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an + inferno
The building became an inferno within minutes.
大楼在几分钟内变成了火海。
大火；烈焰
infernos — plural of inferno
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大火；烈焰
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
The building became an inferno within minutes.
大楼在几分钟内变成了火海。
类似地狱的地方或情况
A place or situation resembling Hell.
大火；火灾
A large fire; a conflagration.
Firefighters battled the inferno for hours before bringing it under control.
消防员与大火搏斗了好几个小时才将其控制住。
The old factory quickly became an inferno when the chemicals caught fire.
化学品着火后，那座老工厂很快变成一片火海。
Residents were evacuated as the inferno spread through the dry hills.
大火在干旱的山丘间蔓延，居民们被疏散了。
The building became an inferno within minutes.
大楼在几分钟内变成了火海。
They were trapped in an inferno of flames and smoke.
他们被困在烈火与浓烟的地狱中。
The desert heat was like an inferno.
沙漠的热浪如同地狱。
Not this
The building became inferno.
Use this
The building became an inferno.
“inferno”是可数名词，单数形式前需加不定冠词“an”。
Not this
The inferno fire spread quickly.
Use this
The infernal fire spread quickly.
“inferno”是名词，修饰名词时应使用其形容词形式“infernal”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
熊熊大火；猛烈的大火
The warehouse was quickly engulfed in a blazing inferno.
仓库很快被熊熊大火吞噬。
像但丁笔下的地狱；极其混乱可怕的场面
The rush-hour train was like Dante's Inferno, packed with screaming passengers.
高峰时段的地铁简直像但丁笔下的地狱，挤满了尖叫的乘客。
……的地狱；某种混乱或猛烈状态的集中体现
The mine was an inferno of dust, heat, and noise.
矿山简直是个尘土、高温和噪音构成的地狱。
但丁的《地狱篇》
Dante's Inferno is the first part of his Divine Comedy.
但丁的《地狱篇》是他的《神曲》的第一部分。
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联想：inferno像infer（推断）+no，别只推测，它指地狱般的大火。
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.