Word · Frequency #21221
Fully loadedinfernos
大火;烈焰
infernos is the plural of inferno.
核心释义
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
- 1.
类似地狱的地方或情况
A place or situation resembling Hell.
- 2.
大火;火灾
A large fire; a conflagration.
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
用法In use
Firefighters battled the inferno for hours before bringing it under control.
用法提示:inferno 在此为名词,意思是猛烈且失控的大火。
The old factory quickly became an inferno when the chemicals caught fire.
用法提示:这里 inferno 作名词,强调火势猛烈、难以控制。
Residents were evacuated as the inferno spread through the dry hills.
用法提示:inferno 为名词,指不断蔓延的熊熊烈火。
an + inferno
The building became an inferno within minutes.
大楼在几分钟内变成了火海。
inferno of + noun
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:inferno像infer(推断)+no,别只推测,它指地狱般的大火。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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