v.  突然烧起来；〔短暂地〕烧旺

v. 〔强烈的情感〕突然爆发

v. 〔疾病〕突然加剧，恶化

n.  闪光装置；信号灯；信号弹

n. 〔突然的〕旺火

n.  flares 喇叭裤

• flared jeans  喇叭牛仔裤

• The fire flared up again. 火又忽地旺了起来。

• The injury has flared up again, keeping him out of today’s game. 他旧伤复发，无法参加今天的比赛。

• The distress flares were spotted by another ship. 遇险信号被另外一艘船发现了。

• There was a brief flare as the match was lit. 火柴划着时闪出一道亮光。

BrE /əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/