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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

wildfire [ 'waɪld .faɪr] [ 'waɪld .faɪə]
  1. 1. noun 原义:(毁灭性的)大火灾
  2. 2. noun 原义:极易燃的物质;尤指:Greek fire[现主要用于spread like wildfire野火蔓延开来]
  3. 3. noun [rarely used] 同义词】heat lightning
  4. 4. noun [rarely used] 同义词】will-O-the-wisp

Collins English-English Dictionary

wildfire ['waɪld,faɪə]
  1. 1. n a highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, formerly used in warfare
  2. 2. n a raging and uncontrollable fire
  3. 3. n anything that is disseminated quickly (esp in the phrase spread like wildfire)
  4. 4. n lightning without audible thunder
  5. 5. n another name for will-o'-the-wisp

Examples

消息沸沸扬扬地传开了。
The news spread like wildfire. 沸沸扬扬
不胫而走
spread like wildfire 不…而…

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