| 单词 | conflagration |
| 释义 | conflagration (once / 1570 pages) n A conflagration isn't just a few flames; it's an especially large and destructive fire that causes devastation. That tiny campfire that somehow turned into a raging forest inferno? You could call that intense, uncontrolled blaze a conflagration. Mrs. O'Leary's cow knew a thing or two about conflagrations: It was that unknowing animal that kicked over a kerosene lamp in the night, setting the O'Leary's barn on fire and sending four square miles of the Windy City into that blistering conflagration known as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. WORD FAMILYconflagration: conflagrations+/conflagrate: conflagrated, conflagrating, conflagration USAGE EXAMPLESThere is much less public discussion about what is driving these towering, terrifying conflagrations. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) “Some Palestinians lit fires and celebrated in the streets,” Netanyahu said as the conflagration threatened Haifa. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) France declared war on Britain, transforming what was arguably a civil war into a worldwide conflagration. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) n a very intense and uncontrolled fire Syn|Hypo|Hyper inferno wildfire a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration fire the event of something burning (often destructive) |
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