| 词汇 | firebreak |
| 释义 | firebreak noun[ C ] uk /ˈfaɪə.breɪk/ us /ˈfaɪr.breɪk/(Australian English alsofiretrail) a strip of land in a wood or forest from which the trees have been removed to prevent a fire from spreading防火障（指树林或森林中树木被清除以防火灾蔓延的地带） siur/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Fire service beat beat something out extinguish extinguisher fire alarm fire blanket fire department fire drill fire engine fire hydrant fire marshal fire truck firehouse fireman fireplug firetrail firetrap flameproof quench tender Examples of firebreakfirebreak Reading the plays now, on the other side of the ideological firebreak of the 1990s, is a rather curious experience. Additionally, no sites closer than 50 m to roads and firebreaks were used to avoid potential confounding effects of these trails on vegetation composition. I have been told that if a single animal is not vaccinated, it could travel through the firebreak and spread infection. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has offered to leave extra wide firebreaks to leave some of the moss intact, but the council is not interested. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The difficulties attached to increased firebreaks are going to impose enormous difficulties, especially on small farmers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My concern is that once one brought in the commercial fast breeder, it would be a type of firebreak. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For sheep are firebreaks and contribute actively to both organic farming and a balanced environment in the most disadvantaged regions. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Is there not a serious danger of a further weakening in that firebreak by the introduction of nuclear depth charges? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are talking about healthy animals that would be part of a ring-fence, firebreak approach to try to stop the spread of disease. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Once one crossed that firebreak, one would not be able to reverse the process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These crops offer protection against erosion and desertification and play the role of firebreaks. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English That bill had not been passed last year and, therefore, such provision did not exist for legally enforceable mandatory firebreak culls. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They allege that the firebreak or pre-emptive culling was legal - again, not true. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The policy of establishing a firebreak prevented the disease from spreading in my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be possible, for example, to require a wider firebreak around the area burnt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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