flare¹/flɛr; fleə/ v 1 also 又作 flare up [I] to suddenly begin to burn very brightly 突然烧旺: Lightning flared and flickered. 闪电突发，闪烁不定。 2 [I] also 又作 flare up to suddenly become worse, very angry, or violent 突然恶化; 〔怒气或暴力〕突然爆发: Violence has flared up again in the region. 这地区又突然爆发暴力事件。