
adj.著火的;閃耀的;激昂的
The whole building was soon ablaze. 整座建筑物很快就燒起來了。
By the time firefighters were called the house was well ablaze. 消防隊員接到火警電話時,房子已是一片火海。
The streets are ablaze with decorations. 街道裝飾得五彩繽紛。
His face was ablaze with anger. 他滿面怒容。
ablaze的基本意思是“(某物)著火,燃燒”,引申可指“(某物、某種光)閃耀,發(fā)光”,用于比喻還可指“(某種情緒)熱烈,激烈,激昂,興奮”。
ablaze是以a-開頭的形容詞,其前沒有修飾語時不能用作前置定語,只能用作表語或后置定語。
ablaze接介詞with可表示“因…發(fā)光的”,也可表示“因…激動的”。
ablaze不用于比較等級。