fire的意思

基本释义

• n 火；火灾；炮火；炉火；热情；激情；磨难

  uncontrolled flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage things

• v 点燃；解雇；开除；使发光；烧制；激动；放枪

  to force someone to leave their job

例句

1. The warehouse was completely destroyed by fire.

   仓库全给烧毁了。

2. Thirty people died in a fire in downtown Chicago.

   30人死于芝加哥市中心的一场火灾。

3. Police think that the fire was started deliberately.

   警方认为有人故意纵火。

短语

• on fire adv. 着火；起火；在兴头上；非常激动
• on the fire 在审议中；在考虑中
• fire control 消防；火力控制；射击控制
• under fire 受到严厉批评；遭到攻击
• like fire 飞快地，迅速地

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英英释义

noun 1. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy e.g. hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire Synonym: firing 2. a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning e.g. they sat by the fire and talked 3. intense adverse criticism e.g. Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party the government has come under attack don't give me any flak Synonym: attackflakflackblast 4. the event of something burning (often destructive) e.g. they lost everything in the fire 5. a severe trial e.g. he went through fire and damnation 6. feelings of great warmth and intensity e.g. he spoke with great ardor Synonym: ardor, ar, do, ur, fervor, fervour, fervency, fervid, ness 7. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke e.g. fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries Synonym: flameflaming 8. fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking e.g. put the kettle on the fire barbecue over an open fire 9. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) verb 1. bake in a kiln so as to harden e.g. fire pottery 2. destroy by fire e.g. They burned the house and his diaries Synonym: burnburn down 3. cause to go off e.g. fire a gun fire a bullet Synonym: discharge 4. go off or discharge e.g. The gun fired Synonym: dischargego off 5. start firing a weapon Synonym: open fire 6. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) e.g. arouse pity raise a smile evoke sympathy Synonym: arouse, elicit, en, kindle, kindle, evoke, raise, provoke 7. drive out or away by or as if by fire e.g. The soldiers were fired Surrender fires the cold skepticism 8. provide with fuel e.g. Oil fires the furnace Synonym: fuel 9. terminate the employment of discharge from an office or position e.g. The boss fired his secretary today The company terminated 25% of its workers Synonym: displacegive noticecandismissgive the axesend awaysackforce outgive the sackterminate

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