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flambeau

/flam-boh/US // ˈflæm boʊ //UK // (ˈflæmbəʊ) //

焰火,焰堡,焰口,焰火酒

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural flam·beaux [flam-bohz], /ˈflæm boʊz/, flam·beaus.

    • : a flaming torch.
    • : a torch for use at night in illuminations, processions, etc.
    • : a large, decorated candlestick.
    • : an ornament having the form of a flaming torch.

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Examples

  • She passed outward, two others passed in; a dying flambeau showed the features of Iftikhar and Hakem.

  • A la pàle lueur d'un magique flambeau S'élève un vil autel dressé sur un tombeau.

  • In travelling at night, they used to tie one to each great toe; and in fishing and hunting, required no other flambeau.

  • The moine flambeau, he that is burning with fervour, would possess Him with his passion like a woman.

  • A red or white Lamarre flambeau consists of a sheet rubber tube filled with one of the above-named compositions.