flare

flare
noun

a sudden brief burst of bright flame or light
（火焰，灯光）突然一闪
the flare of the match lit up his face.
火柴划着时的光亮照亮了他的脸。
■a device producing a very bright flame, used especially as a signal or marker
（尤指用作信号或标记的）闪光器材；信号弹；信号灯；照明弹；照明灯
a distress flare.
遇险求救的闪光信号。
[as modifier]a flare gun.
信号弹发射枪。
■[in sing.]a sudden burst of intense emotion
（强烈情感的）突然爆发
she felt a flare of anger within her.
她感到怒气陡升。
■a sudden recurrence of an inflammation or other medical condition
（发炎等症状的）突然复发
treatment for colitis flares.
对肠炎突然复发的治疗。
■(Astronomy)a sudden explosion in the chromosphere and corona of the sun or another star, resulting in an intense burst of radiation
(天文)（太阳等恒星的）耀斑。参见 solar flare
■[mass noun](Photography)extraneous illumination on film caused by internal reflection in the camera
(摄)（底片上由于相机内部反射导致的）翳雾斑
[in sing.]a gradual widening, especially of a skirt or trousers
（尤指裙子或长裤的）喇叭形
as you knit, add a flare or curve a hem.
你织毛衣时，下摆织成喇叭形或滚一道边。
■(flares)trousers of which the legs get progressively wider from the knees down
喇叭裤
■[mass noun]an upward and outward curve of a ship's bows, designed to throw the water outwards when in motion
船舷翻边

verb
[no obj.]

burn with a sudden intensity
突然旺起来
the blaze across the water flared.
水对面的火焰突然旺起来。
the bonfire crackled and flared up.
篝火噼啪作响，旺了起来。
■(of a light or a person's eyes) glow with a sudden intensity
（亮光）闪耀；（眼光）闪动
her eyes flared at the stinging insult.
这刺人的侮辱气得她双眼直冒怒火。
■(of an emotion) suddenly become manifest in someone or their expression
（情感）突发，突现
alarm flared in her eyes.
她双眼突然现出了恐慌。
tempers flared.
怒气大作。
■(flare up)(of an illness or chronic medical complaint) recur unexpectedly and cause further discomfort
（疾病，慢性不适）突然复发
■(especially of an argument, conflict, or trouble) suddenly become more violent or intense
（不和，冲突）加剧；（麻烦）加重
in 1943 the Middle East crisis flared up again.
1943年中东危机再次加剧。
■(flare up)(of a person) suddenly become angry
（人）怒气陡升
she flared up, shouting at Geoffrey.
她怒气大作，冲着杰弗里大叫大嚷。
[often as adj. flared]gradually become wider at one end
一端逐渐加宽；渐成喇叭形
a flared skirt.
喇叭形下摆的衬衫。
the dress flared out into huge train.
裙子逐渐加宽，形成了巨大的裙裾。
■(of a person's nostrils) dilate
（人的鼻孔）张大
■[with obj.](of a person) cause (the nostrils) to dilate
（人）使（鼻孔）张大

语源

mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'spread out (one's hair)'): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th cent

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