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.
  1. The speech has resulted in a firestorm of controversy.
     这一讲话已引发了激烈的争议。

英英释义

noun

• an outburst of controversy
  1. 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

• This is dangerous and should only be done in an emergency, but you can survive the firestorm if you stay in your car.
  这是非常危险，只有在紧急的情况才能这样做，假如你留在车内你可能可以在火势中存活。
• A media firestorm has swept across the US since Aug 9 when Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
  8月9日，18岁黑人青年迈克尔•布朗在美国密苏里州弗格森市遭一名警察枪击后身亡，事件引发媒体热议。
• The credit crunch and the financial firestorm have also provided a neat metaphor for the big shift in economic power in the world.
  这场信贷危机和金融风暴也是全球经济实力重大转变的形象比喻。
• 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。
• There's been a firestorm in the financial markets of an economy and the IMF is akin to the fire brigade, they're coming along and they diagnose the situation and a ly remedies.
  某个国家的金融市场发生“火灾”，国基组织就如同消防队到现场对火情作出判断并加以抢救。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When jawbone, the San Francisco-based purveyor of wireless devices, originally launched its head-turning, movement-sensing wristband in 2011, the company found itself in the middle of a firestorm.
  2011年，当位于旧金山的无线设备生产商Jawbone公司推出令人惊艳的、能感知动作的腕带后，该公司立即陷入了一场舆论风暴。