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死灰复燃    
sĭ huī fù rán
英译 (English) The embers are smouldering—revival of something that is not really dead
释义 (paraphrase) 冷灰重新烧了起来。原比喻失势的人重新得势。现常比喻已经消失了的恶势力又重新活动起来。
示例 (demonstration) 近年来，由于国际上毒品犯罪猖獗，不断向我国渗透，毒品犯罪在我国一些地区又死灰复燃，并有愈演愈烈之势。