| 单词 | fire-swept |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire-swept fire-swept adj. (a) that is swept or destroyed by fire, esp. a wildfire; (b) that is swept by gunfire, artillery fire, etc. (cf. sweep v. 22b). ΚΠ 1836 Morning Post 4 Feb. Parch'd with thirst, upon the fire-swept plain, Sigh'd for St. Pancras' water-carts in vain. 1858 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 552 My heart tightened to think of..what must surely happen on that fire-swept glacis, unless he bore indeed a life charmed with immunity from shot and steel. 1898 G. B. Shaw Man of Destiny in Plays Pleasant & Unpleasant ii. 155 Napoleon Bonaparte..rushed the fireswept bridge. 1930 E. Blunden Poems 40 The naked fire-swept windows. 2005 C. Mann 1491 i. ii. 38 Fire-swept stands of pitch pine. 2013 D. Camp Assault from Sky xii. 173 He courageously remained in the fire-swept area and calmly directed the fire of his gunners. < as lemmas |
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