to cause or increase very strong feelings such as anger or excitement激起(憤怒、激動等情感);使憤怒;使極度激動;給…火上澆油
Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the already angry medical profession.裁員一定會使本已不滿的醫務人員更加憤怒。
Pictures of the bombed and burning city inflamed feelings/passions further.看到城市被炸、烈焰熊熊的照片,人們更加群情激憤。