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

• Subject matter: The Texas Board of Education ignited an international firestorm last spring when members approved a controversial new social studies curriculum.
  主要内容：去年春天，德克萨斯州教育委员会点了一把世界性的争议之火，因为委员会成员通过了一个极具争议的社会学培养计划。
• There's been a firestorm in the financial markets of an economy and the IMF is akin to the fire brigade, they're coming along and they diagnose the situation and a ly remedies.
  某个国家的金融市场发生“火灾”，国基组织就如同消防队到现场对火情作出判断并加以抢救。
• 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。
• A French media firestorm has been circulating claims that Barack Obama and Beyonce are dangerously in love.
  法国媒体爆出一劲爆消息：美国总统巴拉克-奥巴马和碧昂斯陷入危险的恋爱。
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration informed a company in Texas of the new requirement but quickly rescinded the advisory in the face of a firestorm of negative publicity.
  职业安全与健康管理委员把那项新要求通知了得克萨斯州的一家公司但面对负面宣传引起的强烈愤怒又很快撤消了那一咨询要求。
• 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。
• The speech has resulted in a firestorm of controversy.
  这一讲话已引发了激烈的争议。
• The agreement to return the money followed a firestorm of criticism and some arm-twisting from New York's attorney general.
  归还钱的协定，是跟随着批评的爆发和一些伤害的-纽约首席法官的转向。
• 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。
• 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。