| 词汇 | inferno |
| 释义 | infernoWord family nouninfernalityinfernoadverbinfernallyadjectiveinfernal in·fer·no /ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ $ -ɜːrnoʊ/ noun (plural infernos) [countableC] 1 FIREan extremely large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports 熊熊大火，火海〔尤用于新闻报道〕 raging/blazing inferno ► see thesaurus at fire Within minutes, the house had become a raging inferno. 没几分钟房子就成了一片火海。 2 literary when someone has very strong feelings that are difficult to control 强烈的感情 She was desperately trying to calm the inferno raging within her. 她拼命想平息胸中的怒火。 Examples from the Corpus inferno• High winds quickly turned the fire into a deadly inferno.• Eleven homes and several businesses were destroyed in the inferno.• He rushed back into the inferno to rescue his two-year-old sister, Cora, who had been trapped inside. raging/blazing inferno• He had a serious expression on his face and there were no signs that he had just escaped a raging inferno.• Verily, the Academy is a raging inferno of inertia and glazed expressions.• What they saw was a blazing inferno. (1800-1900) Italian “hell”, from Late Latin infernus; → INFERNAL |
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