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

Ever since its publication, The Catcher in the Rye has served as a firestorm for controversy and debate. Critics have argued the moral issues raised by the book and the context in which it is presented.
自问世以来，《麦田里的守望者》就处在争论和激辩的中心。评论家对书中涉及的道德问题等方面进行过诸多讨论。
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。
Now is the time for an effort to prevent a firestorm.
如今是该采取措施、避免火灾的时候了。
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。
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration informed a company in Texas of the new requirement but quickly rescinded the advisory in the face of a firestorm of negative publicity.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。
When jawbone, the San Francisco-based purveyor of wireless devices, originally launched its head-turning, movement-sensing wristband in 2011, the company found itself in the middle of a firestorm.
2011年，当位于旧金山的无线设备生产商Jawbone公司推出令人惊艳的、能感知动作的腕带后，该公司立即陷入了一场舆论风暴。
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。
A few weeks back there was a firestorm of outrage at the video clip of a Hong Kong tour guide who verbally abused her mainland tour group for not spending enough money on shopping.
几周之前，一段香港导游辱骂购物消费不足的大陆旅行团员的录像激起了人们的极大愤慨。
A media firestorm has swept across the US since Aug 9 when Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
8月9日，18岁黑人青年迈克尔•布朗在美国密苏里州弗格森市遭一名警察枪击后身亡，事件引发媒体热议。
Cameron said that a firestorm has hit the media and police.
卡梅伦称，媒体与警界都陷入一场危机。