smoulder

smoulder
(美 亦作 smolder)
verb
  1. [no obj.]burn slowly with smoke but no flame
    （有烟而无火苗地）阴燃
    the bonfire still smouldered, the smoke drifting over the paddock.
    篝火仍有余烬，烟雾萦绕在牧场上空。
    ■show or feel barely suppressed anger, hatred, or another powerful emotion
    流露（或感觉到）难以抑制的怒火（或仇恨等强烈感情）
    Anna smouldered with indignation.
    安娜义愤填膺。
    [as adj. smouldering]he met her smouldering eyes.
    他直视她那冒着怒火的双眼。
    ■exist in a suppressed or concealed state
    郁积，被抑制
    the controversy smouldered on for several years.
    这场论争暗中酝酿好几年了。
    [as adj. smouldering]smouldering rage.
    暗中燃烧的怒火。
noun
  1. [mass noun]smoke coming from a fire that is burning slowly without a flame
    燃烟，暗火，（无火苗的）阴燃
    the last acrid smoulder of his cigarette.
    他香烟上最后的刺鼻燃烟。
派生
smoulderingly
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English: related to Dutch smeulen
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