单词 | campfire |
释义 | campfire (once / 4891 pages) n A campfire is a small fire that you build when you're camping. A campfire is good for cooking food, boiling water, or warming your hands. Most boy and girl scouts learn how to build a campfire, which is useful when you're hiking or camping overnight. A campfire is perfect for toasting hot dogs and marshmallows, heating water for hot chocolate, and for sitting nearby when you tell ghost stories after dark. It's important to make sure a campfire is completely extinguished before you leave your camp site. WORD FAMILYcampfire: campfires USAGE EXAMPLESDays begin at 7 a.m. with physical conditioning and end at 8:30 p.m. with discussion around a campfire led by other combat veterans. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) Shunted and scorned, the two little outcasts sweetly strike up a friendship at the campfire. Seattle Times(Dec 19, 2016) The proverbial campfire scene was reenacted with tales from Shakespeare retold with minimal illustration. Los Angeles Times(Dec 19, 2016) n a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp) Hyper fire the event of something burning (often destructive) |
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