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

• Our contribution has caused quite a firestorm, with a significant number of citations, discussions and debates.
  我们的贡献已经引起了相当大的火灾，造成大量的引文，讨论和辩论。
• The credit crunch and the financial firestorm have also provided a neat metaphor for the big shift in economic power in the world.
  这场信贷危机和金融风暴也是全球经济实力重大转变的形象比喻。
• Bankers 'bonuses triggered a political firestorm last year on both sides of the Atlantic as the institutions that emerged from the financial crisis began posting big profits in an apparent return to business as usual.
  去年，银行家奖金问题在欧美政界引发争议，当时那些刚刚走出金融危机的银行机构开始公布巨额利润，显然已回归正常。
• Nevertheless, recent incidents in which humans reportedly ate human flesh have the Internet in a firestorm, with zombie apocalypse being Google's third most popular search term by Friday morning.
  不管怎么样，最近报道的几宗吃人案事件在网络上火爆流传起来，截止上周五早上，僵尸预警已经成为谷歌搜索引擎里第三大搜索词。
• 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。
• Any effort by the ECB to be the lender of last resort that members need will start a firestorm of protest.
  欧洲央行试图成为成员国所需要的最后贷款人的任何努力，都将引发激烈反对。
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration informed a company in Texas of the new requirement but quickly rescinded the advisory in the face of a firestorm of negative publicity.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。
• It is sad indeed to think about the animals that vanished in the firestorm.
  确实令人悲哀的是思考的动物消失的风暴。
• 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。