英语词汇“wildfire”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wild•fire n. [countable]

a large fire that spreads rapidly and is hard to put out.

Idioms

like wildfire, very rapidly and with unchecked force:The rumor spread like wildfire.

wild•fire n.

a highly flammable composition, as Greek fire, difficult to extinguish when ignited, formerly used in warfare.
any large fire that spreads rapidly and is hard to extinguish.
Meteorologysheet lightning, unaccompanied by thunder.
Meteorologythe ignis fatuus or a similar light.
Plant Diseasesa disease of tobacco and soybeans, characterized by brown, necrotic spots, each surrounded by a yellow band, on the leaves and caused by a bacterium, Pseudomonas tabaci.
Pathologyerysipelas or some similar disease.

Middle English wildefire, Old English wildfȳr. See wild, fire bef. 1000

wildfire /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪə/ n

a highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, formerly used in warfare
a raging and uncontrollable fire
anything that is disseminated quickly (esp in the phrase spread like wildfire)
another name for will-o'-the-wisp

单词	wildfire
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 wild•fire /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪr/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a large fire that spreads rapidly and is hard to put out. Idioms like wildfire, very rapidly and with unchecked force:The rumor spread like wildfire. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 wild•fire (wīld′fī^ər′),USA pronunciation n. a highly flammable composition, as Greek fire, difficult to extinguish when ignited, formerly used in warfare. any large fire that spreads rapidly and is hard to extinguish. Meteorologysheet lightning, unaccompanied by thunder. Meteorologythe ignis fatuus or a similar light. Plant Diseasesa disease of tobacco and soybeans, characterized by brown, necrotic spots, each surrounded by a yellow band, on the leaves and caused by a bacterium, Pseudomonas tabaci. Pathologyerysipelas or some similar disease. Middle English wildefire, Old English wildfȳr. See wild, fire bef. 1000 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wildfire /ˈwaɪldˌfaɪə/ n a highly flammable material, such as Greek fire, formerly used in warfare a raging and uncontrollable fire anything that is disseminated quickly (esp in the phrase spread like wildfire) another name for will-o'-the-wisp
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