inflamed
inflamed — 形容詞
1. describing a body part that has turned red, become hot, and grown larger, usuall
發炎的
身體部位紅腫、發熱、疼痛的狀態
describing a body part that has turned red, become hot, and grown larger, usually because of an infection, injury, or allergic reaction.
After Layla scratched the mosquito bite for hours, her ankle was badly inflamed.
Layla 抓蚊子咬的傷口抓了好幾個小時，腳踝整個發炎得很嚴重。
be inflamed describing swollen reddened skin
The doctor told Hugo that his throat was inflamed and prescribed a week of rest.
醫生告訴 Hugo 他的喉嚨發炎了，要求他休息一個星期。
inflamed + body part (throat / joint / eye)
Ryo's eyes looked red and inflamed after he stayed up coding for three nights.
Ryo 連續三個晚上熬夜寫程式，眼睛看起來又紅又發炎。
Asher could barely walk because the knee he had twisted on Saturday was still inflamed.
Asher 幾乎走不動，因為他週六扭傷的膝蓋還在發炎。
An inflamed appendix can be very dangerous if it is not treated quickly.
盲腸發炎如果沒有快點處理，可能會非常危險。
- healthy
general antonym for the body-part state
文法句型
be inflamed
inflamed + body part
用法筆記
Subject is almost always a body part (throat, eye, skin, joint, organ). Often paired with words like 'red', 'swollen', 'painful', or 'badly'.
常見錯誤
inflamed — 動詞
1. to make a part of someone's body turn red, hot, and swollen, often as a reaction
使發炎
讓身體某個部位產生紅腫熱痛的反應
to make a part of someone's body turn red, hot, and swollen, often as a reaction to injury, infection, or an irritating substance.
Spicy chilli oil can inflame the lining of the stomach in people with ulcers.
辛辣的辣椒油可能會讓有潰瘍的人胃壁發炎。
inflame + body-tissue object
The pollen this spring has inflamed Astrid's sinuses worse than any year before.
今年春天的花粉讓 Astrid 的鼻竇發炎得比往年都嚴重。
inflame + body part (sinuses / throat / joints)
Doctors warned Bao that running on the broken ankle would only inflame the soft tissue further.
醫生警告 Bao，用骨折的腳踝跑步只會讓軟組織發炎得更嚴重。
Cheap soap inflamed the baby's skin and left a bright red rash on both cheeks.
便宜的肥皂讓嬰兒的皮膚發炎，兩邊臉頰都長出鮮紅的疹子。
- soothe
to calm and reduce the reaction
文法句型
inflame + body part / tissue
用法筆記
Subject is usually an irritant (pollen, chemicals, food, infection, or repeated motion); object is a body part or tissue. The passive form (sense 2 / the adjective) is more common in everyday English than this active use.
2. (of a body part) to turn red, hot, and swollen in response to an injury, infecti
發炎
身體部位自己出現紅腫熱痛反應
(of a body part) to turn red, hot, and swollen in response to an injury, infection, or irritation.
Without rest, the tendon will inflame again every time Vinícius plays football.
如果不休息，Vinícius 每次踢足球肌腱就會再次發炎。
intransitive: body part as subject
Emily's eyelids tend to inflame whenever she uses a new brand of mascara.
Emily 每次用新牌子的睫毛膏，眼皮就容易發炎。
subject is a body part; trigger phrase with 'whenever'
The wound began to inflame on the third day, so Paul took his son to the clinic.
傷口第三天開始發炎，所以 Paul 帶兒子去診所。
Pollen makes the back of my throat inflame within minutes during late spring.
春末的花粉讓我的喉嚨後面幾分鐘內就會發炎。
- heal
to get better and return to normal
文法句型
body part + inflame
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the body part is the SUBJECT (the part itself reacts); in sense 1 the irritant is the subject and the body part is the object. In modern English, 'become inflamed' (passive of sense 1) is far more common than this intransitive form.
3. to make people feel strong emotions such as anger, hatred, or excitement, often
煽動；激起
挑起群眾或情緒中強烈的怒火或激情
to make people feel strong emotions such as anger, hatred, or excitement, often in a way that pushes them to act without thinking.
The mayor's careless comments inflamed protesters who were already angry about housing prices.
市長隨口說的話激怒了原本就對房價不滿的抗議群眾。
inflame + group of people (audience, crowd, protesters)
Tabloid headlines about the trial inflamed public anger across the whole country.
小報關於這場審判的頭條煽動了全國的公眾怒火。
inflame + emotion noun (anger, hatred, passion)
Nkechi argued that posting the video online would only inflame tensions between the two villages.
Nkechi 認為把影片放上網只會激化兩個村子之間的緊張關係。
Ayesha's speech inflamed the crowd with stories of children sleeping in unheated rooms.
Ayesha 用孩子睡在沒暖氣房裡的故事激動了在場的群眾。
文法句型
inflame + feeling / emotion / passion
inflame + group of people
用法筆記
Object is typically an emotion (anger, hatred, passion, tensions) or a group whose emotions are being stirred (crowd, public, voters). Almost always negative — when someone 'inflames' people, the speaker usually disapproves.
常見錯誤
4. (literary) to suddenly feel a strong rush of anger or excitement and react witho
勃然大怒
突然湧上強烈怒氣並爆發出來
(literary) to suddenly feel a strong rush of anger or excitement and react without holding back.
The old general would inflame at any mention of the lost battle, his face turning red.
只要有人提到那場敗仗，老將軍就會勃然大怒，臉漲得通紅。
literary intransitive: a person as subject
Christopher inflamed at the suggestion that his father had taken a bribe.
Christopher 一聽到有人說他父親收賄，立刻勃然大怒。
inflame at + cause of anger
The crowd inflamed when the speaker accused the king of cowardice.
當演講者指控國王懦弱時，群眾頓時群情激憤。
Whenever the topic of inheritance came up, Élise inflamed and stormed out of the room.
每次談到遺產問題，Élise 就勃然大怒，衝出房間。
- fly into a rage
modern everyday alternative
- bristle
to show sudden anger or offence, often quieter
- stay calm
to keep one's emotions controlled
文法句型
subject + inflame (with anger)
用法筆記
Found mostly in older novels or formal writing. Distinguish from sense 3: here the person reacts (intransitive); in sense 3 something else stirs them up (transitive). In modern English, learners should use 'fly into a rage' or 'lose one's temper' instead.
5. to make a conflict, argument, or violent event more severe and harder to control
加劇；激化
讓衝突或局勢變得更嚴重、更難收拾
to make a conflict, argument, or violent event more severe and harder to control.
Sending more troops to the border would only inflame the conflict between the two states.
派更多軍隊到邊境只會加劇兩國之間的衝突。
inflame + conflict / war
Amani worried that the new sanctions would inflame an already unstable situation in the region.
Amani 擔心新的制裁會讓這個地區原本就不穩的局勢更加惡化。
inflame + situation
Cutting funding mid-year inflamed the debate about who should run the school district.
年中突然刪減經費讓誰該負責管理學區的爭議更加激化。
Reporters wrote that the prime minister's silence inflamed the crisis instead of cooling it.
記者寫說，首相的沉默讓這場危機更加惡化，而不是緩和下來。
- worsen
everyday alternative; more neutral
- exacerbate
formal academic register; very close meaning
- escalate
to push a conflict to a higher level of intensity
文法句型
inflame + conflict / situation / debate
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 3: sense 3 takes EMOTIONS or PEOPLE as object; sense 5 takes a CONFLICT / SITUATION / DEBATE as object. The two often overlap in news writing but the focus differs: stirring people up vs. making events worse.
6. (literary or old-fashioned) to cause something to start burning with flames.
點燃
使易燃物開始燃起火焰
(literary or old-fashioned) to cause something to start burning with flames.
A single dropped match was enough to inflame the dry grass at the edge of the field.
光是一根掉下的火柴，就足以點燃田邊乾枯的草地。
inflame + flammable material
The torch David carried inflamed the oil-soaked rags around the city gate.
David 拿的火把點燃了城門周圍浸了油的破布。
literary register
Lightning inflamed the old wooden barn within seconds of striking the roof.
閃電打中屋頂後幾秒鐘，就把那座老舊的木製穀倉燒了起來。
The old story tells how a hero used a mirror to inflame his enemies' ships.
古老的故事描述一位英雄如何用鏡子點燃敵人的船。
- ignite
modern technical or formal equivalent
- set on fire
everyday neutral phrasing
- kindle
literary, often for starting a small fire deliberately
- extinguish
to put out a fire
文法句型
inflame + flammable object
用法筆記
Found mainly in older literature, poetry, and historical writing. In modern English use 'set on fire', 'ignite', or 'set ablaze' instead.
7. (literary or old-fashioned) to suddenly start burning with bright flames.
燒起來
易燃物自己突然開始燃燒起火
(literary or old-fashioned) to suddenly start burning with bright flames.
The dry hayloft inflamed the moment a spark from the chimney landed on the roof.
煙囪的火星一落到屋頂，那座乾燥的乾草閣樓就燒了起來。
literary intransitive: flammable subject
The torches inflamed one after another as Jason walked along the dark corridor.
Jason 沿著黑暗的走廊走過去，火把一支接一支燒了起來。
The pages of the old letter inflamed quickly once they touched the candle flame.
那封舊信的紙頁一碰到燭火就很快燒了起來。
Within seconds the curtain inflamed and lit up the whole stage with orange light.
幾秒鐘內窗簾就燒了起來，整個舞台被橘色的火光照亮。
- catch fire
everyday neutral phrasing
- burst into flame
stresses the sudden, dramatic moment
- go out
for a fire that stops burning
文法句型
subject + inflame (suddenly)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 6: here the flammable object is the SUBJECT (it starts burning by itself); in sense 6 someone or something makes it burn. Modern English uses 'catch fire' or 'burst into flame' for this idea.