| 单词 | pyre |
| 释义 | pyre (once / 4309 pages) n 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. From the Greek pura or pur, meaning "fire," pyre came into English in the 17th century. Pyr is also the Czech word for "hot ashes." Remember, a pyre isn't the fire itself but the stuff that helps the fire burn, as firewood at a campfire. People and animals are burned on a pyre as part of a traditional funeral ceremony in some countries. WORD FAMILYpyre: pyres USAGE EXAMPLESOfficials are planning an ornate pyre on a parade ground in the capital, topped by a 50-metre spire. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) But the heretic on the pyre would really rather not be set aflame, and so, perhaps, would the pig on the spit. The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2016) And as the pyre burned into the twilight, Brad Sieber watched and wept. Washington Post(Nov 03, 2016) n wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite Syn|Hyper funeral pyre agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pile a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
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