smoulder是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to burn slowly with smoke but without flames -- 无火焰地慢慢烧，闷燃

  • a smouldering fire 闷燃的火

  • smouldering embers 闷燃的余烬

  • The fire was started by a smouldering cigarette. 大火是由闷燃的烟蒂引起的。

• 1 If a problem or unpleasant situation smoulders, it continues to exist and may become worse at any time. -- （问题或不良局势）持续存在，维持

  • The dispute is still smouldering, five years after the negotiations began. 谈判开始到现在都5年了，争端的暗火仍在燃烧。

• 2 If a strong emotion smoulders, it exists, but is prevented from being expressed. -- （强烈的情绪）郁积，闷在心头

  • She was smouldering with rage as she explained how her son had been killed. 她强压着满腔的怒火，叙述了儿子被害的经过。

• 3 A person who smoulders has strong sexual or romantic feelings but does not express them. -- 欲火中烧；心驰神往

  • He gazed at her with smouldering eyes, wishing she wasn't married. 他那双充满欲望的眼睛直勾勾地盯着她，心里希望她还没有结婚。