wildfires

柯林斯詞典

wildfire /?wa?ld?fa??/ (wildfires)

• 1. N-COUNT A wildfire is a fire that starts, usually by itself, in a wild area such as a forest, and spreads rapidly, causing great damage. 野火

  ...a wildfire in Montana that's already burned thousands of acres of rich grassland. ...已經(jīng)燒燬幾千英畝肥沃草地的矇大拿州野火。

• 2. PHRASE If something, especially news or a rumour, spreads like wildfire, it spreads extremely quickly. (尤指消息或謠言) 快速傳播

  These stories are spreading like wildfire through the city. 這些故事正迅速傳遍整座城市。

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