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wildfire

/ˈwaɪldˌfaɪər/
noun★中级— 野火
正式

一种失控的自然火灾,在野外(如森林、草原)快速蔓延,难以控制。

Firefighters battled the wildfire for weeks before it was contained.

消防员与这场野火奋战数周才得以控制。

The wildfire destroyed over 10,000 acres of land.

这场野火摧毁了超过1万英亩的土地。

💡

强调其失控性和破坏性,区别于受控的计划性焚烧(prescribed burn)。

figurative

(比喻)迅速传播且无法控制的事物(如信息、疾病、情绪等)。

The news of the scandal spread like wildfire across social media.

丑闻的消息在社交媒体上如野火般迅速传播。

Fear of the virus spread like wildfire among the population.

对病毒的恐惧在民众中迅速蔓延。

💡

常用于描述信息、情绪或疾病的快速扩散。

搭配

spread like wildfire迅速蔓延(如野火般)contain a wildfire控制野火wildfire season野火季节

同义词

fireblazeinfernoconflagration

反义词

controlled burnprescribed fire

相关短语

controlled burn短语
为预防野火而进行的计划性焚烧
firebreaknoun
防火隔离带

💡专业提示

区分 'wildfire' 与 'controlled burn'

在英语中,'wildfire' 指天然或意外引发的失控火灾,而 'controlled burn' 或 'prescribed fire' 指为生态管理而进行的安全、计划性焚烧。例如:'Controlled burns help reduce the risk of wildfires.'(计划性焚烧有助于降低野火风险。)

⚡黄金法则

掌握 'wildfire' 的核心语义

记住 'wildfire' 的两大核心含义:1)自然灾害中的野火;2)比喻用法中的快速传播。前者强调破坏性,后者强调速度与不可控。

📖词源

由古英语 'wilde fyr'(意为‘野生的火’)演变而来。'wilde' 源自原始日耳曼语 '*wilþijaz'(意为‘自生的、未驯化的’),与现代德语 'wild' 和荷兰语 'wild' 同源。'fyr' 源自原始日耳曼语 '*fōr',与现代英语 'fire' 同源。

📝用法说明

1. 在自然灾害语境中,'wildfire' 通常指未经人为点燃的自然火灾,强调其破坏性和失控性。 2. 在比喻用法中,常与 'spread'、'rage' 等动词搭配,描述事物的快速传播。 3. 在美式英语中,'wildfire' 可作名词或形容词(如 'wildfire spread')。

单词拆解

wild
未驯化的、自然生长的
root
+
fire
火灾
root
英汉词典

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