light a bonfire
bonfire 是可数名词，单数前通常加 a 或 the；常见搭配动词有 light、build、make。
They lit a bonfire on the beach to celebrate the festival.
他们在海滩上点燃篝火庆祝节日。
篝火；营火（用于庆祝或发信号）
bonfires — plural of bonfire
焚烧垃圾或废物的户外火堆；（旧时）火刑堆；（像篝火一样）炽烈、猛烈或极具破坏性的事物；大型户外火堆,用于庆祝或作为信号；作为信号或庆祝点燃的大型户外火堆；户外火堆,用于焚烧不需要的物品；最初用于焚烧异端或违禁书籍；现在通常用于焚烧农业或园艺废物或垃圾
a large outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal
大型户外火堆,用于庆祝或作为信号
A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
作为信号或庆祝点燃的大型户外火堆
a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
户外火堆,用于焚烧不需要的物品；最初用于焚烧异端或违禁书籍；现在通常用于焚烧农业或园艺废物或垃圾
A fire lit outdoors to burn unwanted items; originally (historical), heretics or other offenders, or banned books; now, generally agricultural or garden waste, or rubbish.
在热度、破坏性、凶猛等方面类似于篝火的东西
Something like a bonfire (sense 1 or 2) in heat, destructiveness, ferocity, etc.
Every October, the town lights a huge bonfire to celebrate the harvest.
每年十月，镇上都会点起一大篝火庆祝丰收。
用法提示：'bonfire'为可数名词，此处指庆祝用的户外火堆。
During the festival, a bonfire was built on the hilltop as a signal for the parade to begin.
节日期间，山顶上燃起一堆篝火，作为游行开始的信号。
用法提示：此处'bonfire'作名词，表示用作信号的大型户外火堆。
We spent the evening by the bonfire, sharing stories and eating roasted sweet potatoes.
我们在篝火边度过了整个晚上，一边讲故事，一边吃烤红薯。
用法提示：句中的'bonfire'是名词，指人们围坐的户外火堆，常用于庆祝或社交场合。
bonfire 是可数名词，单数前通常加 a 或 the；常见搭配动词有 light、build、make。
They lit a bonfire on the beach to celebrate the festival.
他们在海滩上点燃篝火庆祝节日。
of 后面接被焚烧的东西，表示“焚烧……的火堆”。
The villagers made a bonfire of dry leaves and old branches.
村民们把干树叶和旧树枝堆成篝火烧掉。
用 around 表示人们围着火堆坐或聚在一起。
We sat around the bonfire and told stories all night.
我们围坐在篝火旁，整夜讲故事。
grammar · medium
易错句子We made bonfire on the beach.
正确表达We made a bonfire on the beach.
英语中单数可数名词前必须加冠词，而汉语没有冠词系统。这里表示‘一个篝火’，泛指，所以要用不定冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were many bonfire at the festival.
正确表达There were many bonfires at the festival.
many 修饰可数名词时，名词必须用复数形式；bonfire 是可数名词，因此要加 -s 变为 bonfires。
grammar · medium
易错句子The bonfire are burning brightly.
正确表达The bonfire is burning brightly.
英语中主语为单数第三人称时，谓语动词要用单数形式。bonfire 是单数，所以系动词要用 is，而不是 are。
搭篝火；堆起篝火
We built a bonfire on the beach after sunset.
日落之后，我们在海滩上搭起了篝火。
点燃篝火
They lit a bonfire to celebrate the victory.
他们点燃篝火庆祝胜利。
围坐在篝火旁
The students gathered around the bonfire and sang songs.
学生们围坐在篝火旁唱歌。
在篝火上烤棉花糖
We roasted marshmallows over the bonfire.
我们在篝火上烤了棉花糖。
篝火之夜（英国11月5日的节日）
Bonfire Night is celebrated on 5 November in Britain.
英国在11月5日庆祝篝火之夜。
熊熊燃烧的篝火
We sat by a blazing bonfire and told stories.
我们坐在熊熊燃烧的篝火旁讲故事。
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