conflagration
英 [ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃn]
美 [ˌkɑːnfləˈɡreɪʃn]
n. 大火灾; 大火
BNC.20935 / COCA.19480
牛津词典
noun
- 大火灾；大火
a very large fire that destroys a lot of land or buildings
柯林斯词典
- 大火;大火灾
Aconflagrationis a fire that burns over a large area and destroys property.
英英释义
noun
- a very intense and uncontrolled fire
双语例句
- In a big country like China, hundreds of thousands of conflagration cases happens each year, which cause huge losses in terms of life and wealth.
在中国这样的大国里，每年发生的火灾数不胜数，造成了巨大的生命和财产损失。 - His seaside villa outside Athens was spared, but the conflagration prompted the Greek prime minister to promise stricter measures to stop developers from building on land cleared by fires;
他在雅典郊外的海边别墅幸免于难，但是那场火灾促使这位希腊总理承诺采取更严厉的措施，禁止房地产商在被火烧出来的空地上建房； - The fire brigade soon got the conflagration under control.
消防队很快就把火控制住了。 - Some commentators of a more pessimistic outlook, meanwhile, expect to see scientific progress overcome by nuclear conflagration.
而有些拥有较为悲观态度的评论者预测核战争将战胜人类科学进步。 - Simultaneously with the earthquake came the conflagration.
在地震的同时还发生了大火。 - Thus a conflagration that begins in Iran could soon spread, taking in Israel, Lebanon and Syria and moving eastwards to the next country in this new crescent of conflict, Iraq.
如此一来，起于伊朗的战火可能会迅速蔓延，烧至以色列、黎巴嫩、叙利亚，乃至向东蔓延至这一新冲突弧线上的下一个国家&伊拉克。 - A regional conflagration cannot be ruled out.
爆发地区性的战火的可能性是不能被排除的。 - Fireman: Never has a spark been allowed to exist to develop into a conflagration.
消防队员：我们不让星星之火变成一场火灾。 - The understanding that small but violent acts can spark global conflagration is etched into the world's consciousness.
从此整个世界都深刻意识到某些看似不起眼的暴力行为能够引燃全球战火。 - That was before the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the subsequent financial conflagration that swept the world in the fall of2008.
那是在2008年倒闭，雷曼兄弟和随后的金融大火那年秋天席卷全球的研究。