flare up

英 [ˈfleər ʌp]

美 [ˈfler ʌp]

（火）突然燃旺，突然熊熊燃烧; （麻烦、暴乱、冲突等）加剧，升级，愈演愈烈; （疾病、伤势）突然复发，突然又开始疼痛

英英释义

verb

• erupt or intensify suddenly
  1. Unrest erupted in the country
  2. Tempers flared at the meeting
  3. The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism
  Synonym:eruptirruptflarebreak openburst out
• ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down
  1. the fire flared up and died down once again

双语例句

• He would flare up at the slightest provocation.
  稍有拂意，他就大发雷霆。
• The directive, which was issued on April 26 and never published, is an important reminder of the risks that could flare up if Chinese officials loosen the reins on the financial sector and approve another wave of investment projects.
  这份指令发布于4月26日，未公开发表。它提醒人们，如果中国官方放松对金融业的监管，批准新一轮投资项目，风险可能突然爆发。
• He looked as if he was about to flare up.
  他看起来像是要突然发怒的样子。
• Condition yourself not to flare up over trifles.
  你要养成不为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而发火的习惯。
• International crises never flare up at random.
  国际危机从来不是随随便便爆发的。
• The fire could flare up again at any time.
  火势随时可能重新变大。
• Whatever flames it damps down today, new ones are likely to flare up soon afterwards.
  不管今天扑灭了哪一种的火焰，新的火焰可能很快会燃烧起来。
• My asthma tends to flare up on smoggy days.
  在烟雾天我的气喘往往会加剧。
• Trouble may flare up in the big city.
  大城市可能爆发骚乱。
• Over time, analysts say, the investment climate could change, just as it did with Japanese cars following a flare up in territorial tensions between China and Japan in 2012.
  分析师认为，随着时间的推移，投资环境会发生变化，就好比2012年时，中日两国领土争端导致的紧张局势给日系汽车的销售造成不利影响，但后来有所改观。