Don'tspill too much fat on the barbecue as it could flare up.不要在烤肉上浇太多的油，会烧起来的。a flare-up of tension between the two sides双方剑拔弩张You need not flare up merely because I mentioned your work.你大可不必因为我提到你的工作就动怒....
他们被推来搡去，受到大肆的谩骂攻击。They were jostled and subjected to a torrent of verbal abuse.回应谩骂性电子邮件的最好办法就是置之不理。The best way to respond to a flame is to ignore it.他们开始用不同的语言叽里咕噜地谩骂吵嚷起来。They began to curse and shout in a babble of la...