"afire" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 着火的
• 燃烧的

Definition

正在燃烧，或形容充满强烈情感或能量；有时用于比喻。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Afire” 比较正式和文学化，一般用在名词后（如 'the house was afire'），可以用来形容物体着火，也可比喻充满激情。日常口语常用 'on fire'。

Examples

The forest is afire after the storm.

暴风雨过后，森林**着火了**。

The whole city seemed afire with excitement.

整个城市都因激动而**燃烧着**。

His eyes were afire with anger.

他眼里充满了**愤怒之火**。

By midnight, the barn was completely afire.

到了午夜，谷仓已完全**着火了**。

Her imagination was afire with new ideas.

她的想象力因新点子而**活力四射**。

The crowd was afire when the team scored the final goal.

当球队进了最后一球，观众们**热情高涨**。