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.
  1. The speech has resulted in a firestorm of controversy.
     这一讲话已引发了激烈的争议。

英英释义

noun

• an outburst of controversy
  1. 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

• 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。
• Peering into one of the galaxy's spiral arms, the Hubble Space Telescope is giving astronomers a detailed new look at the firestorm of star birth taking place in the galaxy.
  通过窥视该星系的一个旋转手臂部分，哈勃太空望远镜给天文学家提供了一个关于星系诞生的地方的风暴的详细的图像。
• 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。
• Cameron said that a firestorm has hit the media and police.
  卡梅伦称，媒体与警界都陷入一场危机。
• 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。
• This is dangerous and should only be done in an emergency, but you can survive the firestorm if you stay in your car.
  这是非常危险，只有在紧急的情况才能这样做，假如你留在车内你可能可以在火势中存活。
• Subject matter: The Texas Board of Education ignited an international firestorm last spring when members approved a controversial new social studies curriculum.
  主要内容：去年春天，德克萨斯州教育委员会点了一把世界性的争议之火，因为委员会成员通过了一个极具争议的社会学培养计划。
• It is sad indeed to think about the animals that vanished in the firestorm.
  确实令人悲哀的是思考的动物消失的风暴。
• Now is the time for an effort to prevent a firestorm.
  如今是该采取措施、避免火灾的时候了。
• The employee who comes to you after a meeting to discuss a sensitive issue that if brought up in a group setting would have set off a firestorm does you and the business a favor.
  那些在会议之后前来与你讨论某个敏感话题的员工，着实帮了你一个大忙因为倘若在团队中公然提出此类问题，必然会引起一场唇枪舌战。