| 词汇 | smouldering |
| 释义 | smouldering present participle ofsmoulder smoulder verb[ I ] UK(USsmolder)uk /ˈsməʊl.dər/ us /ˈsmoʊl.dɚ/ smoulderverb[I] (BURN)to burn slowly with smoke but without flames: 无火焰地慢慢烧，闷燃 a smouldering fire闷燃的火 smouldering embers闷燃的余烬 The fire was started by a smouldering cigarette.大火是由闷燃的烟蒂引起的。 to make fire or damage with fire burnThe fire was still burning after 24 hours. burn (fuel)The car burns biofuel. burnShe burned his diaries to stop the information from becoming public. blazeBush fires blazed across the county. smoulderUKThe fire smouldered and soon went out. scorchThe sun had scorched the grass and turned it brown. Burning, burnt & on fire afire aflame alight blaze burn (something) down burn sb up burned out burnt out combustible consume flare frazzled incinerate inflammable on fireidiom post-burn reignite scald self-immolation unburnable smoulderverb[I] (PROBLEM)If a problem or unpleasant situation smoulders, it continues to exist and may become worse at any time: （问题或不良局势）持续存在，维持 The dispute is still smouldering, five years after the negotiations began.谈判开始到现在都5年了，争端的暗火仍在燃烧。 Making progress and advancing adaptive evolution advance the cause advanced advancement age boom evolve evolved flourish flower formatively from A to Bidiom mature punctuated equilibrium rebuild regenerate ripen ripeness spread wing smoulderverb[I] (EMOTION)If a strong emotion smoulders, it exists, but is prevented from being expressed: （强烈的情绪）郁积，闷在心头 She was smouldering with rage as she explained how her son had been killed.她强压着满腔的怒火，叙述了儿子被害的经过。 Strong feelings afire agonized all-consuming anguish anguished ardent fierily fit to burstidiom flamingly fulminating grip passions run highidiom penetratingly pungently quiveringly rabidly smoulder tempestuous tingle torrid You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Controlling emotions smoulderverb[I] (ROMANTIC FEELINGS)A person who smoulders has strong sexual or romantic feelings but does not express them: 欲火中烧;心驰神往 He gazed at her with smouldering eyes, wishing she wasn't married.他那双充满欲望的眼睛直勾勾地盯着她，心里希望她还没有结婚。 Examples of smoulderingsmouldering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They did not have brass pots, so they used mostly unglazed pottery which cannot stand 'any fire fiercer than the smouldering one given by dung'. The smouldering controversy was recently inflamed again by revisionist historians. The production suggests smouldering rather than explosive affect. It is now generally accepted that they represent early stages of acute myeloid leukaemia, a fact reflected in the commonly used terms 'preleukaemia' or 'smouldering leukaemia'. Whatever the cause, the burning resentment of the father was deep and lasting, since up to eight years later it was still smouldering in the pages of his will. I understand that when the heap was last visited it was found that the flames had been quenched and only a slight smouldering was visible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This order raises the apparently dormant but hotly smouldering question of the disposal of such land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The source of a flame must be a smouldering cigarette or an electrical short circuit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I beg them not to ignite the powder keg that is smouldering in the countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By the end of this year the great majority of mattresses on sale in this country will be resistant to ignition by smouldering cigarettes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, when this happened, at once the fire which had been smouldering unseen for at least two years burst forth in a destructive flame. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was on the scene within a few hours and saw the burnt buildings still smouldering, the broken windows and the looted shops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All of these issues have been smouldering for years. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is not a sudden convulsion that we have gone into; it has been smouldering for a long time, and we must now face it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not want to do anything to stir up the smouldering embers of party venom which still exist. 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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