in flamesBURNburning in a way that is difficult to control 熊熊燃烧 When we reached Mandalay it was in flames. 等我们到达曼德勒时,那里已是一片火海。
They escaped just as the house was engulfed in flames. 就在房子被大火吞噬的一刹那,他们逃了出来。
engulfed in flames• The family had tickets for a section of the plane engulfed in flames.• And the ambulance was engulfed in flames before firemen caught up with it.• They reached safety seconds before the cafe was engulfed in flames.• Two of the men were killed instantly, the third was engulfed in flames before he died an agonising death.
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