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  1. backdraught

    • IPA[ˈbakdrɑːft]

    英式

    • n.
      a current of air or water that flows backwards down a chimney, pipe, etc.;a phenomenon in which a fire that has consumed all available oxygen suddenly explodes when more oxygen is made available, typically because a door or window has been opened.
    • noun: backdraught, plural noun: backdraughts

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. a current of air or water that flows backwards down a chimney, pipe, etc. when she opened the window she created a backdraught that sucked the fire right through the bedroom
    • 2. a phenomenon in which a fire that has consumed all available oxygen suddenly explodes when more oxygen is made available, typically because a door or window has been opened.