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bushfire

/boosh-fahyuhr/US // ˈbʊʃˌfaɪər //UK // (ˈbʊʃˌfaɪə) //

丛林火灾,丛林大火,丛林之火,丛林火

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an uncontrolled fire in the trees and bushes of scrubland.

Examples

  • Australian sports, including tennis’ world-famous Australian Open, have been canceled or delayed due to a mix of bushfires, severe droughts and intense rainfall.

  • I don’t know how much you saw, but our Prime Minister kind of dropped the ball several times with a bushfire crisis.

  • In January, Australia’s record-breaking temperatures and prolonged droughts drove bushfires burned more than 27 million acres across the country, and destroyed thousands of homes.

  • James, who began reading the subreddit regularly after devastating bushfires ripped across Australia in 2019, recently moved out of Melbourne and began experimenting with self-sufficiency.

  • Australia’s record-shattering summer of bushfires bled into January and February.