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单词 bonfire
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Examples from literature
  • Bonfires with some older person in attendance are safe enough and prevent unlawful bonfires in dangerous places.
  • In every town in the country bonfires were lighted, and every colonial assembly sent thanks to the King.
  • Of course it should be a whopping big bonfire, with a parade and speeches and singing and plenty of music!
  • There were also games, dances, street bonfires in front of building doors, and general relaxation of social controls.
  • Young people and children dance and sing round the bonfires, and leap over the embers to secure good crops or a happy marriage within the year, or as a means of guarding themselves against colic.

Examplesofbonfire

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In some cases, anticlericals painted churches red, heaped religious images on thebonfireand performed liturgical burlesques in which bulls were crowned bishop.
From theCambridge English Corpus
London and its environs blazed with bonfires, and church bells tolled all day long.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There may indeed be nuisances or minor acts of trespass between neighbours, such as garden bonfires or music played too loudly, which can cause distress.
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In 2001, there were 1,362 injuries and no fatalities during the period ofbonfirecelebrations.
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I remember calling that new and complex picture a "bonfireof the certainties".
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We are seeing abonfireof the certainties that have survived since the war.
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What is lacking is the match to set thebonfirealight, or it may be the detonator to cause the dynamite to explode.
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We all know of minor irritations between neighbours; for example, garden bonfires or music being played too loudly.
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In my opinion, this is not a glimmer—it is abonfire, a blazingbonfireof public cash.
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Many of the bonfires are probably made with verminous and worthless timber which it is desirable to destroy.
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However, it is worth recalling who else was standing behind and beside this figurativebonfireof explosive growth and over demand.
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Go on, make abonfireof another 100 000 pieces of legislation!
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I undertook to visit all these cities prior to thisbonfirenight to promote safety awareness.
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Would it really impact on the joy ofbonfirenight?
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Also, one must not leave pamphlets about or have bonfires.
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