smoulder /ˈsməʊldə/ TEM8 ( smouldering, smouldered, smoulders )

[英国英语]

AM smolder

• 1. 

  V-I If something smoulders, it burns slowly, producing smoke but not flames. 闷烧

  例：

  The wreckage was still smouldering several hours after the crash.

  残骸在坠机数小时后还在闷烧着。

• 2. 

  V-I If a feeling such as anger or hatred smoulders inside you, you continue to feel it but do not show it. (愤怒或仇恨等情感) 郁积

  例：

  ...the guilt that had so long smouldered in her heart.

  …她心里郁积已久的愧疚。

• 3. 

  V-I If you say that someone smoulders, you mean that they are sexually attractive, usually in a mysterious or very intense way. (神秘或强烈的性吸引而产生的) 放电

  例：

  He was good-looking, with dark eyes which could smoulder with just the right intimation of passion.

  他长得很帅，黑色的眼睛只要遇到恰当的激情暗示就会放电。