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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。
火风暴
firestorms — plural of firestorm
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
火风暴
a fire so hot that it creates violent winds of its own, especially after heavy bombing or a large blaze
The policy change provoked a firestorm of protest.
这一政策变化引发了抗议的轩然大波。
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。
因向内猛吹的风而强度大增的火灾。
A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
激烈的争吵或反应；爆发(如争论)。
An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)
The wildfire grew into a firestorm, sending burning embers high into the sky.
野火发展成火风暴，将燃烧的余烬抛向高空。
A firestorm can spread so quickly that it creates its own wind system.
火风暴蔓延得如此之快，以至于会形成自己的风系。
Firestorms are among the most destructive natural events on Earth.
火风暴是地球上最具破坏性的自然事件之一。
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。
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。
over 后接争议的主题，也可用 about；常用于 there be 句型。
There was a firestorm over the election results.
围绕选举结果掀起了一场轩然大波。
本义指因大火或炸弹引发的气象现象；动词常用 rage、sweep 等。
A firestorm raged over the city after the bombing.
轰炸后，火风暴在城市上空肆虐。
Not this
The singer's comments firestormed on social media.
Use this
The singer's comments caused a firestorm on social media.
firestorm 是名词，不是动词；表示“引发轩然大波”要用 cause/trigger a firestorm 这类动词短语。
Not this
The decision created firestorm among doctors.
Use this
The decision created a firestorm among doctors.
firestorm 是可数名词，表示“一场风波”时前面需要不定冠词 a/an；汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
The government faced a firestorm criticism.
Use this
The government faced a firestorm of criticism.
firestorm 的比喻义常用 a firestorm of + 名词 的结构，如 a firestorm of criticism，不能省略 of 直接作定语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
抗议的风暴；强烈的抗议浪潮
The decision unleashed a firestorm of protest.
这一决定引发了强烈的抗议浪潮。
激烈的争议风暴
The new policy ignited a firestorm of controversy.
新政策引发了一场激烈的争议风暴。
媒体风暴
The company faced a media firestorm over its handling of the data breach.
该公司因处理数据泄露事件而遭到媒体的强烈抨击。
政治风暴
The politician's comments created a political firestorm.
这位政治人物的言论引发了一场政治风暴。
Use firestorms naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.