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

• 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。
• 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。
• Our contribution has caused quite a firestorm, with a significant number of citations, discussions and debates.
  我们的贡献已经引起了相当大的火灾，造成大量的引文，讨论和辩论。
• Bankers 'bonuses triggered a political firestorm last year on both sides of the Atlantic as the institutions that emerged from the financial crisis began posting big profits in an apparent return to business as usual.
  去年，银行家奖金问题在欧美政界引发争议，当时那些刚刚走出金融危机的银行机构开始公布巨额利润，显然已回归正常。
• Now is the time for an effort to prevent a firestorm.
  如今是该采取措施、避免火灾的时候了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A media firestorm has swept across the US since Aug 9 when Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
  8月9日，18岁黑人青年迈克尔•布朗在美国密苏里州弗格森市遭一名警察枪击后身亡，事件引发媒体热议。
• The Moon is in explosive Aries and your8th House of Intimacy, which can start a firestorm of passion that tempts you to break some rules.
  由于月亮正处于激情燃烧的白羊座以及你的亲密宫第8宫，这可能会使你激情迸发从而不再循规蹈矩。