1 [C] a large and often dangerous fire 大火;烈焰: It took firefighters four hours to put out the blaze.消防员花了四个小时扑灭那场大火。
2 [sing] a blaze of sth a very bright show of light or colour (光或色彩的)展示: In the summer the garden was a blaze of colour.夏天的花园五彩缤纷。The new theatre was opened in a blaze of publicity (= the media gave it a lot of attention).新剧院的启用引来大众媒体的广泛报道。
blaze²
/bleɪz ||; blez/verb[I]
1 to burn with bright strong flames 熊熊燃烧
2blaze (with sth) to be extremely bright; to shine brightly 通明;光辉灿烂: I woke up to find that the room was blazing with sunshine.当我醒来,阳光已把房间照得一片明亮。 (figurative 比喻)‘Get out!’ she shouted, her eyes blazing with anger. 她怒目圆睁,喊道﹕“出去!”