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wildfire
UK ['waɪld.faɪər] US [-faɪr] noun countable
■a fire which is burning strongly and out of control on an area of grass or bushes in the countryside 野火•Major wildfires have destroyed thousands of acres in Idaho.大规模的野火烧毁了爱达荷州几千英亩的土地。
UK ['waɪld.faɪər] US [-faɪr] noun countable
spread like wildfire
■If disease or news spreads like wildfire, it quickly affects or becomes known by more and more people （疾病或消息）迅速传播开来；（消息）不胫而走•Once one child in the school has the infection, it spreads like wildfire.一旦学校里有一个孩子受到感染，就会迅速传播开来。 |