inflame tensions
collocation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。
加剧;激化
inflames — third person singular of inflame
激怒;使激动;发怒;使发炎;发炎;使(情感)更加强烈;过度激起;点燃;着火;使发亮;使发红
to make a conflict, problem, or bad feeling worse
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.
激起或加剧(食欲、激情等情感),尤指使其过度或反常。
To excite or intensify (a feeling, such as an appetite or passion), especially to an excessive or unnatural level.
使(争端、暴力、饥渴等无形事物)加剧或恶化;使恶化,加重。
To cause (something intangible, such as a dispute or violence, or hunger or thirst) to become more serious or worse; to aggravate, to exacerbate.
突然起火;着火。
To burst into flames, to catch fire.
(身体或身体部位)异常发热;(医学)发炎。
Of a person's body or body part: to feel abnormally or unusually hot; specifically (medicine), to be affected by inflammation.
感到强烈欲望或其他情感;充满激情;特指感到愤怒或狂怒。
To feel strong desire or other feelings; to be passionate; specifically, to feel anger or rage.
一般现在时
The rumors inflame tensions in the community.
谣言激化了社区中的紧张局势。
一般过去时
His speech inflamed the crowd yesterday.
他昨天的演讲激怒了人群。
现在完成时
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。
用法提示:本句中 inflame 作为动词,表示 '激怒',宾语为 her anger,描述情感被激化。
The infection inflamed the wound, causing redness and swelling.
感染使伤口发炎,导致红肿。
用法提示:本句中 inflame 用作及物动词,表示 '使发炎',宾语为 the wound,描述生理炎症反应。
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。
用法提示:本句中 inflame 表示 '激起',宾语为 the crowd's passion,描述情感被强烈激发。
anger 作动词用,语气最通用、较中性,指使人感到气愤;inflame 常暗示火气更盛或逐渐升温。
enrage 语气更强,指使人大发雷霆,比 anger 更激烈,但没有 inflame 那种缓慢燃烧的意象。
incense 较书面/正式,常用于 be incensed at/by;作名词时发音为 /ˈɪnsens/,作动词为 /ɪnˈsens/。
infuriate 语气强烈,强调使人极其恼怒,是 anger 的强化版,常用作及物动词。
provoke 强调故意刺激或挑衅以引起愤怒等反应;inflame 则不一定含有蓄意。
对应用法“inflame 激怒/使激动”:calm 表示让情绪或局势平静下来。此处 calm 是动词,与 inflame 同为动词。
对应用法“inflame 使痛苦/愤怒等加剧”:soothe 表示减轻、平息情绪或不适,不能用于“点燃/着火”的意义。
对应用法“inflame 使冲突/问题恶化”:alleviate 表示使严重程度下降,侧重减轻而非完全消除。
对应用法“inflame 激怒或煽动”:pacify 表示使人或局势恢复平静,语气比 calm 更正式,常含“平息骚乱”的意味。
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。
in- (进入;使) + flame (火焰;燃烧)。同根词:flame, flammable, inflammatory.
与 inflame 的“点燃、燃烧”义同属火/燃烧场景。
inflame 可表示使物体变亮变红,或使身体异常发热,都与 heat 相关。
inflame 可表示激起强烈情绪,尤指激怒某人。
身体部位 inflamed(发炎)时常伴随发烧。
医学上 inflame 引起发炎,常见红、肿、热、痛,swelling 是其中典型表现。
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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