n.

1. 火焰；火舌[C][U]
   The factory was in flames.

   工厂失火了。

2. 光辉，光芒[C]
3. 热情；激情
   A flame of anger lighted in his heart.

   他怒火中烧。

vi.

1. 发火焰，燃烧[（+out/up）]
   The bonfire flamed intensely.

   营火烧得很旺。

2. 闪耀；（脸等）泛红[（+with）]
   Her face flamed with embarrassment.

   她窘得满脸通红。

3. （感情）爆发；勃然大怒[（+out/up）]
   The boss flamed out.

   老板勃然大怒。

vt.

1. 点燃，激起
2. 用火焰烧
3. 照亮
   The fireplace flamed the opposite wall.

   炉火照亮了对面的墙壁。

n.

1. a hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire.
2. a thing compared to a flame's ability to burn fiercely or be extinguished:
   the flame of hope.
3. a brilliant orange-red colour.
4. informal a vitriolic or abusive email or newsgroup posting, typically one sent in quick response to another.

v.

1. give off flames.
   ▸set alight.
2. (of an intense emotion) appear suddenly and fiercely.
3. (of a person's face) become red with embarrassment or anger.
4. informal send an abusive email to.
5. (flame out) (of a jet engine) lose power through the extinction of the flame in the combustion chamber.
6. (flame out) informal, chiefly N. Amer. fail conspicuously.