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In flames burning strongly熊熊燃烧 The whole house was in flames.
Shoot somebody or something down in flamesto reject （vt.拒绝；排斥；抵制；丢弃）or refute (vt.反驳，驳斥) an idea or suggestion emphatically (adv. 断然地；着重地；强调地)
Fan the flame to make a tense or difficult situation worse煽动情绪，煽起热情
Flame n.火焰
1. Hot glowing (adj. 灼热的) body of burning gas: a hot glowing body of burning gas, often carrying fine incandescent (adj. 炽热的) particles 2. Strong feeling: an intense feeling or emotion 3. Lover: a sweetheart or lover (informal) An old flame
4. Reddish-orange color: a brilliant reddish-orange color Flame adj. Reddish-orange color: of a brilliant reddish-orange color Flame n. Angry e-mail message: a rude, abusive (adj. 辱骂的), or threatening e-mail message or newsgroup posting
Lash v.捆绑，捆扎；猛击，鞭打，抽打
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1. v. smash onto something: to have a strong or powerful, often continuous, impact on a surface Heavy seas lashed the shore.
2. v. Criticize somebody: to criticize somebody or something severely She lashed into her critics.
3. vt.Whip (v. 抽打) somebody: to hit somebody or something with a whip or an object like a whip, often repeatedly as a form of punishment prisoners were lashed severely.
4. v. flick to and fro (adv. 向后): to flick something from side to side sharply so that It moves like a whip, or move in this way the cat lashed it tail angrily.
5. vt.Incite people: to encourage strong emotion such as anger in others, especially in a crowd
The fans had lashed themselves into a fever of enthusiasm. Slash n.鞭打，睫毛，突然（猛烈）地一甩
1. stroke with a whip: a stroke with a whip or some other long flexible object, often one of several given as a punishment 2. eyelash: an eyelash
3. movement like a whip: a movement like that of a whip being cracked The lion gave a lash of its tail.
4. End of a whip: the flexible end of a whip 5. Severe scolding: a severe reproof or v.al attack He felt the full lash of his father’s tongue.
6. Impact of something: a strong or powerful, often continuous, impact of something, especially a natural element, against a surface The lash of waves onto the beach Lash out vi.猛击，猛烈抨击，大肆挥霍
1. Suddenly attack: to attack somebody or something verbally and
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suddenly
2. Suddenly attack physically: to start suddenly to attack somebody or
something with uncontrolled movements. Lash-up n.计划；应急的东西；一团糟，失败
Something put together hastily (adv. 飞快地，仓促地): an object hastily made or put together, especially in order to meet emergency needs Lashings大量，很多
U.K. large quantity: generous or plentiful amounts of something
Scoff vi.嘲笑，讥笑，嘲弄；狼吞虎咽地吃
1. Be derisive (adj. 嘲弄的，讥讽的) or scornful: to express derision or scorn about somebody or something She scoffed at all our suggestions.
2. Eat hungrily: to eat food quickly and hungrily or greedily (informal) Scoff n. 1. Expression of scorn: an expression of derision or scorn
2. Object of scorn: somebody or something that is derided or scorned Scornful adj.轻蔑的，鄙视的 Feeling or showing scorn A scornful look Scornful of
He was scornful of the women’s movement. Scornfully adj.轻蔑地，藐视地