1 [C] a large and often dangerous fire 大火;烈焰:
It took firefighters four hours to put out the blaze.消防员花了四个小时扑灭那场大火。
2 [sing] a blaze of sth a very bright show of light or colour (光或色彩的)展示:
In the summer the garden was a blaze of colour.夏天的花园五彩缤纷。The new theatre was opened in a blaze of publicity (= the media gave it a lot of attention).新剧院的启用引来大众媒体的广泛报道。
blaze²
/bleɪz ||; blez/verb[I]
1 to burn with bright strong flames 熊熊燃烧
2blaze (with sth) to be extremely bright; to shine brightly 通明;光辉灿烂:
I woke up to find that the room was blazing with sunshine.当我醒来,阳光已把房间照得一片明亮。 (figurative 比喻)‘Get out!’ she shouted, her eyes blazing with anger. 她怒目圆睁,喊道﹕“出去!”
blaze1/blez; bleIz/n 1 [C] a large fire 大火﹐烈火: Helicopters were used to fight the blaze . 用了直升机来救火。see box at见 FIRE1 方框2 a blaze of light/colour a lot of very bright light or colour 灯火通明/五彩缤纷: The garden was a blaze of colour. 花园里色彩斑斓。3 (in a) blaze of glory/publicity receiving a lot of praise or public attention 在盛赞/公众瞩目之下: He launched the new paper in a blaze of publicity. 他在媒体的关注下推出了这份新的报纸。
blaze2v [I] to burn or shine very brightly and strongly 熊熊燃烧;〔光〕照亮: a huge log fire blazing in the hearth 壁炉里木头在熊熊燃烧的一堆旺火see box at见 FIRE1 方框
blazeblazeblazesblazedblazing1verb (blazes, blazing, blazed)to burn strongly and brightly: a blazing fireblazeblazeblazesblazedblazing2nouna large and often dangerous fire: It took firefighters four hours to put out the blaze.