fire

1. N-UNCOUNT Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning. 火

They saw a big flash and a huge ball of fire reaching hundreds of feet into the sky. 他們看到一道強(qiáng)光和一個巨大的火球直沖天空達(dá)幾百英尺。

2. N-VAR Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things. 火災(zāi)

87 people died in a fire at the Happy Land Social Club. 87人死于樂土社交俱樂部的火災(zāi)中。

A forest fire is sweeping across portions of north Maine this evening. 今天傍晚一場森林大火正席卷著緬因州北部的部分地區(qū)。

3. N-COUNT A fire is a burning pile of wood, coal, or other fuel that you make, for example, to use for heat, light, or cooking. 爐火

There was a fire in the grate. 壁爐里燒著火。

4. N-COUNT A fire is a device that uses electricity or gas to give out heat and warm a room. 電爐; 煤氣爐[英國英語]

5. V-T When a pot or clay object is fired, it is heated at a high temperature in a special oven, as part of the process of making it. 燒制

After the pot is dipped in this mixture, it is fired. 這個壺在混合料里浸過之后，就進(jìn)行燒制。

6. V-I When the engine of a motor vehicle fires, an electrical spark is produced which causes the fuel to burn and the engine to work. (引擎等) 點(diǎn)火

The engine fired and we moved off. 引擎點(diǎn)火后我們就開走了。

7. V-T If you fire someone with enthusiasm, you make them feel very enthusiastic. If you fire someone's imagination, you make them feel interested and excited. 激發(fā)

...the potential to fire the imagination of an entire generation. …激發(fā)整整一代人的想像力的潛能。

It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion. 是艾倫滿懷激情地激發(fā)了這次對抗。

8. PHRASE If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning. 起火

The blast caused several buildings to catch fire. 爆炸導(dǎo)致了幾個建筑物起火。

9. PHRASE If something is on fire, it is burning and being damaged or destroyed by an uncontrolled fire. 著火; 在燃燒

The captain radioed that the ship was on fire. 船長發(fā)無線電報說船著火了。

10. PHRASE If you set fire to something or if you set it on fire, you start it burning in order to damage or destroy it. 放火燒

They set fire to vehicles outside that building. 他們放火燒了那幢樓外的車輛。

11. to have irons in the fire→see iron

12. like a house on fire→see house

13. where there's smoke there's fire→see smoke

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1. V-T/V-I If someone fires a gun or a bullet, or if they fire, a bullet is sent from a gun that they are using. 開 (槍); (槍) 開火

Seven people were wounded when soldiers fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds. 有7人在士兵們發(fā)射橡皮子彈驅(qū)散人群時受了傷。

2. firingN-UNCOUNT 射擊

The firing continued even while the protestors were fleeing. 即使在抗議者逃離時，槍擊仍在繼續(xù)。

3. V-T If you fire an arrow, you send it from a bow. 射 (箭)

He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest. 他把箭射進(jìn)森林中的一片空地。

4. V-T If you fire questions at someone, you ask them a lot of questions very quickly, one after another. 連珠炮似地提出 (問題)

They were bombarded by more than 100 representatives firing questions on pollution. 他們遭到了一百多位代表就污染問題連珠炮似的發(fā)問。

5. N-UNCOUNT You can use fire to refer to the shots fired from a gun or guns. 槍擊; 炮火

His car was raked with fire from automatic weapons. 他的汽車遭到了自動武器炮火的掃射。

6. PHRASE If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting. 停止射擊; 等待射擊

Devereux ordered his men to hold their fire until the ships got closer. 德弗羅命令他的士兵等船駛近了再開火。

7. PHRASE If you are in the line of fire, you are in a position where someone is aiming their gun at you. If you move into their line of fire, you move into a position between them and the thing they were aiming at. (槍炮的) 發(fā)射線

He cheerfully blows away any bad guy stupid enough to get in his line of fire. 他興高采烈地將那些蠢得跑進(jìn)他發(fā)射線內(nèi)的任何壞蛋炸死。

8. PHRASE If you open fire on someone, you start shooting at them. 開火

Then without warning, the troops opened fire on the crowd. 接著，在沒有警告的情況下，軍隊(duì)向人群開了火。

9. PHRASE If you return fire or you return someone's fire, you shoot back at someone who has shot at you. 還擊

The soldiers returned fire after being attacked. 士兵們在受到攻擊之后進(jìn)行了還擊。

10. PHRASE If you come under fire or are under fire, someone starts shooting at you. 遭到炮火襲擊

The Belgians fell back as the infantry came under fire. 比利時人在步兵部隊(duì)遭到炮火襲擊時撤退了。

11. PHRASE If you come under fire from someone or are under fire, they criticize you strongly. 受到嚴(yán)厲批評

The president's plan first came under fire from critics who said he hadn't included enough spending cuts. 總統(tǒng)的計劃首先受到了反對者們的猛烈抨擊，他們說他沒有把足夠的費(fèi)用削減包含在內(nèi)。

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1. V-T If an employer fires you, they dismiss you from your job. 解雇

2. firingN-COUNT 解雇

There was yet another round of firings. 還有另一輪的解雇。