blaze

1. V-I When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly. 熊熊燃燒

Three people died as wreckage blazed, and rescuers fought to release trapped drivers. 三個人喪生於熊熊燃燒的殘骸，營救人員奮力去解救被睏的司機。

The log fire was blazing merrily. 篝火正在歡快地熊熊燃燒著。

2. N-COUNT A blaze is a large fire which is difficult to control and which destroys a lot of things. 大火[journalism]

Some 4,000 firefighters are battling the blaze. 約有四千名消防人員正在與大火搏鬭。

3. V-I If something blazes with light or colour, it is extremely bright. 閃耀[文學性]

The gardens blazed with colour. 公園裡色彩繽紛，豔麗奪目。

4. N-COUNT Blaze is also a noun. 燦爛

I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour. 我想把前花園裝點得五彩繽紛。

5. N-SING A blaze of publicity or attention is a great amount of it. 大量

He was arrested in a blaze of publicity. 他在鋪天蓋地的報道中被捕。

6. N a light-coloured marking on the face of a domestic animal, esp a horse (家養(yǎng)動物尤其是馬臉上的)淺顔色的斑

7. V-I If guns blaze, or blaze away, they fire continuously, making a lot of noise. 連續(xù)射擊

Guns were blazing, flares going up and the sky was lit up all around. 槍聲響個不停，照明彈陞起來，周圍的天空都被照亮了。

8. V to make widely known; proclaim 廣而告之; 宣告

9. with all guns blazing→see gun