pyre
n.火葬用的柴堆
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pyre
/'paɪə(r); paɪr/
n large pile of wood, etc for burning a dead body as part of a funeral ceremony (火葬用的)大堆供燃烧之木材等.
pyre
n[C]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: pyra, from Greek, from pyr 'fire']
a high pile of wood on which a dead body is placed to be burned in a funeral ceremony
a funeral pyre