firestorm
英 [ˈfaɪəstɔːm]
美 [ˈfaɪərstɔːrm]
n. (尤指爆炸引起的)风暴性大火
复数:firestorms
COCA.16556
牛津词典
noun
- (尤指爆炸引起的)风暴性大火
a very large fire, usually started by bombs, that is not under control and is made worse by the winds that it causes
柯林斯词典
- (通常指遭到轰炸之后的)风暴性大火
Afirestormis a fire that is burning uncontrollably, usually in a place that has been bombed. - N-COUNT (抗议或批评的)热浪,热潮,风暴
If you say that there is afirestormofprotest or criticism, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of very fierce protest or criticism.- The speech has resulted in a firestorm of controversy.
这一讲话已引发了激烈的争议。
- The speech has resulted in a firestorm of controversy.
英英释义
noun
- an outburst of controversy
- the incident triggered a political firestorm
- a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
双语例句
- A French media firestorm has been circulating claims that Barack Obama and Beyonce are dangerously in love.
法国媒体爆出一劲爆消息:美国总统巴拉克-奥巴马和碧昂斯陷入危险的恋爱。 - The agreement to return the money followed a firestorm of criticism and some arm-twisting from New York's attorney general.
归还钱的协定,是跟随着批评的爆发和一些伤害的-纽约首席法官的转向。 - Ever since its publication, The Catcher in the Rye has served as a firestorm for controversy and debate. Critics have argued the moral issues raised by the book and the context in which it is presented.
自问世以来,《麦田里的守望者》就处在争论和激辩的中心。评论家对书中涉及的道德问题等方面进行过诸多讨论。 - The speech has resulted in a firestorm of controversy.
这一讲话已引发了激烈的争议。 - Any effort by the ECB to be the lender of last resort that members need will start a firestorm of protest.
欧洲央行试图成为成员国所需要的最后贷款人的任何努力,都将引发激烈反对。 - The Moon is in explosive Aries and your8th House of Intimacy, which can start a firestorm of passion that tempts you to break some rules.
由于月亮正处于激情燃烧的白羊座以及你的亲密宫第8宫,这可能会使你激情迸发从而不再循规蹈矩。 - Nevertheless, recent incidents in which humans reportedly ate human flesh have the Internet in a firestorm, with zombie apocalypse being Google's third most popular search term by Friday morning.
不管怎么样,最近报道的几宗吃人案事件在网络上火爆流传起来,截止上周五早上,僵尸预警已经成为谷歌搜索引擎里第三大搜索词。 - Peering into one of the galaxy's spiral arms, the Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a detailed new look at the firestorm of star birth taking place in the galaxy.
通过窥视该星系的一个旋转手臂部分,哈勃太空望远镜给天文学家提供了一个关于星系诞生的地方的风暴的详细的图像。 - A few weeks back there was a firestorm of outrage at the video clip of a Hong Kong tour guide who verbally abused her mainland tour group for not spending enough money on shopping.
几周之前,一段香港导游辱骂购物消费不足的大陆旅行团员的录像激起了人们的极大愤慨。 - Subject matter: The Texas Board of Education ignited an international firestorm last spring when members approved a controversial new social studies curriculum.
主要内容:去年春天,德克萨斯州教育委员会点了一把世界性的争议之火,因为委员会成员通过了一个极具争议的社会学培养计划。