大火
Firefighters battled the blazing inferno for hours before bringing it under control.
消防员与熊熊燃烧的大火搏斗了几个小时才将其控制住。
逃离火海
Residents were forced to escape the inferno as the flames spread through the apartment block.
火焰蔓延至整个公寓楼，居民们被迫逃离火海。
一片火海
The building was turned into an inferno of flames within minutes.
几分钟内，大楼就变成了一片火海。
无前缀；词根 infern-（来自拉丁语 infernus，意为“低处的、地下的、地狱”）；词尾 -o（意大利语名词形式）；同根词：infernal（地狱般的，恶魔般的）
火焰是大火中最直观的景象，常用来描述inferno的燃烧场面。
大火通常伴随大量浓烟，是火灾现场的重要特征。
inferno强调大火的猛烈程度，往往伴随着极高温度。
面对inferno这样的重大火灾，消防员是主要的救援力量。
重大火灾往往需要紧急救援行动来疏散人员、扑灭大火。
熊熊大火；猛烈的大火
The warehouse was quickly engulfed in a blazing inferno.
仓库很快被熊熊大火吞噬。
像但丁笔下的地狱；极其混乱可怕的场面
The rush-hour train was like Dante's Inferno, packed with screaming passengers.
高峰时段的地铁简直像但丁笔下的地狱，挤满了尖叫的乘客。
……的地狱；某种混乱或猛烈状态的集中体现
The mine was an inferno of dust, heat, and noise.
矿山简直是个尘土、高温和噪音构成的地狱。
但丁的《地狱篇》
Dante's Inferno is the first part of his Divine Comedy.
但丁的《地狱篇》是他的《神曲》的第一部分。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.