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wildfire 英 ['waɪl(d)faɪə] 　美 ['waɪldfaɪɚ]

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wildfire

n. 火灾；磷火，鬼火；散布极快的事物　

名词复数:wildfires　

But every once in a while one of those sparks ... can start a new wildfire.　但每次产生的火花当中会有一个火花…可能引起新的火灾。

Such chatter has spread like wildfire, but insiders have denied that the phone has hit the skids.　这个谣言已经像火灾一样蔓延开来了，但是内部人员否认遇到这个挫折。

1. But every once in a while one of those sparks ... can start a new wildfire.

但每次产生的火花当中会有一个火花…可能引起新的火灾。
2. Such chatter has spread like wildfire, but insiders have denied that the phone has hit the skids.

这个谣言已经像火灾一样蔓延开来了，但是内部人员否认遇到这个挫折。
3. While we’re off enjoying the weather, simple things can go wrong resulting in a fire that spreads like, well, wildfire.

当我们享受这个季节的时候，一个简单的疏忽可能就会引发火灾，比如森林火灾。

wildfire (n.) late Old English wilde fyr "destructive fire" (perhaps caused by lightning); also "erysipelas, spreading skin disease;" see wild (adj.) + fire (n.). From c. 1300 as "Greek fire," also fire rained down from the sky as divine retribution. Figurative sense from late 14c. By 1795 as "sheet lightning."

wild·fire / ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r) ; NAmE ˈwaɪldfaɪər / noun [uncountable ] IDIOMsee spread v. wild·fire / ˈwaɪldfaɪə(r) ; NAmE ˈwaɪldfaɪər /

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