flare
US: /ˈfɫɛɹ/
UK: /flˈeə/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
flare /fleə/- danh từ
- ngọn lửa bừng sáng, lửa léo sáng; ánh sáng loé
- ánh sáng báo hiệu (ở biển)
- (quân sự) pháp sáng
- chỗ xoè (ở váy)
- chỗ loe ra; chỗ khum lên (ở mạn tàu)
- (nhiếp ảnh) vết mờ (ở phim ảnh do bị loé sáng)
- nội động từ
- sáng rực lên, loé sáng, cháy bùng lên
- loe ra (sườn tàu), xoè ra (váy)
- the skirt flares at the knees: váy xoè ra ở chỗ đầu gối
- (quân sự) ra hiệu bằng pháo sáng
- ngoại động từ
- làm loe ra, làm xoè ra
- (động tính từ quá khứ) loè loẹt, lồ lộ
- to flare out (up)
- loé lửa
- nổi nóng, nổi cáu
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb
1 [V] to burn brightly, but usually for only a short time or not steadily: The match flared and went out. + The fire flared into life. + (figurative) Colour flared in her cheeks. + His dark eyes flared angrily.
2 [V] ~ (up) (especially of anger and violence) to suddenly start or become much stronger
Synonym: ERUPT
Violence flared when the police moved in. + Tempers flared towards the end of the meeting.
related noun FLARE-UP (1)
3 to say sth in an angry and aggressive way: [V speech] 'You should have told me!' she flared at him. [also V]
4 [V] (of clothes) to become wider towards the bottom: The sleeves are tight to the elbow, then flare out.
5 if a person or animal flares their NOSTRILS (= the openings at the end of the nose), or if their nostrils flare, they become wider, especially as a sign of anger: [V] The horse backed away, its nostrils flaring with fear. [also VN]
Phrasal Verbs: flare up
1 (of flames, a fire, etc.) to suddenly start burning more brightly: He put more logs on the fire and watched it flare up again.
related noun FLARE-UP (3)
2 (of a person) to suddenly become angry: She flares up at the slightest provocation.
related noun FLARE-UP (1)
3 (of an illness, injury, etc.) to suddenly start again or become worse: His eczema has flared up again.
related noun FLARE-UP (2)
+ noun
1 [usually sing.] a bright but unsteady light or flame that does not last long: The flare of the match lit up his face.
2 a device that produces a bright flame, used especially as a signal; a flame produced in this way: The ship sent up distress flares to attract the attention of the coastguard. + A flare lit up the sky.
3 a shape that becomes gradually wider: a skirt with a slight flare
4 (flares) (BrE also flared trousers) [pl.] (informal) trousers/pants that become very wide at the bottom of the legs: a pair of flares
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 Often, flare up. blaze or flame (up), flash, erupt, break out; dazzle, flicker, glimmer, shimmer, flutter:
The fire flared up briefly when he tossed the paper onto it.
2 Often, flare out. spread (out or outwards), widen, broaden, expand, increase, enlarge, bulge, swell:
The sides of the vase flare out near the top.
3 Often, flare up. anger, lose one's temper, chafe, seethe, fume, rage, throw a tantrum, become incensed or angry (etc.); blow up, burst forth, erupt, explode; Colloq get one's back up, get one's Irish or dander up, see red, get worked up, fly off the handle, lose one's cool, go out of or lose control, get hot under the collar, blow one's top:
He flares up at the very mention of her name. Tempers flared when we touched on the subject of politics.
n.
4 blaze, flame, burst, outburst, flash, glare, dazzle, incandescence, brilliance, luminosity:
A bright orange flare erupted from the mouth of the cave.
5 beacon, light, signal, torch, flambeau, link:
We prayed that the rescue party would see our flares.
6 spread, broadening, widening, expansion, swelling, bulge, increase, enlargement:
I like that slight flare at the hem of the skirt.
Collocation
1 bright unsteady light/flame; sudden feeling
ADJ.
brief, sudden
There was a sudden flare as a fuel tank exploded.
| bright | solar
Radiation comes from the sun during solar flares.
VERB + FLARE
see | feel
She felt a sudden flare of anger.
2 device producing a bright flame
ADJ.
distress
VERB + FLARE
see
If they did not see a green flare in ten minutes, they were to launch the attack.
| fire, send up, set off
The ship's crew sent up a distress flare.
| drop
The bomber dropped a flare to illuminate the target.
FLARE + VERB
go up
The flare to mark the start of the attack went up at 0440.
| burn
They could see orange flares burning in the distance.
| explode | hit sb/sth
A flare fired by a supporter hit the referee in the face.
| illuminate sth, light sth (up)
Flares lit up the night sky.
FLARE + NOUN
gun
ADV.
suddenly
Anger suddenly flared in his eyes.
| briefly
A light flared briefly, then went out.
| up
Violence flared up in the capital last night.
PHRASES
flare into life
The fire flared into life again.
Concise dictionary
flares|flared|flaringfler /fleənoun
+a shape that spreads outward
+a sudden burst of flame
+a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
+reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation
+a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms
+a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference
+am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
+a sudden outburst of emotion
+a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification
+a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines
+(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
verb
+burn brightly
+become flared and widen, usually at one end
+shine with a sudden light
+erupt or intensify suddenly
