flare up
US /fler ʌp/
UK /fler ʌp/
1.
燃起, 突然燃燒
to suddenly start burning more brightly or intensely
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The campfire suddenly flared up, sending sparks into the night sky.
篝火突然燃起，火星飛向夜空。
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The dry brush flared up quickly in the strong winds.
乾燥的灌木叢在強風中迅速燃起。
2.
發作, 爆發
to suddenly become worse or more intense (especially of a disease or problem)
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Her asthma tends to flare up during allergy season.
她的哮喘在過敏季節容易發作。
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Old tensions between the two countries could flare up again.
兩國之間的舊有緊張關係可能再次爆發。