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inflame sb
通常指激起强烈情感。
His speech inflamed the crowd.
他的演讲激怒了人群。
加剧；激化
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加剧；激化
to make a conflict, problem, or bad feeling worse
His speech inflamed the crowd.
他的演讲激怒了人群。
使(某人或某物)着火；使燃烧、发火或发光；点燃。
To set (someone or something) on fire; to cause (someone or something) to burn, flame, or glow; to kindle.
使(某物)像着火一样变亮或变红；使变亮；使变红。
To cause (something) to appear bright or red, as if on fire; to brighten, to redden.
使(身体或身体部位)异常发热；(医学)使发炎,出现异常热、痛、红、肿等症状。
To cause (the body or a body part) to feel abnormally or unusually hot; specifically (medicine), to cause inflammation, including abnormal heat, pain, redness, swelling, etc., in (the body or a body part).
使(某人或其心、思想)产生强烈欲望或情感；使激动；特指使愤怒,激怒。
To cause (someone, or their heart, mind, etc.) to feel strong desire or other feelings; to excite (someone) to great passion; specifically, to cause (someone) to feel anger or rage; to anger, to enrage, to incense.
inflame
Base
原形
inflames
3rd person
第三人称单数
inflaming
-ing
现在分词
inflamed
Past
过去式
inflamed
Past participle
过去分词
The rumors inflame tensions in the community.
谣言激化了社区中的紧张局势。
His speech inflamed the crowd yesterday.
他昨天的演讲激怒了人群。
The incident has inflamed the debate.
这一事件激化了辩论。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
His harsh words inflamed her anger, making the situation worse.
他严厉的言辞激起了她的愤怒，使情况变得更糟。
The infection inflamed the wound, causing redness and swelling.
感染使伤口发炎，导致红肿。
The politician's speech inflamed the crowd's passion for reform.
这位政治家的演讲激起了人群对改革的热情。
通常指激起强烈情感。
His speech inflamed the crowd.
他的演讲激怒了人群。
The infection inflamed the wound.
感染使伤口发炎。
不及物用法，多用于医学或情感激动。
His wound inflamed and became painful.
他的伤口发炎并变得疼痛。
Not this
The wound inflamed.
Use this
The wound became inflamed.
当 inflame 表达“发炎”时，不及物用法通常用 become + inflamed 表示状态变化，而不是直接用 inflame 的过去式作谓语。
Not this
His words inflamed.
Use this
His words inflamed me.
inflame 作“激怒、激起”讲时是及物动词，必须接宾语，不能单独作谓语。
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加剧紧张局势
The politician's speech only inflamed tensions between the two communities.
这名政客的演讲只会加剧两个社区之间的紧张局势。
激起强烈情感
The team's last-minute goal inflamed the passions of the fans.
球队在最后一分钟的进球激起了球迷们的强烈情绪。
使伤口发炎
Dirty water can inflame a wound and slow the healing process.
脏水会使伤口发炎，减缓愈合过程。
激怒，使怒火更盛
His sarcastic comments only inflamed her anger.
他那些挖苦的话反而使她更加愤怒。
激起激情；煽动情绪
The leader's speech inflamed passions among the supporters.
领导人的演讲激起了支持者的激情。
加剧紧张局势
The incident inflamed tensions between the rival groups.
这一事件加剧了敌对团体之间的紧张局势。
激化局势；使情况恶化
He apologized, not wanting to inflame the situation further.
他道了歉，不想进一步激化局势。
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拆成 in + flame：想象心里“进入火焰”，怒火中烧、炎症加剧，正合 inflame 的“激怒、加剧、使发炎”之意。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing and speech、medical contexts inflame 通常用于正式或较书面的语境，多指激起强烈情绪或使冲突、问题加剧，也可在医疗语境中表示“使发炎”。日常口语中较少使用，常用 annoy、make angry 或 make worse 代替。
可作及物动词（激怒、点火、激起）或不及物动词（着火、激动、发炎）。
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