成语:spread like wildfire
释义:
If information spreads like wildfire, a lot of people hear about it in a short period of time.
Spread意思是“扩散”,like wildfire表示“像野火一样”,spread like wildfire意思是“不胫而走,像燎原的火一样(迅速)蔓延”。
例句:
The news of the assassination of President Lincoln spread like wildfire.
林肯总统遭到暗杀的消息不胫而走。
The rumor spread like wildfire and cost me a lot of votes.
谣言像野火一样蔓延,让我失去了不少选票。