pyre
pyre 英 [ˈpaɪə(r)] 美 [paɪr]
n. 火葬用的柴堆
名词复数:pyres
- Pyre rhymes with fire. It's also a noun for a large pile of stuff for burning. Most times a pyre is part of a funeral — the body is burned on it.
- 请先登录
- n. 火葬用的柴堆
-
1. Garg says the benefits are manifold: It takes up to two hours and 150-200 kilograms of wood to burn a body completely, while a traditional pyre takes six hours and burns 500-600 kilograms of wood.
加格说它带来的益处是多方面的:火葬一具尸体只需要2个小时和150-200公斤的木头就完全搞定,而传统的火葬一般需要6个小时,烧掉500-600公斤的木头。
-
2. This is a traditional Hindu funeral pyre -- an ancient ritual that goes back thousands of years in which devotees cremate bodies by burning firewood in an open ground.
这就是传说中的火葬场面——一种延续了几千年的古老仪式,在这个丧葬仪式中,虔诚的信徒将在一个露天空地上焚烧木头和自己的尸体来进行火葬。
-
3. A pot of new barley seeds is buried under the pyre for roasting.
一罐子大麦种子被埋于柴火下进行烘焙。
- 请先登录
0 个回复