flare-up

英 [ˈfleər ʌp]

美 [ˈfler ʌp]

n.  (怒气、激烈情绪等的)爆发; 突发; (尤指)复发; 骤燃; 突然发出火焰

复数：flare-ups　

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牛津词典

noun

• （怒气、激烈情绪等的）爆发
  a sudden expression of angry or violent feeling
  1. a flare-up of tension between the two sides
     双方剑拔弩张
• 突发；（尤指）复发
  a sudden painful attack, especially after a period without any problems or pain
• 骤燃；突然发出火焰
  the fact of a fire suddenly starting to burn again more strongly than before
  1. a flare-up of the bushfires
     林区大火的猛燃

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (暴乱或疾病的)突发，突然加剧，突然恶化
  If there is aflare-upof violence or of an illness, it suddenly starts or gets worse.
  1. There's been a flare-up of violence in South Africa.
     南非暴力冲突突然加剧。
  2. ...a flare-up in her arthritis.
     她的关节炎突然加重

英英释义

noun

• a sudden intense happening
  1. an outburst of heavy rain
  2. a burst of lightning
  Synonym:outburstburst

双语例句

• It is very common as a winter flare-up in people with chronic bronchitis.
  这是很常见的作为冬季耀斑行动在人民与慢性支气管炎。
• The president of the United States has suggested that we use this flare-up as a "teachable moment," but so far exactly the wrong lessons are being drawn from it ─ especially for black people.
  美国总统建议我们利用此事件为一个“有教育意义的时刻”，但是到此为止，只有错误的信息被此事件传递了–特别对黑人来说。
• Mr Gates 'remarks came just as the new flare-up in Libya began and as pressure to develop military plans for a possible confrontation with Iran continues.
  盖茨发表演讲之际，利比亚局势开始再次升温，制定军事计划以防可能与伊朗发生正面冲突的压力依然存在。
• A flare-up between the Philippine and Chinese navies in 2012 over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea spilled over into trade and tourism, with Chinese travel agencies suspending tours.
  2012年菲律宾海军与中国海军在南中国海因领土争端发生对峙，影响了贸易和旅游业，中国旅行社暂停向菲律宾发团。
• For the central bank, the timing of the latest flare-up was, in a way, convenient.
  交易商称，对于欧洲中央银行来说，在某种程度上，最近突然干预市场的时机是恰当的。
• There's been a flare-up of violence in South Africa.
  南非暴力冲突突然加剧。
• Footage from state TV showed several vehicles on fire and protesters throwing petrol bombs at security forces in the latest sectarian flare-up in the country.
  国家电视台录下的视频显示，在该国最近的这次宗派冲突中，几辆汽车被烧，抗议者向安全部队投掷汽油弹。
• China objected to the name changes, and America, anxious to avoid a flare-up between Beijing and Taipei, also discouraged them.
  中国反对去中国化，美国出于避免北京和台北的关系紧张也不赞成。
• Indians in Uganda, however, seem confident that this month's flare-up was an exception, not the rule.
  然而在乌干达的印度人看上去还是坚信本月的冲突只是个例外，并非普遍现象。
• Fighting has continued nonetheless, with recent weeks seeing a particularly serious flare-up in hostilities.
  然而，战事一直没有停下来，最近几周还出现了敌对行动特别严重的爆发。