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.- The speech has resulted in a firestorm of controversy.
这一讲话已引发了激烈的争议。
- The speech has resulted in a firestorm of controversy.
英英释义
noun
- an outburst of controversy
- 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
- 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。 - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration informed a company in Texas of the new requirement but quickly rescinded the advisory in the face of a firestorm of negative publicity.
职业安全与健康管理委员把那项新要求通知了得克萨斯州的一家公司但面对负面宣传引起的强烈愤怒又很快撤消了那一咨询要求。 - The experiments of imageless thought triggered a firestorm of controversy.
围绕无意象思维实验引发了一场激烈的论战。 - The speech started a firestorm, particularly after the university posted it online.
这段讲话引发了潮水般的批评,特别在被学校放到网上后。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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 agreement to return the money followed a firestorm of criticism and some arm-twisting from New York's attorney general.
归还钱的协定,是跟随着批评的爆发和一些伤害的-纽约首席法官的转向。 - 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。