"conflagration" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大火災
• 戰爭（比喻用法）

Definition

一種非常大且具有毀滅性的火災，席捲廣泛地區；有時也用來比喻大規模激烈的衝突。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常正式或文學用語。通常指極大或毀滅性的火災，也可比喻戰爭等災難性衝突。口語中不會用於一般的小火災。

Examples

The forest was destroyed by a massive conflagration.

森林被一場巨大的**大火災**摧毀了。

A conflagration broke out in the city after the earthquake.

地震後，城市發生了**大火災**。

The museum's priceless art was lost in the conflagration.

博物館的珍貴藝術品在**大火災**中喪失了。

Many feared a political conflagration would follow the leader's speech.

許多人擔心領袖演說可能引發政治上的**大規模衝突（大火災）**。

The region has seen many conflagrations throughout its history, both literal and figurative.

該地區歷史上經歷過多次**大火災**和比喻性的**巨大衝突**。

If we're not careful, a small dispute could turn into a full-blown conflagration.

如果我們不小心，小爭執有可能演變成**大衝突**（大火災）。