flare up
phrasal verbflare up
- (of flames, a fire, etc.
) to suddenly start burning more brightly火焰、火等 突然旺起来 - He put more logs on the fire and watched it flare up again.
他把更多的木头放在火上,看着它再次燃烧。
- He put more logs on the fire and watched it flare up again.
- (of a person
) to suddenly become angry人 突然发怒 - She flares up at the slightest provocation.
她一受到最轻微的挑衅就大发雷霆。
- She flares up at the slightest provocation.
- (of an illness, injury, etc.
) to suddenly start again or become worse疾病、损伤等 复发;突然加剧 - His eczema has flared up again.
他的湿疹又发作了。
related noun flare-up (2) - His eczema has flared up again.