forest fire

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

forest fire — 名詞

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

1.名詞B1
釋義

森林大火

在森林地區燃燒且難以控制的大火

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.

William 從廚房窗戶看著森林大火蔓延過整片山坡。

collocation: forest fire spread across [landscape]

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

去年夏天,一場森林大火摧毀了山中小鎮的三十棟房屋。

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.