forest fire

IPA/ˈfɒr.ɪst ˌfaɪər/
IPA/ˈfɔːr.ɪst ˌfaɪr/

forest fire — noun

1. a large, uncontrolled fire that burns through a wooded area, often spreading fas

1.名詞B1
釋義

a large, uncontrolled fire that burns through a wooded area, often spreading fast and hard to stop

例句

William watched the forest fire spread across the hillside from his kitchen window.

collocation: forest fire spread across [landscape]

A forest fire destroyed thirty homes in the small mountain town last summer.

同義詞
  • wildfire

    more common in American English; can refer to any large outdoor fire, not only in forests

  • bushfire

    Australian English equivalent; refers to fires in scrubland or bush, not always in dense forest

常見錯誤

❌The forest was on wild fire.
✅There was a forest fire.
💡'wildfire' is one word and is the more common term in American English for any large outdoor blaze.