| 单词 | fire fiend |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire fiend fire fiend n. (a) fire personified as an evil and destructive spirit; (b) a fire god or fire spirit; a demon; (c) colloquial an arsonist. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] > of specific things > fire fire god1638 fire spirit1647 fire deity1786 fire fiend1803 1803 W. Dimond Hero of North ii. iv. 50 Our dread of the fire-fiend in Hecla's red womb. 1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 251 'Tis he..The fellest of the Fire-fiend's brood. 1880 S. R. Riggs Mary & I viii. 127 Before noon the fire-fiend had done his work, and our mission houses were a mass of coals and ashes. 1906 C. Morris San Francisco Calamity by Earthquake & Fire i. 17 It was the rage of the fire-fiend that desolated the metropolis of the lakes. 1918 Munsey's Mag. Dec. 543/1 Wooden sheds shaped like horizontal flues, built on wooden piling and crammed with combustibles, are a constant invitation to the fire fiend. 1990 Hobart (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 19 Apr. Detectives hunting Sydney's ‘fire fiend’ said last night that the man..was taking his frustration out on office buildings. 2007 S. Monahan Tombstone's Treasure i. 60 The hoisting works were quickly enveloped in flames, and the wooden supports below fell easy prey to the fire fiend. 2013 Guardian (Nexis) 25 Mar. 25 A non-specific, far-eastern region where fire-fiends live in the mountains. < as lemmas |
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