n. 火焰, 火舌, 热情, 光辉

vt. 焚烧, 用火焰给...灭菌, 用火焰传送(信号), 点燃, 激动

vi. 燃烧, 爆发, 闪耀

[计] 无聊邮件, 无益邮件

[化] 火焰

[医] 火焰

Flame \Flame\ (fl[=a]m), n. [OE. flame, flaume, flaumbe, OF.
flame, flambe, F. flamme, fr. L. flamma, fr. flamma, fr.
flagrare to burn. See {Flagrant}, and cf. {Flamneau},
{Flamingo}.]
1. A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat;
darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.

2. Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm;
glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger. ``In
a flame of zeal severe.'' --Milton.

Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow.
--Pope.

Smit with the love of sister arts we came,
And met congenial, mingling flame with flame.
--Pope.

3. Ardor of affection; the passion of love. --Coleridge.

4. A person beloved; a sweetheart. --Thackeray.

Syn: Blaze; brightness; ardor. See {Blaze}.

{Flame bridge}, a bridge wall. See {Bridge}, n., 5.

{Flame color}, brilliant orange or yellow. --B. Jonson.

{Flame engine}, an early name for the gas engine.

{Flame manometer}, an instrument, invented by Koenig, to
obtain graphic representation of the action of the human
vocal organs. See {Manometer}.

{Flame reaction} (Chem.), a method of testing for the
presence of certain elements by the characteristic color
imparted to a flame; as, sodium colors a flame yellow,
potassium violet, lithium crimson, boracic acid green,
etc. Cf. {Spectrum analysis}, under {Spectrum}.

{Flame tree} (Bot.), a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as
the {Rhododendron arboreum} in India, and the
{Brachychiton acerifolium} of Australia.


Flame \Flame\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Flaming}.] [OE. flamen, flaumben, F. flamber, OF. also,
flamer. See {Flame}, n.]
1. To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from
bodies in combustion; to blaze.

The main blaze of it is past, but a small thing
would make it flame again. --Shak.

2. To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of
passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.

He flamed with indignation. --Macaulay.


Flame \Flame\, v. t.
To kindle; to inflame; to excite.

And flamed with zeal of vengeance inwardly. --Spenser.