Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7128
blaze
大火；烈焰；强光
A large bright fire or strong flame; very bright light or heat.
- 1.
A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
火,尤指燃烧迅速、产生大量火焰和光的火。
- 2.
The white or lighter-coloured markings on a horse's face.
马脸上的白色或浅色斑纹。
- 3.
Publication; the act of spreading widely by report.
公开；通过传闻广泛传播的行为。
- 4.
a strong flame that burns brightly
明亮的烈焰
- 5.
Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
伴有热量的强烈直射光。
- 6.
A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark, usually as a surveyor's mark.
在树上剥去一块树皮所做的标记,通常是测量员的记号。
- 7.
a cause of difficulty and suffering
苦难之源
- 8.
A high-visibility orange colour, typically used in warning signs and hunters' clothing.
高可见度的橙色,通常用于警示标志和猎人服装。
- 9.
A waymark: any marking as painted on trees, carvings, affixed markers, posts, flagging, or crosses placed to lead hikers on their trail.
路标:如画在树上、雕刻、附着的标记、柱子、旗帜或十字架等,用于为徒步者指引路径。
- 10.
noisy and unrestrained mischief
喧闹的胡闹
- 11.
A bursting out, or active display of any quality.
某种特质的迸发或积极展现。
- 12.
A hand consisting of five face cards.
由五张人头牌组成的一手牌。
迸发；闪耀；路标；（树干上的）标记；马脸上的白斑；亮橙色；醒目的橙色；公开；传播
In use
The blaze destroyed several homes before the fire department could contain it.
The family faced a financial blaze after the main breadwinner lost his job.
The boys were in a full blaze of mischief, setting off firecrackers in the backyard.
the blaze spread rapidly
go to blazes
raising blazes
a blaze of sth
a blaze of 后接表示颜色、光亮或情感的名词，强调强烈、明亮的景象。
The garden in spring is a blaze of colour.
春天的花园中一片绚烂的色彩。
in the blaze
in the blaze 指在大火发生、燃烧的过程中，常描述救援、伤亡等情况。
Connections
Collocations
- a blaze of glory
- 辉煌的荣耀；光荣时刻
- She finished her career in a blaze of glory.她在辉煌的荣耀中结束了职业生涯。
- a blaze of colour
- 一片绚丽色彩；五彩斑斓
- The garden was a blaze of colour in spring.春天的花园五彩斑斓。
- a blaze of publicity
- 媒体的大肆报道；公众的广泛关注
- The wedding was held in a blaze of publicity.婚礼在媒体的广泛关注下举行。
- a raging blaze
- 熊熊大火
- Firefighters struggled to control the raging blaze.消防员奋力控制熊熊大火。
- fight a blaze
- 扑救大火；与大火搏斗
- Crews fought the blaze through the night.消防队员整夜都在扑救大火。
- a blaze broke out
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音似“布雷兹”：想象一堆篝火噼啪燃烧，火焰明亮刺眼——blaze 就是烈焰、强光；也记住马脸白斑和树皮路标都是显眼标记。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：火灾报道、现场叙述 该义项指燃烧迅速、火焰和光亮强烈的大火，多用于新闻报道或书面叙述，语气比 fire 更突出猛烈，口语中也可使用但带有强调意味。
Grammar Note
常与不定冠词a连用，后接of表示大量或耀眼的事物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
下列词均以 /eɪz/ 结尾，与 blaze /bleɪz/ 押韵。注意拼写相似的 base、case、chase 读 /beɪs/、/keɪs/、/tʃeɪs/，结尾是 /s/，不押韵；phase 虽然拼作 -ase，却读 /feɪz/，与 blaze 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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