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单词 forest fire
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forest firenoun [ C ]

/ˈfɒr.ɪst ˌfaɪər//ˈfɔːr.ɪst ˌfaɪr/

a fire burning in an area of land with many trees, that is difficult to control and sometimes spreads quickly:

In recent weeks forest fires have swept through large areas of Arizona and Colorado.

More examples

  • The forest fires were caused by a combination of lightning strikes and very dry conditions.
  • This area of the interior suffered devastating forest fires last summer.
  • They desperately needed deliveries of water to keep a raging forest fire at bay.
  • Forest fires have been burning for over a week here.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Burning, burnt & on fire

  • aflame
  • alight
  • burned out
  • burnt
  • burnt out
  • burst
  • carbonize
  • char
  • flame
  • flammable
  • frazzled
  • go up in flames idiom
  • incinerate
  • inextinguishable
  • lighted
  • scald
  • sear
  • singe
  • smoke
  • spontaneous combustion

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