"smoldering" in Chinese (Simplified)
闷烧潜藏（情感）
Definition
缓慢燃烧，几乎没有火焰，常伴有烟雾。也形容强烈但未表现出来的情感，比如愤怒或激情。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常用于描述情感（如“smoldering anger”表示内敛的愤怒），或者形容慢烧的火焰。语气较为文学化或富有戏剧性。不用于形容快速或猛烈的燃烧。用于人时常指内在的强烈情感。
Examples
The campfire was smoldering after the rain.
雨后篝火还在**闷烧**。
He spoke with smoldering anger.
他说话时带着**潜藏的愤怒**。
Smoke came from the smoldering leaves.
烟从**闷烧**的叶子冒出来。
She gave him a smoldering look across the table.
她在桌子对面给了他一个**深情含蓄**的眼神。
The ruins were still smoldering hours after the fire.
火灾过后数小时，废墟依然在**闷烧**。
There's a smoldering tension between them that everyone can feel.
他们之间有一种大家都能感觉到的**潜藏的紧张**。