late 14c., "flame-like in appearance;" c. 1400, "on fire," present participle adjective from flame (v.). Meaning "of bright or gaudy colors" is from mid-15c. As an intensifying adjective, late 19c. Meaning "glaringly homosexual" is homosexual slang, 1970s (along with flamer (n.) "conspicuously homosexual man"); but flamer "glaringly conspicuous person or thing" (1809) and flaming "glaringly conspicuous" (1781) are much earlier in a general sense, both originally with reference to "wenches." Related: Flamingly.
双语例句
1. Oh God, you get so flaming worked up about everything.
哦，天哪，你总是这么激动，真该死。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She has had a flaming row with her lover.
她刚和恋人发生了激烈的争吵。
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3. He has flaming red hair.
他有一头火红的头发。
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4. Flaming torches were positioned at intervals along the terrace.
沿台阶每隔一段距离布置有燃烧着的火炬.
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5. The plane, which was full of fuel, scattered flaming fragments over a large area.
