fiery crosses

/ˈfaɪəri ˈkrɔːsɪz/ /ˈfaɪəri ˈkrɑːsɪz/

Meanings

noun

燃烧的十字架，火十字架

A burning cross made of wood, historically used to rally troops.

Examples :

"The villagers lit fiery crosses on the hills to warn of the approaching enemy soldiers. "

村民们在山丘上点燃火十字架，警告大家敌军正在逼近。

Related Words

villagers noun

/ˈvɪlɪdʒərz/ /ˈvɪlɪdʒɚz/

村民，乡民

"The villagers helped rebuild the school after the storm. "

风暴过后，村民们一起帮忙重建学校。

approaching verb

/əˈpɹəʊtʃɪŋ/ /əˈpɹoʊtʃɪŋ/

靠近，接近.

"The bus is approaching the stop, so get ready to board. "

公共汽车正在靠近车站，准备上车吧。

fiery adjective

/ˈfaɪəɹi/

火热的，火红的。

"The fiery red sunset painted the sky. "

火红的夕阳染红了天空。

historically adverb

/hɪˈstɒrɪkli/ /hɪˈstɔːrɪkli/

历史上，从历史上看

"Historically speaking, this company has always collected payment before starting work."

从历史上看，这家公司一直都是先收款再开始工作。

cross noun

/kɹɑs/ /kɹɒs/ /kɹɔs/

十字，十字形

"Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one."

答错的题画个叉，答对的题打个勾。

soldiers noun

/ˈsɒldʒəz/ /ˈsoʊldʒɚz/

士兵，战士

"The soldiers marched in the parade, wearing their uniforms. "

士兵们穿着制服，在游行队伍中行进。

hills noun

/hɪlz/

小山，丘陵

"The park is sheltered from the wind by a hill to the east."

公园东边有一座小山，挡住了风。

enemy noun

/ˈɛnəmi/

敌人，仇人，仇敌

"Crush the enemy!"

打倒敌人！

rally noun

/ˈɹæ.li/

集会，大会。

"a campaign rally"

竞选造势大会

crosses noun

/ˈkɹɑsɪz/ /ˈkɹɒsɪz/ /ˈkɹɔsɪz/

十字，十字架。

"Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one."

对错的答案分别用叉号和勾号标记，错的画个十字 (shízì)，对的打个勾 (gōu)。

burning verb

/bɜːnɪŋ/ /bɝnɪŋ/

燃烧，焚烧

"He burned his manuscript in the fireplace."

他把他的手稿在壁炉里烧掉了。

troops noun

/tɹuːps/

部队，军队。

""A large troops of excited children ran onto the playground during recess." "

一大群兴奋的孩子们在课间休息时跑到了操场上。