brushfire

n. 局部的, 小规模的(战争等)

词形变化

brushfires 复数 brushfires

别名

brush-fire brush fire

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests.

  2. 2.

    A war that arises suddenly and is limited in scope or area.

    定语 比喻 政治

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

fire

词源

From brush + fire.

来源：wiktionary