flaming
flaming — 形容詞
1. used immediately before a noun to strongly express annoyance or anger about some
該死的
加強語氣，表達惱怒
used immediately before a noun to strongly express annoyance or anger about someone or something — for example, calling a person a flaming idiot for doing something stupid.
Zola called her brother a flaming idiot after he spilled paint over her new rug.
Zola 罵她弟弟是該死的白痴，因為他把顏料灑在她的新地毯上。
informal intensifier before an insulting noun
The taxi driver shouted 'you flaming fool!' at the cyclist who cut him off.
計程車司機探出車窗，對那個突然切到他前面的單車騎士大喊：「你這個該死的笨蛋！」
Min told her colleagues she was tired of their flaming nonsense during every meeting.
Min 告訴同事，她已經受夠了每次開會時他們那些該死的廢話。
Eitan slammed the phone down and muttered something about flaming bureaucracy at the city council.
Eitan 砰地掛上電話，嘴裡咕噥著市議會那些該死的官僚作風。
文法句型
flaming + [insulting noun]
用法筆記
Strongly informal and mostly found in British English. Do not use in formal writing or polite conversation. The noun that follows must refer to something the speaker is annoyed by — it cannot be neutral or positive.
常見錯誤
2. describes a quarrel or disagreement that is extremely heated, with both sides sh
激烈的
描述非常激烈的爭吵
describes a quarrel or disagreement that is extremely heated, with both sides shouting and raising their voices at one another.
The neighbours had a flaming row about the garden fence that woke the whole street.
鄰居為了花園圍籬爆發激烈爭吵，吵到整條街的人都被吵醒。
collocation: flaming row
Christopher and Tanvi had a flaming argument over who should pay for dinner.
Christopher 和 Tanvi 為了誰該付喜宴的錢，大吵了一架。
A flaming quarrel broke out between the players after the referee made a bad call.
裁判做出不公判決後，兩名球員之間爆發了激烈的口角。
The board meeting ended in a flaming dispute when the manager announced job cuts.
經理在毫無預警的情況下宣布裁員，董事會議以激烈爭執收場。
文法句型
flaming + [argument/dispute/row/quarrel]
用法筆記
Always followed by a noun that names a conflict (row, argument, quarrel, dispute). It cannot be used on its own — 'they had a flaming' is incomplete.
常見錯誤
3. actually burning with visible flames so that the object is partly or fully aligh
燃燒；火紅
正在燃燒或像火焰般紅亮
actually burning with visible flames so that the object is partly or fully alight; also describes something that strongly resembles a flame in its bright orange or red colour, or in its flickering shape.
Firefighters pulled the family out of the flaming building just before it fell down.
消防員在那棟燃燒的大樓倒塌之前，把一家人救了出來。
literal burning building
Dario watched the flaming logs in the fireplace as the snow fell outside.
Dario 坐在壁爐前，看著燃燒的木柴，窗外雪花不斷飄落。
The autumn leaves turned a deep flaming red that lit the whole valley.
秋天的樹葉變成一片火紅，照亮了整個山谷。
A flaming sunset spread across the sky above the harbour where the boats were docked.
火紅的夕陽布滿港口的天空，船隻靜靜停靠在碼頭邊。
Nora dropped the flaming match onto dry grass and watched a fire start to spread.
Nora 把燃燒的火柴丟在乾草上，看著一小片火開始蔓延開來。
- extinguished
describes a fire that has been put out
- dull
describes the opposite of bright colour
文法句型
flaming + [object that burns or looks flame-like]
用法筆記
When describing literal fire, 'flaming' implies active, visible flames — not just heat or smouldering. For colour uses, it combines most often with red, orange, and yellow.
常見錯誤
4. describes an emotion, desire, or inner drive that is extremely powerful, fierce,
強烈的
情感極其強烈、難以壓抑
describes an emotion, desire, or inner drive that is extremely powerful, fierce, and hard to contain — for instance, a flaming temper that flares up easily, or a flaming ambition that drives a person to work relentlessly.
As a child Isabela had a flaming temper, but she learned to control it.
Isabela 小時候脾氣很烈，但她學會了控制情緒。
collocation: flaming temper
The general gave a flaming speech that made the soldiers want to charge into battle.
將軍發表了慷慨激昂的演說，讓士兵們都想衝鋒陷陣。
Zayd felt a flaming desire to prove his critics wrong after they laughed at him.
Zayd 在眾人嘲笑他之後，內心燃起強烈的慾望要證明他們全都錯了。
Her flaming ambition drove her to work sixteen hours a day without ever complaining.
她那強烈的野心驅使她每天工作十六個小時，從未有過半句怨言。
文法句型
flaming + [emotion noun]
用法筆記
Also found in the literary expression 'flaming passion'. Unlike sense 3 (literal fire), this sense is purely figurative and collocates with abstract nouns of emotion.
常見錯誤
flaming — 名詞
1. an angry or offensive message sent to someone online, typically through email or
嗆聲信
網路上傳送憤怒或辱罵訊息
an angry or offensive message sent to someone online, typically through email or in a discussion forum, usually in response to a post that the sender disagrees with.
The editor received a flaming from a reader who hated the newspaper's election opinion.
編輯收到一封讀者寄來的嗆聲信，對方很討厭該報紙關於選舉的評論。
receive a flaming
Posting your views in that group chat is risky — someone might send you a flaming.
在那個群組聊天室發表意見有風險——可能會有人寄嗆聲信給你。
Astrid sent a flaming to the support team after they charged her twice by mistake.
Astrid 因為客服重複扣款兩次，氣得寄了一封嗆聲信過去。
The forum moderator warned users not to post flames when they disagree with an opinion.
論壇管理員警告使用者不要在觀點不同時到處張貼嗆聲文。
文法句型
send/get/receive a flaming
用法筆記
Common in early internet culture (Usenet, forums). In modern contexts, younger speakers often use 'hate mail' or 'toxic DM' instead, but 'flaming' is still understood among experienced internet users.