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BBC新闻词汇(视频版) 第76期:美国亚利桑那州大火Forest fires hit the US

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Fire eats up the forest in Arizona.

This is the deadliest wildfire involving firefighters in the US for 30 years.

The blaze spread rapidly amid high heat, low humidity and windy conditions.

Helicopters and planes tried to douse flames from above. Thousands of people have been evacuated.

As some American states experience extreme temperatures and drought, meteorologists have warned that more forest fires may hit California and New Mexico.

Vocabulary:

wildfire n. 火灾;大火

amid prep. 在其中,在其间

douse vt. 插入水中;弄湿

evacuated v. 疏散;撤出;

meteorologists n. 气象学家

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drought [draut]

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n. 干旱

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spread [spred]

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v. 伸展,展开,传播,散布,铺开,涂撒
n.

 
extreme [ik'stri:m]

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adj. 极度的,极端的
n. 极端,极限

 
blaze [bleiz]

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n. 火焰,烈火
vi. 燃烧,发光

 
humidity [hju:'miditi]

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n. 湿度,湿气

 
douse [daus]

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v. (使)浸入水中,(使)熄灭

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