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Wildfire Spreads Thousands Acres News 英 Waɪldfaɪə(R)] 美 Waɪldfaɪər

英语单词 wildfire
英美音标 英 ['waɪldfaɪə(r)] 美 ['waɪldfaɪər]
中文释义 n.野火;散布极快的事物;磷火;燃烧剂
英语例句 (1) The wildfire of 1987 destroied thousands of acres of the forest.
(2) The news spread like wildfire.
中文例句 (1) 一九八七年的野火毁灭了千万公顷的森林。
(2) 这消息不胫而走。
柯林斯解释
1
[N-COUNT 可数名词]野火 A wildfire is a fire that starts, usually by itself, in a wild area such as a forest, and spreads rapidly, causing great damage.
  • ...a wildfire in Montana that's already burned thousands of acres of rich grassland.

    已经烧掉成千公顷丰饶草场的蒙大拿野火

2
[PHRASE 短语](消息或谣言等)迅速传播 If something, especially news or a rumour, spreads like wildfire, it spreads extremely quickly.
  [V inflects]
  • These stories are spreading like wildfire through the city.

    这些谣言迅速传遍了整座城市。

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