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    conflagration 对比 Holocaust
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  • Fire】 ,  【conflagration】 ,  【holocaust】  are comparable when meaning a blaze that reduces or threatens to reduce one or more buildings to ashes.

    Fire】 is the general term referable to such an event, whether it involves one or many buildings and whether it is checked or not.

    Conflagration】 implies a devastating 【fire】 that must be contended with by all the available forces; it usually takes a length of time to check it or to prevent its further advance.

    Holocaust】 basically denotes a burnt sacrifice, but in more general use it refers usually to a 【conflagration】 in which there has been a great loss of life and especially of human life. In extended use  【holocaust】 usually stresses destruction of life, but it may blend in the notion of sacrifice.


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