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单词 red steer
释义

Definition of red steer in English:

red steer

noun
Australian
  • A destructive fire on scrubland or in a forest, especially one that spreads rapidly.

    I checked to see whether my two acacias had survived the red steer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The red steer hasn't visited the farms in any serious way since Black Saturday in 1938.
    • In the last hot days of summer, the red steer came to the bay.
    • Fire is the genie of the bush, the red steer jumping the fence and running amok.
    • Swagmen are reported to be letting loose the 'red steer' after being refused rations by station owners.
    • He'd hoped to patent a special extinguisher to end the blight of the red steer for all time.
    • These communities have all learned from their confrontation with the red steer.
    • They secured higher rates and better conditions on the cane fields by threatening to let loose the red steer.

Origin

1930s: from red + steer2, symbolic of the fire as a farm animal that escapes confinement and rampages over land, causing destruction.

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