wildfire

英 [ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r)] 美 [ˈwaɪldfaɪər]

n.  野火

复数:wildfires

BNC.33548 / COCA.12520



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 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.
    1. ...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 (消息或谣言等)迅速传播
    If something, especially news or a rumour, spreads like wildfire, it spreads extremely quickly.
    1. These stories are spreading like wildfire through the city.
      这些谣言迅速传遍了整座城市。

双语例句

  1. In Northern California, a wildfire has spread a haze of smoke over 200 miles.
    在加利福尼亚州北部,一场野火产生的烟雾已扩散了200多英里。
  2. These stories are spreading like wildfire through the city.
    这些谣言迅速传遍了整座城市。
  3. It says contagious diseases such as measles can spread like wildfire in the overcrowded, squalid resettlement camps.
    除此之外,安置营地拥挤不堪,肮脏邋遢,简直就是传染病迅速传播的绝好温床。
  4. The photos and the video spread like wildfire on the Internet, stirring huge waves of controversy.
    这些照片和视频在互联网上迅速传播,激起了一波波巨大的争议。
  5. A wildfire that disrupted an Oregon couple's wedding also gave them the photograph of a lifetime.
    俄勒冈的一场森林大火打断了一对新人的婚礼,也给了他们永生难忘的照片。
  6. A previously shuttered RD program, wildfire is a tactical nuke crossed with a Zippo lighter.
    希腊火这个曾经被搁置的研发项目,加上一个Zippo打火机,堪比战术核武器。
  7. The story spread like wildfire across China's social networks Sina Weibo, WeChat, and others.
    这段轶事在新浪微博、微信等中国社交网络犹如野火一般迅速蔓延开来。
  8. Ordinary people are outraged by the new law. Abolitionist newsp apers and literature spread like wildfire.
    这项新的法案引起了普通市民的强烈愤慨,废奴报纸和文学作品如野火燎原般涌现。
  9. There was an outbreak of chickenpox at my son's school which spread like wildfire until nearly half the children caught it.
    我儿子的学校里突然爆发的水痘象野火般迅速传开来,差不多有一半孩子染上了。
  10. In2008, California faced one of its more dramatic growing seasons in years, with frost, heat waves and wildfire smoke.
    在2008年,加州面临的一个更引人注目的生长季节里,有霜冻,热浪和野火烟雾。
  11. Work on the new bridge went ahead like wildfire, and so far there have been no major setbacks.
    建新桥的工作迅猛地进行,到目前为止没有什么大的阻碍。
  12. The President declared a wildfire emergency in New Mexico.
    总统宣布新墨西哥州的野火为紧急事件。
  13. California firefighters are battling a wildfire that's burning out of control.
    加州的消防员们正在试图扑灭一场已经失去控制的野火。
  14. A wildfire that jumped containment lines in California came within a half mile of homes and ranches.
    烈火越过加利福尼亚州的控制线来到了半里以外的居民区和牧场。
  15. The area is constantly threaten by wildfire in a hot and dry summer.
    在乾燥炎热的夏天,这个区域时常受到野火的威胁。
  16. What is rampant, spreading like wildfire and can kill life as you know it?
    什么是来势汹汹,可杀死生命,你知道吗?
  17. The arson wildfire that killed four firefighters in Southern California has been fully contained.
    吞噬了四名消防员的南加州野火已经被完全控制住了。
  18. The news of an ancient tomb discovery had spread like wildfire before the news reporters came to the village.
    在记者们进村之前,发现古墓的消息早已象野火般地迅速传开了。
  19. A few bad words or a couple of "horror stories" will spread like wildfire.
    有几个坏的话,或一对夫妇的“恐怖故事”将不胫而走。
  20. A small but destructive wildfire tore through part of malibu, California late yesterday.
    昨晚在加利福尼亚,一个小范围的但极具破坏力的野火侵蚀了马里布的部分地区。
  21. Fire travels through the canyon and threatens homes during the third day of the Fourmile Canyon Wildfire.
    消防旅行期间的福迈尔卡宁野火第三天通过峡谷和威胁的家园。
  22. A funeral will be held today for the first of five firefighters killed in the Southern California wildfire.
    今天将为南加州丧身野火的五名消防员中第一个举行葬礼。
  23. The new of assassination of President Lincoln spread like wildfire.
    林肯总统被刺杀的消息无径而走。
  24. The weakened refugees had little resistance to infection of any kind and cholera spread through the camps like wildfire.
    虚弱的难民对任何传染病都毫无抵抗力,霍乱在难民营中迅速蔓延开来。
  25. Fire crews hope rain from the storm will help them battle the wildfire raging along the state's border.
    救火队希望暴风带来的雨可以帮助他们扑灭在州际边肆虐的大火。
  26. The largest wildfire in the history of Los Angeles County is being classified as arson.
    洛杉矶县历史上最大的山火被界定为纵火。
  27. It must go rapidly like wildfire.
    那必须像野火一样快。
  28. Over all India the word spread like wildfire.
    甘地遇刺的消息不胫而走,一下子传遍了整个印度。
  29. Corporate interest in intranets has been catching on like wildfire.
    各公司对内部网的兴趣犹如野火那样正在蔓延。
  30. The fine lines under my eyes are almost completely gone and my hair and nails are growing like wildfire.
    眼下的线纹几乎全部消失了,我的头发和指甲都开始重新生成。

习惯用语

n.

    spread like wildfire

  • 像野火般蔓延;迅速传开
    to become known by more and more people very quickly

    英英释义

    noun

    1. a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration