Incense
['ɪnsens] or ['ɪnsɛns]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; 'incense filled the room'.
(noun.) a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned.
校對:迈拉--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
(v. t.) To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.
(n.) To offer incense to. See Incense.
(n.) To perfume with, or as with, incense.
(n.) The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.
(n.) The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
(n.) Also used figuratively.
阿方索整理
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Enrage, exasperate, inflame, irritate, provoke, anger, chafe, make angry.
n. Perfume (exhaled by a burning substance).
編輯:摩尔
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Inflame, irritate, provoke, sting, nettle, exasperate, chafe, gall
ANT:Allay, soothe, pacify, appease, mollify, conciliate
整理:卢修斯
解釋/意思:
v.t. to inflame with anger: to incite urge: to perfume with incense.—n. In′cense odour of spices burned in religious rites: the materials so burned: pleasing perfume: (fig.) homage adulation.—adj. In′cense-breath′ing exhaling incense or fragrance.—ns. Incense′ment (Shak.) state of being inflamed with anger; Incens′or (obs.) a censer.
伯娜丁整理
例句/造句/用法:
- When you see the chorus throw incense on the altar, think not that they are sacrificing to the wine-god of their ancestors. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Bells, incense, prostrations, would play their part in these amazing proceedings. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The incense sticks of the Chinese, the combustion of which proceeded so slowly and regularly as to render them available for time measures, were the precursors of the graduated candles. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- This allusion to the fate of William Rufus, his Relative, at once incensed and alarmed Prince John. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Whether he was incensed or surprised, or what, it was not easy to tell: he could command his countenance thoroughly. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- While I watched, her eyes lifted to me a gaze more reproachful than haughty, more mournful than incensed. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Disdain would but have incensed; it was indifference that appeased his rough spirit. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- So the party regarded it, and were incensed accordingly. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- He drew his chair forward; he pushed it back; he looked perfectly incensed, and perfectly helpless. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I must now return to Lord Worcester, or rather to my house in town, he having left Portsmouth to join his incensed papa and mamma at Badminton. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
校對:帕蒂