A wildfire is a large fire burning through trees, grass, or dry country, moving on its own and out of anyone's control. The word tells you two things at once: it is outdoors and in nature, and nobody is holding it back. A fire in a kitchen or a factory is never a wildfire, however big it is.

A wildfire野火 is是指 burning through trees, grass, or dry country在樹林、草地或乾燥荒地裡燃燒 moving on its own自行蔓延 and out of anyone's control且沒有人能控制 a large fire的大火 The word這個字 tells you two things at once同時告訴你兩件事： it is outdoors and in nature它是戶外、自然發生的 and nobody is holding it back而且沒有人在阻止它 A fire in a kitchen or a factory廚房或工廠裡的火 however big it is不管多大 is never a wildfire都絕對不是wildfire

It can be countable or uncountable: "a wildfire started near the town", but also "wildfire season" and "the threat of wildfire".

It can be countable or uncountable這個字可以是可數，也可以是不可數的： "a wildfire started near the town"像「鎮附近發生了一場野火」這樣 but also也可以說 "wildfire season"「野火季」 and "the threat of wildfire"和「野火的威脅」

The word has become very common in news reports over the last twenty years, along with talk about hot, dry summers. American English uses wildfire most; British and Australian speakers often say bushfire or forest fire for the same thing, and Australians say bushfire almost always.

over the last twenty years過去二十年來 along with talk about hot, dry summers隨著人們談論炎熱乾燥的夏天 The word has become very common in news reports這個字在新聞報導裡變得非常常見 American English uses wildfire most美式英語最常用wildfire； British and Australian speakers often say bushfire or forest fire for the same thing英式和澳式英語則常說bushfire或forest fire來指同樣的東西， and Australians say bushfire almost always而澳洲人幾乎都說bushfire

There is one use you will meet more often than the fire itself: the fixed phrase "spread like wildfire". It means news, a rumour, an illness, or a fashion moved incredibly fast from person to person. "The story spread like wildfire." This is a set phrase — say it exactly this way, and don't change "spread" to another verb.

There is one use有一個用法 you will meet more often than the fire itself你會比認識這火本身還更常遇到： the fixed phrase "spread like wildfire"固定片語「spread like wildfire」 It means它是指 news, a rumour, an illness, or a fashion新聞、謠言、疾病或流行 moved incredibly fast from person to person從一個人傳到另一個人，速度快得驚人 "The story spread like wildfire."「The story spread like wildfire.」 This is a set phrase這是固定片語—— say it exactly this way就照這樣說， and don't change "spread" to another verb不要把「spread」換成別的動詞