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

• 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。
• A few weeks back there was a firestorm of outrage at the video clip of a Hong Kong tour guide who verbally abused her mainland tour group for not spending enough money on shopping.
  几周之前，一段香港导游辱骂购物消费不足的大陆旅行团员的录像激起了人们的极大愤慨。
• 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。
• 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。
• A French media firestorm has been circulating claims that Barack Obama and Beyonce are dangerously in love.
  法国媒体爆出一劲爆消息：美国总统巴拉克-奥巴马和碧昂斯陷入危险的恋爱。
• 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。
• New research challenges the idea that the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs also sparked a global firestorm.
  新的研究结果挑战了小行星撞击导致恐龙灭绝并引起全球大爆炸的理论。
• 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。
• The experiments of imageless thought triggered a firestorm of controversy.
  围绕无意象思维实验引发了一场激烈的论战。
• 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。