Word · Frequency #16556
firestorm
火风暴
a fire so hot that it creates violent winds of its own, especially after heavy bombing or a large blaze
指大火本身（常由空袭或大型火灾引起），不是天气意义上的风暴。
- 1.
A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
因向内猛吹的风而强度大增的火灾。
- 2.
An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)
激烈的争吵或反应；爆发(如争论)。
轩然大波；激烈争论；因向内猛吹的风而强度大增的火灾。；激烈的争吵或反应；爆发(如争论)。；风暴性大火
In use
The wildfire grew into a firestorm, sending burning embers high into the sky.
A firestorm can spread so quickly that it creates its own wind system.
Firestorms are among the most destructive natural events on Earth.
a firestorm of [noun]
可接 criticism、protest、controversy 等抽象名词，表示突然爆发的强烈公众反应。
The policy change provoked a firestorm of protest.
这一政策变化引发了抗议的轩然大波。
spark/trigger a firestorm
常与 spark、trigger、provoke、cause 等动词搭配，强调某事引发激烈的争论或批评。
His comments triggered a firestorm.
他的言论引发了一场轩然大波。
a firestorm over [topic]
over 后接争议的主题，也可用 about；常用于 there be 句型。
Connections
Collocations
- firestorm of criticism
- 批评的风暴；如潮的批评
- The new policy drew a firestorm of criticism from parents.新政策招致了家长们铺天盖地的批评。
- firestorm of controversy
- 争议的漩涡；激烈的争论
- The book caused a firestorm of controversy when it was published.这本书出版时引起了激烈的争论。
- political firestorm
- 政治风暴；政治轩然大波
- The mayor's comment ignited a political firestorm.市长的话引发了一场政治轩然大波。
- media firestorm
- 媒体风暴；媒体的愤怒声浪
- The leaked report created a media firestorm.泄露的报告在媒体上引起轩然大波。
- spark a firestorm
- 激起轩然大波
- His remarks sparked a firestorm on social media.他的言论在社交媒体上激起了轩然大波。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一下“fire（火）”和“storm（风暴）”合体：大火产生的热空气吸来狂风，就成“火风暴”；舆论激烈时也像一场火风暴。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：news coverage of wildfire or bombing aftermath、media reports on heated public dispute or criticism 本义指因大火（如轰炸或森林大火）产生的强烈风暴，通常见于火灾或气象报道；引申义指突然爆发的激烈争论或批评，多用于媒体和正式语篇。两种用法均偏中性/正式，具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Each word ends in the spelling chunk -storm and is pronounced with the same final syllable /stɔːm/ as firestorm. Be careful with the lookalike worm: it ends in -orm but is pronounced /wɜːm/, not /stɔːm/.
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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