smoulder

[US]/'sməʊldə/
[UK]/ˈsmoldɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 用文火焖烧, 熏烧, 慢燃
n. 焖烧, 文火, 冒烟
Word Forms
过去分词smouldered
第三人称单数smoulders
过去式smouldered
现在分词smouldering
复数smoulders

Phrases & Collocations

smouldering passion

激情阴燃

smoulder quietly

悄悄阴燃

Example Sentences

Anna smouldered with indignation.

安娜义愤填膺。

the controversy smouldered on for several years.

这场论争暗中酝酿好几年了。

the last acrid smoulder of his cigarette.

他香烟上最后的刺鼻燃烟。

the plane was reduced to a smouldering wreck.

飞机只剩下一堆闷燃的残骸。

the bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock.

篝火仍有余烬,烟雾萦绕在牧场上空。

Gaza is only the latest bloody reminder that when this particular conflict is left to smoulder, it tends to ignite with a bang, the reverberations of which travel far beyond Palestine itself.

若放任巴以争端继续升级,结果会以枪声震惊巴勒斯坦以外的土地。加沙事件只是最近的一个血淋淋的警告。

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