mindmap root((火焰)) blaze implies rapidity in kindling of material and the radiation of intense heat and light: the crackle and ~ of oak logs; the angry ~ of her eyes. 又如twenty firemen fought the blaze20名消防队员与大火搏斗，如the antiques were destroyed in a blaze last year那些古董在去年的一场大火中全部烧毁了，如his anger blazed up uncontrollably他压抑不住心头怒火 flame suggests a darting tongue or tongues of fire: the ~s rose above the burning building. flare stresses a sudden rapid burst of fire or flame against a dark background （as of a dying fire）: the sudden ~ of a match; and implies both suddenness and intensity: a ~ of temper. glare is likely to connote unendurable brilliance: the ~ of a searchlight. glow is more likely to suggest a temperate burning that yields light without flame or glare, or gentle warmth and radiance: the comforting ~ of coals on the hearth. hearth壁炉