flared
喇叭口; 鐘形
Flare v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flared p. pr. & vb. n. Flaring.]
1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares.
2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be offensively bright or showy.
With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head. --Shak.
4. To be exposed to too much light. [Obs.]
Flaring in sunshine all the day. --Prior.
5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare.
To flare up, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst into a passion. [Colloq.]
flared
adj : having a gradual increase in width; "flared nostrils"; "a
skirt flaring from the waist" [syn: flaring]