cháy bùng

Thân thiện

Khi cậu bé vô ý làm đổ dầu vào bếp lửa, ngọn lửa cháy bùng lên.

Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To blaze up: To suddenly begin burning with strong, bright flames.
   • To burst into flame(s): To ignite or become engulfed in fire abruptly and intensely.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Khi dầu bắn vào, ngọn lửa cháy bùng lên. (When the oil splashed in, the fire blazed up.)
  • Căn nhà gỗ có thể cháy bùng chỉ trong vài phút. (The wooden house can burst into flames in just minutes.)
  • Đống lá khô cháy bùng khi tia lửa bắn tới. (The pile of dry leaves burst into flame when the spark landed.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe a fire that starts or intensifies suddenly and violently. It often implies a dramatic and potentially dangerous increase in the fire's size and intensity.

Variants and Related Words

• Bùng cháy (verb phrase): A variant with the same meaning, emphasizing the suddenness of the ignition.
  • Ngọn nến làm vải bùng cháy. (The candle caused the fabric to burst into flames.)

Synonyms

• Flare up: To suddenly burn more brightly or strongly.
• Erupt in flames: To suddenly start burning fiercely.

Related Idioms

• Cháy bùng như đổ thêm dầu: To blaze up as if oil has been poured on it; describing a situation that escalates violently and quickly.
  • Cuộc tranh cãi cháy bùng như đổ thêm dầu. (The argument flared up as if oil had been poured on it.)

Học thuật

1. Blaze up, burst into flame[s]