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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- wildfire
[ 'waɪld .faɪr]
[ 'waɪld .faɪə]
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1.
noun
原义:(毁灭性的)大火灾
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2.
noun
原义:极易燃的物质;尤指:Greek fire[现主要用于spread like wildfire野火般蔓延开来]
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3.
noun
[rarely used]
【同义词】heat lightning
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4.
noun
[rarely used]
【同义词】will-O-the-wisp
Collins English-English Dictionary
- wildfire
['waɪld,faɪə]
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1.
n
a highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, formerly used in warfare
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2.
n
a raging and uncontrollable fire
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3.
n
anything that is disseminated quickly (esp in the phrase spread like wildfire)
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4.
n
lightning without audible thunder
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5.
n
another name for will-o'-the-wisp
Examples
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消息沸沸扬扬地传开了。
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The news spread like wildfire.
→ 沸沸扬扬
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不胫而走
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spread like wildfire
→ 不…而…
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