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pyre

🇬🇧 UK/'paiә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A pile of wood on which a dead body is burned as part of a funeral ritual

（火葬用的）柴堆，火葬柴堆

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
pyrestem
=pyre

Common Collocations

  • 1.funeral pyre火葬柴堆
  • 2.build a pyre搭建柴堆
  • 3.light a pyre点燃柴堆
  • 4.burn on a pyre在柴堆上焚烧

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The warrior's body was placed on a funeral pyre and set alight at sunset.

  • 2.

    Mourners gathered around the pyre, chanting prayers as the flames rose higher.

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