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Guy Fawkes Night

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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Guy Fawkes Night /ˌɡaɪ ˈfɔːks naɪt $ -ˈfɒːks-/ noun British English  TMCNovember 5th, when people in Britain light fireworks and burn a guy on a fire 盖伊·福克斯之夜〔即115日,英国人会燃放焰火并焚烧盖伊·福克斯模拟人像〕 SYN Bonfire Night
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Guy Fawkes NightThey chose Guy Fawkes' night to do it and the gesture went unnoticed - he found a lesson even in this.
Origin Guy Fawkes' Night (1800-1900) Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), one of the men who tried to blow up the English parliament in 1605
Britain November light 5th, in Corpus people when


Guy Fawkes Night
Guy Fawkes Night /ˌɡaɪ ˈfɔːks naɪt $ -ˈfɒːks-/ noun British English
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), one of the men who tried to blow up the English parliament in 1605
November 5th, when people in Britain light fireworks and burn a guy on a fire
   SYN  Bonfire Night


Guy Fawkes nightBrE /ˈɡaɪ fɔːks naɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡaɪ fɔːks naɪt/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] Bonfire Night 篝火之夜