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burst into flames
常用短语，表示突然着火。
The car burst into flames after the crash.
事故后汽车突然起火。
火焰；火舌
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
火焰；火舌
The visible, glowing part of a fire; the burning gas that rises from a fire and gives off light and heat.
The car burst into flames after the crash.
事故后汽车突然起火。
火的可见部分；燃烧的蒸气或气流,发出光和热。
The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
可燃物质燃烧产生热和光(常伴有烟)的过程
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
通常短暂但热烈的恋情中的浪漫伴侣或情人。
A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
一种明亮的红橙金色火焰色。
A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.
The candle flame flickered in the dark room.
蜡烛的火焰在黑暗的房间里闪烁。
He watched the flames dance in the fireplace.
他看着壁炉里的火焰跳跃。
The firefighter fought the flames bravely.
消防员勇敢地与火焰搏斗。
常用短语，表示突然着火。
The car burst into flames after the crash.
事故后汽车突然起火。
比喻用法，指强烈的情感。
She felt a flame of passion in her heart.
她心中燃起一股热情的火焰。
The building was in flames within minutes.
几分钟内大楼就陷入火海。
Not this
The building was full of flame.
Use this
The building was full of flames.
中文学习者常将'flame'当作不可数名词，但实际可数，表示多束火焰时需用复数'flames'。
Not this
The house was in flame.
Use this
The house was in flames.
固定短语'in flames'意为'着火，燃烧'，必须用复数形式，不用单数。
Not this
She has flame hair.
Use this
She has flaming red hair.
'flame'是名词，不能直接作定语修饰名词；应使用形容词'flaming'或复合词'flame-colored'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
突然燃烧起来
The car burst into flames after the crash.
汽车碰撞后突然燃烧起来。
阻燃的
This material is flame retardant.
这种材料是阻燃的。
明火
No open flames allowed in the lab.
实验室内禁止明火。
防火的
He wore flame resistant clothing.
他穿着防火服。
火焰测试
The flame test is used to identify metals.
火焰测试用于识别金属。
火焰喷射器
The soldier used a flame thrower.
士兵使用了火焰喷射器。
旧情人
I bumped into an old flame at the reunion.
我在聚会上偶遇了旧情人。
火上浇油
His angry words only fanned the flames of the argument.
他愤怒的言辞只会火上浇油，加剧争论。
付之一炬；彻底失败
The house went up in flames in minutes.
房子几分钟内就被大火吞没了。
燃起来！
In Marvel comics, the Human Torch shouts 'Flame on!' and his body becomes engulfed in flame.
在漫威漫画中，霹雳火大喊‘燃起来！’，然后他的身体被火焰吞没。
Use flame naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
flame 发音类似‘飞来’，想象火星飞来的样子。
中性，多用于日常或技术语境，如描述火焰的燃烧过程。
可数名词，复数形式为flames。
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