資料來源 : pyDict

閃爍,搖曳;突然燃燒起來,勃然大怒燃燒彈,照明彈

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Flare \Flare\, n. (Photog.)
   A defect in a photographic objective such that an image of
   the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged spot in the
   center of the developed negative.

Flare \Flare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Flaring}.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with
   tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.]
   1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle
      flares.

   2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a
      dazzling or painfully bright light.

   3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be
      offensively bright or showy.

            With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head.
                                                  --Shak.

   4. To be exposed to too much light. [Obs.]

            Flaring in sunshine all the day.      --Prior.

   5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the
      perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of
      a ship flare.

   {To flare up}, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst
      into a passion. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.

Flare \Flare\, n.
   1. An unsteady, broad, offensive light.

   2. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.

Flare \Flare\, n.
   Leaf of lard. ``Pig's flare.'' --Dunglison.

資料來源 : WordNet®

flare
     n 1: a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"
          [syn: {flair}]
     2: a sudden burst of flame
     3: a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate [syn: {flash}]
     4: reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of
        infection or irritation
     5: a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis
        flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"
     6: a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the
        sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio
        interference [syn: {solar flare}]
     7: am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging
        of an image that is caused by such a reflection)
     8: a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight";
        "she could not control her flare of rage"
     9: a device that produces a bright light for warning or
        illumination or identification
     10: a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the
         sidelines; "he threw a flare to the fullback who was
         tackled for a loss" [syn: {flare pass}]
     11: (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

flare
     v 1: burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new
          intensity" [syn: {flame up}, {blaze up}, {burn up}]
     2: become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom
        pants flare out" [syn: {flare out}]
     3: shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the
        massive bombardment" [syn: {flame}]
     4: erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the
        country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd
        irrupted into a burst of patriotism" [syn: {erupt}, {irrupt},
         {flare up}, {break open}, {burst out}]