Word · Frequency #21221
Fully loadedInferno
/inˈfəːnəu/
noun
大火；烈焰
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
- 1.
A place or situation resembling Hell.
类似地狱的地方或情况
- 2.
A large fire; a conflagration.
大火；火灾
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
In use
Firefighters battled the inferno for hours before bringing it under control.
The old factory quickly became an inferno when the chemicals caught fire.
Residents were evacuated as the inferno spread through the dry hills.
an + inferno
The building became an inferno within minutes.
大楼在几分钟内变成了火海。
inferno of + noun
They were trapped in an inferno of flames and smoke.
他们被困在烈火与浓烟的地狱中。
like an inferno
Connections
Collocations
- raging inferno
- 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。
- blazing inferno
- 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。
- escape the inferno
- 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。
- inferno of flames
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a blazing inferno
- 熊熊大火；猛烈的大火The warehouse was quickly engulfed in a blazing inferno.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：inferno像infer（推断）+no，别只推测，它指地狱般的大火。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、文学作品、正式描述 inferno 多用于正式或书面语，常见于新闻和文学作品中形容规模很大的火灾或极其灼热、恐怖的场面，也可比喻地狱般的处境。日常口语中较少使用，常用 fire 代替。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见英语单词同 inferno 押韵（重读音节 -fer- /fəː/ 及其后的 -no）。infer、inference、inferior、infernal 拼写上有相似的 infer-/infern- 开头，但发音各不相同，需注意。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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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