blaze
$ \mathrm{blaze}^1 |blāz|
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noun
1. a very large or fiercely burning fire:
〖通例単数形で〗(燃え立つ)火, 火炎 (!flameより強い炎) ; ｟主に報道｠ 火災
e.g. twenty fireman fought the blaze.
in singular a very bright display of light or color:
〖単数形で〗きらめき, 光輝(glow); きらびやかさ; すばらしさ
e.g. the gardens in summer are a blaze of color.
in singular a conspicuous display or outburst of something:
〖単数形で〗(感情などの)かっと燃え立つこと, 激発(outburst)
e.g. their relationship broke up in a blaze of publicity.
2. (blazes) informal used in various expressions of anger, bewilderment, or surprise as a euphemism for “hell”:
｟くだけた話･やや古｠ ; 〖～s〗 地獄(hell); 〖the ～s; 疑問詞の直後で〗 いったい全体 (!hell, devilなどの婉曲表現)
e.g. “Go to blazes!” he shouted
e.g. what in blue blazes are you all talking about? with reference to the flames associated with hell.
verb no object
1. burn fiercely or brightly:
〈火が〉燃え立つ(away, forth, up)(→ glow)
e.g. the fire blazed merrily.
shine brightly or powerfully:
輝く, きらめく, 光る(shine); 〈太陽が〉照りつける(down).
e.g. the sun blazed down
｟かたく｠ 〈人･目が〉 【怒りで】かっとなる, 燃え上がる(up) «with» (!しばしば進行形で)
e.g. figurative : Barbara's eyes were blazing with anger.
2. (of a gun or a person firing a gun) fire repeatedly or indiscriminately:
«…に» 〈人が〉銃を撃ち続ける; 〈銃が〉次々に発射される(away) «at»
e.g. we go in with guns blazing.
3. informal achieve something in an impressive manner:
｟くだけて｠ 栄光に輝く; 【栄誉などを】獲得する «to»
e.g. she blazed to a gold medal in the 200-meter sprint.
with object hit (a ball) with impressive strength:
〈ボールなど〉を力強く打つ
e.g. he blazed a drive into the rough.
PHRASES
like blazes
informal very fast or forcefully:
e.g. I ran like blazes toward home.
see blaze1 (sense 2 of the noun).
with all guns blazing
informal with great determination and energy, typically without thought for the consequences:
e.g. they went for him with all guns blazing.
PHRASAL VERBS
blaze up
burst into flame:
e.g. he attacked the fire with poker and tongs until it blazed up.
suddenly become angry:
e.g. he blazed up without warning.
ORIGIN
Old English blæse ‘torch, bright fire’, of Germanic origin; related ultimately to blaze2.
$ \mathrm{blaze}^2 |blāz|
noun
1. a white spot or stripe on the face of a mammal or bird.
(牛馬の顔の)白い印〘識別に用いる〙
a broad white stripe running the length of a horse's face.
2. a mark made on a tree by cutting the bark so as to mark a route.
(木に付けられた)目印〘木の皮を少しはいだ道標〙
verb (blaze a trail)
1. set an example by being the first to do something; pioneer:
…の道を開く, 先駆けとなる
e.g. small firms would set the pace, blazing a trail for others to follow.
2. mark out a path or route:
〈木〉に道しるべを付ける
e.g. tourists haven't blazed a trail to the top of this hill.
ORIGIN
mid 17th century: ultimately of Germanic origin; related to German Blässe ‘blaze’ and blass ‘pale’, also to blaze1, and probably to blemish.
$ \mathrm{blaze}^3 |blāz|
verb with object
(of a newspaper) present or proclaim (news) in a prominent, typically sensational, manner:
〈新聞などが〉 «…のいたるところで» 〈ニュース〉を派手に伝える «across, all over» (!しばしば受け身で)
e.g. “Pop stars and drugs” blazed the headline.
ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense ‘blow out on a trumpet’): from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch blāzen ‘to blow’; related to blow1.