bonfires

英 [ˈbɒnˌfaɪəz]

美 [ˈbɑnˌfaɪərz]

n.  (在室外为焚烧垃圾或为庆祝而燃起的)大火堆，篝火
bonfire的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （焚烧垃圾的）火堆；（作为庆祝点燃的）篝火，营火
  Abonfireis a fire that is made outdoors, usually to burn rubbish. Bonfires are also sometimes lit as part of a celebration.
  1. With bonfires outlawed in urban areas, gardeners must cart their refuse to a dump...
     由于市区明令禁止焚烧垃圾，园丁必须把垃圾运至垃圾场。
  2. They celebrated the event by holding parades, lighting bonfires and setting off fireworks.
     他们通过举行游行、生起篝火和燃放烟花来庆祝这一事件。

双语例句

• It's common to witness hundreds of traditional bonfires in Ireland every year on Halloween Night.
  所以在爱尔兰每年的万圣节之夜，你经常可以看到成百上千堆篝火在熊熊燃烧。
• In England one night a year comes alive as colourful fireworks explode in the night sky and smoke from giant bonfires floats across the land.
  在英格兰，每年都有一个分外热闹的夜晚：夜空中，烟花飞舞；大地上，篝火熊熊。
• For much of the globe this involves sipping bubbly with friends until the sun comes up, seeing out the old year with bonfires and flares and off-key renditions of Auld Lang Syne.
  对于世界上许多人而言，庆祝新年就是和朋友一起彻夜不眠，喝着香槟酒，在篝火前哼着跑调的《友谊天长地久》，欣赏着辞旧迎新的烟花，直到新年的太阳升起。
• Even if the immediate health risk is small, bonfires add to the general background level of air pollution.
  即使在短时间内没有很大的健康风险，篝火产生的污染也会增加大环境下的空气污染程度。
• Lit bonfires in your side, and then hold you tired and sleep at ease.
  在你身旁燃起篝火，然后拥抱着你疲惫而放心地睡去。
• I knew that parties were involved, begging for nuts and candies, bonfires in the square, and playing tricks on the townsfolk.
  我知道有一伙一伙的孩子讨要坚果和糖果，在广场（square）点篝火，和镇民们玩弄恶作剧。
• Bonfires and sacrifices guaranteed that the sun would burn brightly after a long, dreary winter.
  篝火和祭品可以保证太阳在漫长而沉闷的寒冬后会更明亮。
• The harvest season is in full swing in Shandong Province in eastern China and with it come bonfires.
  在中国东部的山东省，收割季节正全面展开，随之而来的还有篝火。
• They celebrated the event by holding parades, lighting bonfires and setting off fireworks.
  他们通过举行游行、生起篝火和燃放烟花来庆祝这一事件。
• So every October 31 they lit bonfires and held feasts for good luck.
  因此每年10月31日他们燃起篝火，举办盛宴以求好运。