forest fire
noun [ C ] uk/ˈfɒr.ɪst ˌfaɪər/ us/ˈfɔːr.ɪst ˌfaɪr/
森林火灾，森林大火
a fire burning in an area of land with many trees, that is difficult to control and sometimes spreads quickly
In recent weeks forest fires have swept through large areas of Arizona and Colorado. 最近几周，森林大火席卷了亚利桑那州和科罗拉多州的大片地区。
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- The forest fires were caused by a combination of lightning strikes and very dry conditions.
- This area of the interior suffered devastating forest fires last summer.
- They desperately needed deliveries of water to keep a raging forest fire at bay.
- Forest fires have been burning for over a week here.