| 单词 | inferno |
| 释义 | inferno (ɪnfɜːʳnoʊ ) Word forms: infernos countable noun [usually singular] If you refer to a fire as an inferno, you mean that it is burning fiercely and causing great destruction. [journalism] Rescue workers fought to get to victims inside the inferno. Synonyms: blaze, fire, flames, conflagration Collocations: escape the inferno There were also reports of drivers plunging their cars in lakes to escape the inferno. The Sun (2009) Terrified motorists abandoned their cars to escape the inferno. The Sun (2012) One family had to dive into a farm reservoir to escape the inferno. The Sun (2009) Did he escape the inferno? The Sun (2015) One nearby resident described the scene as a 'towering inferno'. The Sun A match only becomes a towering inferno if you don't step on it early. Times, Sunday Times No one wants a towering inferno. Times, Sunday Times He considers himself flawless, a towering inferno of physical perfection, and refers to himself in both the first and third person. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Passing vehicles kicked up the oil which ignited a towering inferno that subsequently melted the bridge structure and caused the southbound lanes to sag several feet. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 大火 Japanese: 猛火 |
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