| 词汇 | inferno |
| 释义 | inferno noun[ C ] uk /ɪnˈfɜː.nəʊ/ us /ɪnˈfɝː.noʊ/pluralinfernos a very large uncontrolled fire: 火海 a raging inferno肆虐的大火 The building was an inferno by the time the fire service arrived.消防车赶到时大楼已是一片火海。 Fire & flame beacon blaze bonfire brand brush fire bushfire conflagration dumpster fire fire fireball firebrand firepit firestorm flare open firephrase pilot post-fire spark wildfire Examples of infernoinferno It was an inferno 'of such jargon, and continued dissonance' that he doubted if anything fine could ever emerge from it. For the first time, the mushroom cloud becomes the symbol of nuclear inferno. The place had turned into an inferno. The objection to the apparently compulsive use of such phrases as 'raging inferno' and 'death toll' is precisely that they may have lost their impact by constant use. Because many of the decorations were of a highly inflammable type, the hall was soon an inferno. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If war comes, men's bodies will be dragged into the inferno. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were people trapped inside the twin towers who found temporary respite in the floors above the blazing inferno. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People clamber over seats; they will do anything to get away from the inferno that is so quickly produced inside the airliner's cabin. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The inferno of noise in summer is so great that it is not only people who are disturbed in their homes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The argument we must face tonight is whether these regulations will allow people to get out of that inferno. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where can this lead but to an inferno? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We sometimes forget that we are standing—fortunately it is miles away—on a raging inferno. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It burst into flames, with the screaming aircrew unable to escape the inferno, except for one who was thrown out as the fuselage split open. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that nothing could survive such an inferno—that everything would be vaporised, neutralised and made safe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we are to drag victory from this frightful inferno all our resources and all our organising capacity must be devoted to it without let or hindrance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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