bonfire night

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ˈbonfire ˌnight, Bonfire Night noun [uncountable]  TMCNovember 5th, when people in Britain light fireworks and burn a guy (=model of a man) on a large outdoor fire 篝火之夜，营火之夜，盖依·福克斯之夜〔11月5日，英国人在当晚会燃放烟火并焚烧盖依·福克斯的模拟像〕 SYN Guy Fawkes’ Night

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bonfire night• The tyre warehouse burned down on bonfire night last year but hundreds of tyres were left buried under rubble on the site.• Firework displays thrill thousands on bonfire night.• As a result, bonfire night 1991 saw the lowest accident figures for 20 years.• Mum Debbie ran for cover cradling her baby as the firework sent a shower of fire towards bonfire night revellers in Litherland.

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bonfire night
ˈbonfire ˌnight , Bonfire Night noun [uncountable]
November 5th, when people in Britain light fireworks and burn a guy (=model of a man) on a large outdoor fire
   SYN  Guy Fawkes’ Night

Bonfire NightBrE /ˈbɒnfaɪə naɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːnfaɪər naɪt/ 🔊 (also ˌGuy ˈFawkes night) noun [uncountable, countable] the night of 5 November, when there is a tradition in Britain that people light bonfires and have fireworks to celebrate the failure of the plan in 1605 to destroy the parliament buildings with explosives 篝火之夜（11 月 5 日夜晚，英国人借以庆祝 1605 年炸毁议会大厦的阴谋失败）