flame1/flem; fleIm/n 1 [C,U] a bright moving yellow or orange light that you see when something is burning 火焰: Flames poured out of the building. 火焰从大楼里冒出来。They doused the flames (=poured water on them to stop them burning). 他们把火浇灭了。see box at见 FIRE1 方框2 in flames burning in a way that is difficult to control 熊熊燃烧: The house was in flames. 房子在熊熊燃烧。go up in flames/burst into flames The plane burst into flames. 飞机突然猛烈地燃烧起来。OLD FLAME
flame2v [I,T] to send someone an angry or rude message on the Internet 发送愤怒[辱骂]的电邮