wildfire

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area. countable,uncountable
  2. Greek fire. countable,historical,uncountable
  3. A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas. countable,uncountable
  4. Something that acts or spreads quickly and uncontrollably. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — So, it appears a revolution has happened and a very unexpected one. Of course it was only a matter of time before it happened. With WiFi connectivity spreading faster than wildfire and a laptop or tablet in one’s bag, what’s the point of a mobile nowadays?

词形变化

wildfires plural

词汇关系

衍生词
spread like wildfire wildfire-fighter
相关词
conflagration

词源

Inherited from Middle English wilde fyr, wilde fire, wylde fyre, from Old English wilde fȳr. By surface analysis, wild + fire.
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