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bonfire

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Outdoor
bon·fire /ˈbɒnfaɪə $ ˈbɑːnfaɪr/ noun [countable]  DLOa large outdoor fire, either for burning waste or for a party 篝火,营火;火堆
Examples from the Corpus
bonfireDad had a bonfire going behind the garage.Bees flying into a bonfire ... Troopers fought troopers.Somebody had lit a bonfire and we sat round it chatting until we had dried our clothes.A bonfire blazed inside a small circle of stones.They piled up scrap wood, boxes and other junk and made a big bonfire.Saying a prayer, she flung herself into her captors' bonfire.In the middle a large bonfire had been constructed.They then began to light bonfires, expressing their delight.He dug his thumbs into the eyes, a red bonfire blazing at his chest, and heard an underwater bubbling squeal.On the dunes Angus had put a match to the bonfire which crackled, spat, and flared up.The bonfire will be lit at 7.00 p.m., with fireworks starting just 15 minutes later.
Origin bonfire (1500-1600) bonfire fire made from bones ((14-17 centuries)), from bone + fire
bon·fire nounChineseSyllable
a fire, Corpus waste either large a burning for outdoor or for


bonfire
bonfire /ˈbɒnfaɪə $ ˈbɑːnfaɪr/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: bonfire 'fire made from bones' (14-17 centuries), from bone + fire
a large outdoor fire, either for burning waste or for a party


bon·fireBrE /ˈbɒnfaɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːnfaɪər/ 🔊 nouna large outdoor fire for burning waste or as part of a celebration (在室外为焚烧垃圾或为庆祝而燃起的)大火堆,篝火