bure
bure — noun
1. a traditional building in Fiji, made with a wooden frame and a thatched roof of
a traditional building in Fiji, made with a wooden frame and a thatched roof of leaves or grass, used as a home or a place of worship.
Christopher slept in a small bure near the beach during his Fiji holiday.
countable: a/the + bure
The village chief welcomed guests inside the large wooden bure.
Maeve photographed a tall bure with a roof of dried palm leaves.
Inside the temple bure, the priest lit a small oil lamp.
Faisal helped the family rebuild their bure after the heavy storm.
- hut
a general small, simple house; a bure is specifically Fijian and may be large
文法句型
a/the + bure
用法筆記
Often appears as a compound naming the building's use: temple bure, garden bure, beach bure.
2. a medium brownish-yellow colour with a slight red tone, lighter than most ordina
a medium brownish-yellow colour with a slight red tone, lighter than most ordinary shades of brown.
Elena painted the old fence a warm bure that matched the autumn leaves.
colour noun: painted [object] a + bure
The designer chose bure for the sofa to warm up the grey room.
Nia mixed red and yellow paint until she got a soft bure.
Marta wore a scarf in a deep bure with thin gold stripes.
The walls were a dull bure, like dry sand under cloudy skies.
文法句型
a + adjective + bure
用法筆記
Mostly limited to design, paint, and textile contexts; rare in everyday speech.