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一、ablaze的用法
1. “着火,起火(burning;on fire) ”,作表语。例如:
The house was ablaze in a few minutes. 房子几分钟就烧起来了。
The whole building was soon ablaze. 整座建筑物很快就烧起來了。
也可以作宾语补足语。例如:
We set the logs ablaze. 我们把这些木头点着了。
2. “明亮;灿烂(very bright;glittering) ”,作表语。例如:
The palace was ablaze with lights. 那座宮殿灯火辉煌。
3. “非常激動(very excited) ”解时,作表语。。例如:
His face was ablaze with anger. 他滿面怒容。
二、ablaze的搭配
1. be ablaze 燃烧。例如:
The living room was ablaze. The fire centered on a broken jar on the floor. 起居室着了火,地上有个破罐子,火焰在它的周围熊熊燃烧。
2. set sth ablaze 点燃。例如:
A match is sufficient to set ablaze the lumber yard or the oil depot. 要使木材堆放处或石油储存库燃烧,一根火柴就够了。
3. 可以说quickly [soon, well等] ablaze,不能说very ablaze。例如:
The wooden house was quickly [soon] ablaze. 这所木屋很快就烧起来了。
By the time firefighters were called the house was well ablaze.等给消防队大电话时,这座房子已烧得差不多了。