flare up

英 [ˈfleər ʌp]

美 [ˈfler ʌp]

（火）突然燃旺，突然熊熊燃烧; （麻烦、暴乱、冲突等）加剧，升级，愈演愈烈; （疾病、伤势）突然复发，突然又开始疼痛

英英释义

verb

• erupt or intensify suddenly
  1. Unrest erupted in the country
  2. Tempers flared at the meeting
  3. The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
  Synonym:eruptirruptflarebreak openburst out
• ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down
  1. the fire flared up and died down once again

双语例句

• You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.
  你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒。
• Minor health problems may flare up if you haven't been taking care of yourself or have been burning the candle at both ends.
  如果没有好好照顾自己或是过度劳累，身体会有微恙。
• They conditioned her not to flare up over trifles.
  他们使她养成不为小事发脾气的习惯。
• He thrust half a dozen torches into the brazier's glowing coals and watched the oiled rags flare up.
  他把半打的火炬扔进火盆里燃烧的木炭上看着浸油的破布熊熊燃烧。
• The fire could flare up again at any time.
  火势随时可能重新变大。
• Trouble may flare up in the big city.
  大城市可能爆发骚乱。
• He would flare up at the slightest provocation.
  稍有拂意，他就大发雷霆。
• The Honda workers 'ability to organise themselves independently – and the effect they have had on a major multinational's overall China operations – distinguishes their action from myriad other industrial disputes that routinely flare up.
  本田工人独立组织起来的能力，以及它们对一家大型跨国公司整个中国业务的影响，使他们的行动有别于经常发生的其它多起劳资纠纷。
• The spat demonstrates that territorial frictions increasingly flare up as a consequence of economic needs.
  此番争执表明，领土摩擦日益升级源自经济上的需要。
• Walton said he has bone spurs in the ankle that can cause it to flare up at any time, and he takes pain medication.
  沃顿说在他的脚踝里有骨刺，有些时候不能爆发，他正在接受药物治疗。