| 单词 | brush-fire |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbrush-fire brush-fire n. originally U.S. a fire in brush; also transferred; attributive, (of a war) arising suddenly and limited in scale or area. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [noun] > a kind of fire > destructive > bush or forest fire prairie fire1824 bush-fire1847 brush-fire1850 crown fire1893 red steer1936 society > armed hostility > war > types of war > [adjective] > sudden and limited brush-fire1955 1850 L. H. Garrard Wah-to-Yah xix. 238 The spiral smoke..rose from the brushfire. 1947 Chicago Daily News 15 May 1/3 The family outcast is stirring up a brush fire of liberal resentment against the Truman administration. 1955 Times 14 May 7/5 He opposed any reduction in manpower because of the risk of ‘brush fire’ wars. < as lemmas |
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