| 单词 | fire |
| 释义 | fire noun¹ 1destructive flames火灾adjective | verb + fire | fire + verb | fire + noun | phrases adjective➤big, huge大火▸➤fierce, raging烈火；迅速蔓延的火▸➤serious严重的火灾▸➤catastrophic, devastating, disastrous灾难性的／毁灭性的／损失惨重的大火➤house, kitchen房屋／厨房失火▸➤bush, forest, wild-land (name) 丛林大火；森林火灾；荒地火灾➤electrical电气火灾verb + fire➤be on起火◆the house is on fire!房子着火了！➤catch着火◆a lantern was knocked over and the barn caught fire.灯笼被打翻了，随即谷仓着了火。➤cause, set sth on, start引起火灾；使⋯着火；点火◆groups of rioters attacked and set the police headquarters on fire.成群结队的暴徒袭击并放火焚烧了警察总局。➤ignite, spark点火◆a missile ignited a fire that burned for three days.一枚导弹引发了大火，烧了 3 天。➤fan煽火◆strong winds fanned the fire.狂风使火势愈猛。➤add fuel to, fuel (both figurative) 火上浇油◆frustrated ambitions can fuel the fire of anger and resentment.志向受挫会加剧一个人的怨怒之火。➤extinguish, put out扑灭火➤douse, smother把火浇灭／闷熄◆the sprinkler system came on and doused the fire.自动喷洒灭火设备启动后把火浇灭了。➤fight救火◆he joined the crowds of men and women fighting the fire.他加入了救火的人群。➤contain, control控制火势◆firefighters struggled to control the fire.消防队员奋力控制火势。➤prevent预防火灾▸➤be damaged by, be damaged in, be destroyed by, be destroyed in在火灾中遭破坏；被大火摧毁◆the factory was destroyed in a fire started by arsonists.工厂被纵火犯放火烧毁了。➤be killed by, be killed in, die in死于火灾➤survive在火灾中幸免于难fire + verb➤occur火灾发生▸➤break out, erupt, start火灾突然发生／爆发／出现◆a fire broke out in the mail room.邮件处理间发生了火灾。➤go out火熄灭▸➤blaze, burn, rage大火熊熊燃烧／燃烧／肆虐◆the fire burned for three days before it was finally contained.大火烧了 3 天才最终得到控制。➤engulf sb/sth, spread, sweep through sth大火吞噬⋯；火势蔓延；大火席卷⋯◆in 1925 a disastrous fire swept through the museum.1925 年一场灾难性的大火席卷了博物馆。➤lick sth, lick at sth大火烧着某物／吞卷某物◆the fire licked the roof of the house.大火烧到房顶了。➤damage sth火灾损坏某物▸➤consume sth, destroy sth, gut sth大火吞没⋯／烧毁⋯／摧毁⋯内部◆the fire gutted the building, leaving just a charred shell.大火烧毁了整幢楼，只剩下一副焦壳。fire + noun➤safety防火◆legislation related to fire safety与防火相关的法律➤hazard, risk火灾隐患◆foam-filled couches are a serious fire hazard.泡沫填料沙发是火灾的一大隐患。➤drill, practice (bre) 消防演习；防火演习◆we have regular fire drills.我们定期进行消防演习。 (see also fire alarm) ➤brigade, department, service (bre) 消防队；消防部门；消防署◆call the fire brigade / department!快给消防队／消防部门打电话！➤crew消防人员◆fire crews arrived and began to fight the flames.消防人员赶到，开始救火。➤chief, commissioner, marshal, officer, official消防队长／委员会主席／局长／人员／官员▸➤station消防站▸➤engine, truck (name) 消防车▸➤hydrant消防栓▸➤hose, sprinkler消防水带／喷嘴▸➤extinguisher灭火器▸➤escape太平梯◆the thief got away down the fire escape.小偷顺着太平梯下来逃走了。➤door防火门➤damage火灾造成的损害◆the building suffered extensive fire damage.这座大楼在火灾中遭受了大面积的损坏。➤code (name) 防火规章◆fire code violations违犯防火规章的做法➤prevention火灾预防➤season (especially name) 火灾易发季节◆in 2008, the fire season started with a huge fire in new mexico.2008 年的火险季节是以新墨西哥的一场大火开始的。phrases➤bring a fire under control控制住火势◆firefighters have now managed to bring the fire under control.消防队员现已设法控制住了火势。➤set fire to sth放火烧⋯◆someone had set fire to her car.有人放火烧了她的汽车。fire noun² 2burning fuel for cooking/heating炉火adjective | verb + fire | fire + verb | phrases adjective➤blazing, crackling, hot, roaring, warm熊熊炉火；劈啪作响的炉火；炙热的灶火；温热的灶火▸➤dying, smouldering/smoldering快熄灭的／闷燃的炉火➤flickering摇曳的炉火▸➤little小火▸➤open露天的炉火▸➤charcoal, coal, log, oil, wood炭火；煤火；柴火；石油燃烧的火；烧木头的火➤camp (usually campfire) 篝火➤cooking烹饪用火verb + fire➤build, make生火▸➤kindle, light点火◆kim had managed to kindle a little fire of dry grass.金想办法用干草生了一小堆火。➤feed, poke, stir, stoke, stoke up, tend往火中加⋯；捅火；搅动火；添加燃料拨旺火；照看火◆she fed the fire with the branches next to her.她把身旁的树枝添加到火里。◆on cold nights we stoked up the fire to a blaze.寒夜里我们把火添旺。➤put sth on往火里添放⋯◆put some more wood on the fire.往火里多加点儿木柴。➤cook on, cook over生火做饭◆when we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我们远行狩猎时，喜欢露天生火做饭。fire + verb➤burn炉火燃烧◆although it was summer a fire burned in the hearth.虽然时值夏天，火炉里依然烧着火。➤roar火烧得劈啪作响◆a fire roaring in the hearth added warmth to the room.火炉里的火烧得劈啪作响，给房间里增添了暖意。➤kindle, light炉火点燃◆we had plenty of dry wood, so the fire lit easily.我们有很多干木柴，生火很容易。➤die, die down炉火熄灭；炉火渐渐熄灭◆the fire was beginning to die down.炉火开始渐渐熄灭。➤burn itself out, burn out, go out炉火燃尽；炉火熄灭▸➤crackle炉火劈啪作响▸➤glow炉火发光➤flicker炉火摇曳▸➤smoke炉火冒烟◆the fire smoked instead of burning properly.炉火没有烧起来，而是冒着烟。phrases➤the glow from a fire, the glow of a fire火光◆the interior was only lit by the golden glow of the fire.里面只有金色的炉火照明。fire noun³ 3 (especially bre) apparatus for heating rooms取暖装置adjective | verb + fire | fire + verb adjective➤electric, gas电暖气；煤气取暖装置verb + fire➤light, put on, switch on, turn on点燃暖气；打开暖气◆use a match to light the gas fire.划根火柴点燃煤气取暖器。➤switch off, turn off关掉取暖器fire + verb➤be off, be on取暖器关了／开着◆is the fire still on?取暖器还开着吗？fire noun⁴ 4shots from guns射击adjective | ... of fire | verb + fire | fire + verb | phrases adjective➤heavy, withering (especially name) 密集的／逐渐变弱的火力▸➤anti-aircraft, covering, friendly防空火力；掩护火力；友军炮火◆the commandos pushed forward under the covering fire of their artillery.突击队在炮兵的火力掩护下向前推进。◆several soldiers were killed in friendly fire due to a mistake by allied forces.由于盟军的失误，几名士兵在友军炮火中丧生。➤enemy, hostile敌军的／敌意的射击➤direct, indirect直接／间接射击➤incoming飞来的子弹➤automatic自动射击➤rapid速射▸➤artillery, sniper炮火；狙击火力▸➤cannon, machine-gun, mortar, rifle炮轰；机枪火力；迫击炮火力；步枪火力... of fire➤burst连发射击◆a burst of machine-gun fire机枪连发射击verb + fire➤open开火◆the troops opened fire on the crowd.军队向人群开火了。➤return开枪还击◆she returned fire from behind the low wall.她从矮墙后面开枪回击。➤exchange互相射击▸➤cease, hold停止射击◆'cease fire!' he yelled.“停止射击！”他大叫道。◆they were told to hold their fire until the enemy came closer.他们被告知等敌军逼近点儿再开枪。➤be under, come under遭到射击；受到攻击◆we were under constant fire from enemy snipers.我们不断遭遇敌军狙击手的射击。◆the eu came under fire from the us over its biotech policy. (figurative) 欧盟在生物技术政策上受到美国的抨击。➤draw吸引火力◆a few soldiers were sent out to draw (= attract) the enemy's fire.几名士兵被派出去吸引敌方火力。➤avoid, dodge躲避／躲闪射击fire + verb➤rain down弹雨倾泻而下◆enemy fire continued to rain down.敌军的火力不断地如弹雨般倾泻而来。➤hit sb/sth射击击中⋯phrases➤be in the line of fire处于射程之内◆unfortunately he was in the line of fire (= between the people shooting and what they were shooting at) and got shot.不幸的是他处在射程之内，结果中弹了。fire verbadverb | verb + fire | preposition adverb➤blindly, indiscriminately, randomly, wildly盲目／任意／漫无目标地／胡乱射击◆she fired blindly into the mass of shadows.她对着大片阴影胡乱射击。➤directly直接射击◆a dense volley of missiles was fired directly at the ship.一排密集的导弹直接射向那艘轮船。➤rapidly快速射击➤continuously, repeatedly连续／重复射击➤accidentally意外射击➤accurately准确射击▸➤wide偏离目标射击◆whitlock purposely fired wide.惠特洛克故意射偏了。➤back回射▸➤off射出◆they fired off a volley of shots.他们射出一梭子弹。verb + fire➤be ready to准备射击◆he grabbed the shotgun, ready to fire if anyone entered.他抓起猎枪，准备好有人进来就随时开枪。➤order sb to命令某人开枪◆he ordered the troops to fire over the heads of the crowd.他命令部队向人群上方开枪。preposition➤at对准⋯射击◆she fired a revolver at her attacker.她用左轮手枪向袭击她的人射击。➤into枪炮打向◆he fired the gun into the air.他朝天鸣枪。➤on, upon对着⋯射击◆the police fired on protesters in the square.警察向广场上的抗议者开枪。fire /faɪə(r)/ verb [transitive] (hr 人力资源) to force sb to leave their job 解雇；开除◆‘you're fired!’ “你被解雇了！”◆she got fired from her first job for always being late. 她干第一份工作时因为总是迟到而被解雇了。◆who is responsible for hiring and firing staff? 谁负责招聘和解雇员工呢？ syn sack ➡ see note at dismiss ●fire away (usually used in spoken english 通常用于口语英语, informal) used to tell sb to begin to speak or ask a question （让人）开始说，开始问◆‘can i ask you a question?’ ‘fire away!’ “我能问你一个问题吗？”“那就问吧！”●fire sth off1.to write or say sth to sb very quickly, often when you are angry （常指愤怒地）奋笔疾书，连珠炮似地说◆he fired off a letter of complaint. 他奋笔写了一封投诉信。2.if you fire off an email, you send it 发送（电子邮件）●fire sth up (informal) to start a machine, piece of equipment, computer program, etc. 发动（机器）；启动（设备、程序等）◆let me just fire up my laptop. 让我来启动笔记本电脑吧。☞ fire☞ getting rid of employeesfire noun 1➤destroyed by fire毁于火灾➤get warm by the fire.在炉火边取暖。fire ♦︎ flames ♦︎ blaze ♦︎ combustion ♦︎ infernothese are all words for the flames, light and heat that are produced when sth burns, especially when they are out of control.这些词均表示火、火灾。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆(a) raging fire / flames / inferno◆to start a fire / blaze◆to fight / tackle / contain / control / put out / extinguish a fire / the flames / a blaze◆to bring a fire / blaze under control◆to douse a fire / the flames◆to escape (from) a fire / the flames / a blaze / an inferno◆to fan the fire / the flames◆a fire / flames / an inferno rages / rage◆a fire / flames / a blaze spreads / spread◆a fire / blaze breaks out / starts◆a fire / flames roars / roar■ fire [uncountable, countable] the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when sth burns; fire that is out of control and destroys buildings, trees or other things火；失火；火灾◆most animals are afraid of fire.大多数动物怕火。◆the car was now on fire.小轿车着火了。◆several youths had set fire to the police car (= had made it start burning).几个年轻人纵火焚烧警车。◆these thatched roofs frequently catch fire (= start to burn).这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。◆it took several days to bring the forest fires under control.花了好几天才控制住森林大火。■ flames [plural] the hot bright streams of burning gas that come from sth that is on fire火焰；火舌◆the flames were leaping higher and higher.熊熊火焰越蹿越高。◆the building was in flames (= was burning).大楼失火了。◆the plane burst into flames (= suddenly began burning).飞机突然燃烧起来。◆everything went up in flames (= was destroyed by fire).一切都毁于大火了。■ blaze [countable, usually singular] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) a very large fire, especially a dangerous one烈火；大火◆five people died in the blaze.五人葬身火海了。◆firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze.消防队员奉召前来救火。ⓘ blaze is a dramatic word which is often used in newspapers, especially in headlines, to catch the attention of the reader. * blaze 是个感情强烈的词，常用于报章，尤其是标题中，以吸引读者的注意◆two die in pub blaze.两人葬身酒吧火海。 ➡ see also blaze → burn verb 1 ■ combustion /kəmbʌstʃən/ [uncountable] (technical术语) the process of burning; a chemical process in which substances combine with the oxygen in the air to produce heat and light燃烧；燃烧过程◆poisonous gases are produced during fossil fuel combustion.化石燃料在燃烧过程中会产生有毒气体。■ inferno /ɪnfɜːnəʊ; name ɪnfɜːrnoʊ/ (plural infernos) [countable, usually singular] (written, especially journalism尤用于新闻) a very large dangerous fire that is out of control无法控制的大火◆the flames quickly turned the house into a raging inferno.烈焰很快将房子变成了熊熊火海。ⓘ inferno is a dramatic word that is often used to make literary texts or newspaper stories seem more powerful. * inferno 是个感情强烈的词，常用在文学文本或新闻报道中，使文字更有力度。fire noun 2➤destroyed by fire毁于火灾➤get warm by the fire.在炉火边取暖。fire ♦︎ bonfire ♦︎ campfirethese are all words for a pile of burning fuel such as wood or coal.这些词均表示炉火、灶火、篝火。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a blazing fire / bonfire / campfire◆to build / make / light a fire / bonfire / campfire◆to throw / put sth on a fire / bonfire / campfire◆to put out a fire / bonfire / campfire◆to sit / gather round / around a fire / bonfire / campfire◆a fire / bonfire / campfire burns■ fire [countable] a pile of burning fuel, such as wood or coal, used for cooking food or heating a room炉火；灶火◆come and get warm by the fire.来，到炉火边来取暖。◆we sat in front of a roaring fire.我们坐在熊熊的炉火前。ⓘ a roaring/blazing fire is a large fire that sb has lit in a room in order to make the room warm and comfortable. a raging fire is a fire that has started by accident and is out of control. * roaring/blazing fire 指在房间里燃起的熊熊炉火，使房间变得温暖舒适。raging fire 指意外失火导致的无法控制的熊熊大火。■ bonfire /bɒnfaɪə(r); name bɑːnfaɪər/ [countable] a large outdoor fire for burning waste or as part of a celebration大火堆；篝火◆there will be a bonfire and a firework display.将会点燃篝火，还会有烟火表演。◆what are you doing for bonfire night (= a festival in britain on 5 november)?你在篝火之夜有什么庆祝活动？■ campfire /kæmpfaɪə(r)/ [countable] an outdoor fire made by people who are sleeping outside or living in a tent营火；篝火◆we sat around the campfire telling stories and singing.我们围坐在营火边讲故事、唱歌。fire verbfire ♦︎ lay sb off ♦︎ dismiss ♦︎ sack ♦︎ axe ♦︎ make sb redundant ♦︎ let sb go ♦︎ discharge ♦︎ give sb/get the sackthese words all mean to officially remove sb from their job.这些词均表示解雇、免职、开除。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to fire sb / lay sb off / dismiss sb / sack sb / make sb redundant / discharge sb / get the sack from a job◆to fire sb / dismiss sb / sack sb / give sb the sack for sth◆to fire / lay off / dismiss / sack / axe staff / workers / employees◆to make staff / workers / employees redundant◆to let staff / employees go◆to make jobs / posts / positions redundant◆to axe jobs / posts / positions◆to get fired / laid off / dismissed / sacked / made redundant◆to be unfairly / summarily fired / dismissed / sacked◆to be wrongfully fired / dismissed■ fire [transitive, often passive] (name or rather informal, bre) to officially remove sb from their job解雇；免职；开除◆we had to fire him for dishonesty.他不诚实，我们不得不开除他。◆she got fired from her first job.她第一份工作就被解雇了。◆he was responsible for hiring and firing employees.他负责招聘和辞退员工。 opp hire → employ ■ lay sb off phrasal verb(laid, laid) [often passive] to stop employing sb, often for a temporary period, because there is not enough work for them to do（因工作不多而暂时）解雇◆200 workers at the factory have been laid off.工厂里已有 200 个工人下岗。 opp take sb on → employ ➡ see also lay-off → unemployment ■ dismiss [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to officially remove sb from their job解雇；免职；开除◆she claims she was unfairly dismissed from her position.她声称自己被无理解雇。ⓘ dismiss is the preferred term used in legal contexts, especially in the phrase unfairly/wrongfully dismissed.在法律语境中一般用 dismiss，尤用于短语 unfairly/wrongfully dismissed （无理／非法解雇）。 opp appoint → appoint ➡ see also dismissal → unemployment ■ sack [transitive, often passive] (especially bre, informal) to dismiss sb from a job, usually because they have done sth wrong（通常因其过失）解雇，炒鱿鱼◆she was sacked for refusing to work on sundays.她因拒绝在星期天上班被炒了鱿鱼。 ➡ see also sacking → unemployment ■ axe (bre) (name ax) [transitive, usually passive] (journalism新闻) to remove sb from their job解雇；开除◆300 jobs are to be axed at a local chemical works.当地一家化工厂要削减 300 个职位。◆jones has been axed from the team.琼斯已被开除出队。ⓘ axe is used especially in journalism when a large number of people are made redundant at the same time; it is more usual to talk about the jobs being axed, rather than the people. * axe 尤用于新闻报道中，指同时解雇大批人员； axe 的宾语常常是 jobs，而不是人。■ make sb redundant -->phrase(made, made) [usually passive] (bre) to remove sb from their job because there is no more work available for them（因没有工作可做而）解雇，裁员◆she was made redundant from her job.她成为冗员而被解雇。◆a further five senior posts are to be made redundant.还有五个高级职位要被裁撤。ⓘ officially, it is jobs or posts that become redundant, not the people who hold them; in practice it is more common to talk about people being made redundant.严格来说，变得多余、要被削减的是工作 (job) 或职位 (post)，而非任职者；但实际上，这种说法较常用 sb 作宾语，且多用被动语态的 sb be made redundant。 ➡ see also redundant → unemployed , redundancy → unemployment ■ let sb go -->idiom(letting, let, let)to make sb have to leave their job解雇；开除◆they're having to let 100 employees go because of falling profits.由于利润下降他们将不得不减员 100 人。ⓘ let sb go is used as a gentler way of saying fire, sack or make sb redundant. * let sb go 是 fire、sack 或 make sb redundant 的较为温和的说法。■ discharge /dɪstʃɑːdʒ; name dɪstʃɑːrdʒ/ [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to give sb official permission to leave a job or a position in the army; to make sb leave a job or a position in the army准许（某人）退伍；把（某人）从部队开除◆he was discharged from the army following his injury.他受伤后就退伍了。◆she was discharged from the police force for bad conduct.她因行为不轨被逐出警察队伍。 ➡ see also discharge → unemployment noun ■ give sb the sack-->■ get the sack -->idiom(gave, given; getting, got, got; name spoken getting, got, gotten) (especially bre, informal) to sack sb; to be sacked让某人卷铺盖；被炒鱿鱼◆i've never had to give anyone the sack.我从不用解雇人。◆he got the sack from his last job.他干上一份工作时被炒了鱿鱼。note 辨析 sack or give sb the sack? sack can sound more sudden or dramatic than give sb the sack, and is used more by journalists. give sb the sack is more frequent in everyday spoken english.与 give sb the sack 相比，sack 听起来较为突然或富有戏剧性，较常为新闻记者所用。give sb the sack 多用于日常口语中。fire [uncountable](in a person) very strong emotion, especially anger or enthusiasm that drives you to do sth（人的）激情，愤怒，热情◆the fire seemed to die in him when his wife died.妻子去世后，他的热情似乎熄灭了。◆something of the old fire had returned to their rivalry.他们的竞争又重新激起了旧恨。fire [uncountable, countable] the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when sth burns; fire that is out of control and destroys buildings, trees or other things火；失火；火灾◆most animals are afraid of fire.大多数动物怕火。◆the car was now on fire.小轿车着火了。◆several youths had set fire to the police car (= had made it start burning).几个年轻人纵火焚烧警车。◆these thatched roofs frequently catch fire (= start to burn).这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。◆it took several days to bring the forest fires under control.花了好几天才控制住森林大火。fire [countable] a pile of burning fuel, such as wood or coal, used for cooking food or heating a room炉火；灶火◆come and get warm by the fire.来，到炉火边来取暖。◆we sat in front of a roaring fire.我们坐在熊熊的炉火前。ⓘ a roaring/blazing fire is a large fire that sb has lit in a room in order to make the room warm and comfortable. a raging fire is a fire that has started by accident and is out of control. * roaring/blazing fire 指在房间里燃起的熊熊炉火，使房间变得温暖舒适。raging fire 指意外失火导致的无法控制的熊熊大火。fire [transitive, often passive] (name or rather informal, bre) to officially remove sb from their job解雇；免职；开除◆we had to fire him for dishonesty.他不诚实，我们不得不开除他。◆she got fired from her first job.她第一份工作就被解雇了。◆he was responsible for hiring and firing employees.他负责招聘和辞退员工。 opp hire → employ fire [countable] (bre) a piece of equipment for heating a room取暖器；取暖装置◆there's a small gas fire under the mantelpiece.壁炉下有一个小型燃气取暖器。◆shall i put the fire on?我把暖气打开好吗？fire [intransitive, transitive] to shoot bullets from a gun; to shoot an arrow or missile into the sky or through water; (of a gun) to shoot bullets开枪；射（箭）；发射（导弹）；（枪）射出（子弹）◆the officer ordered his men to fire.那军官下令士兵射击。◆soldiers fired on the crowd, killing several people.士兵们向人群开枪，打死了几个人。◆he fired the gun into the air.他朝天鸣枪。◆they ran away as soon as the first shot was fired.第一枪刚响他们就跑了。◆we heard the sound of guns firing.我们听见了枪炮声。fire¹/ˈfaɪə(r) ||; faɪr/noun1. [c,u] burning and flames, especially when it destroys and is out of control 火（尤指火灾）: ◇firemen struggled for three hours to put out the fire. 消防员奋力扑救三个小时才把火扑灭。◇it had been a dry summer so there were many forest fires. 整个夏天都很干燥，因此发生过多起森林火灾。◇in very hot weather, dry grass can catch fire (= start burning). 如果天气很热，干的草可能着火。◇did someone set fire to that pile of wood? 是不是有人放火烧那堆木头？◇help! the frying pan's on fire ! 来人哪！平底锅着火了！ 2. [c] burning wood or coal used for warming people or cooking food （用以取暖或烹调食物的）炉火，火堆: ◇they tried to light a fire to keep warm. 他们想要生火取暖。◇it's cold -- don't let the fire go out! 冷着呢──别让火灭掉！ 3. [c] a machine for heating a room, etc 暖气装置: ◇a gas/an electric fire 煤气╱电暖炉 4. [u] shooting from guns 炮火；射击: ◇the soldiers came under fire from all sides. 士兵遭受四周枪炮围攻。◇i could hear gunfire in the distance. 我听到远处有炮声。 get on/along like a house on fire→house¹open fire→open²come/be under fire be strongly criticized 受到猛烈批评: ◇the government has come under fire from all sides for its foreign policy. 政府的外交政策受到各界抨击。 fire²/ˈfaɪə(r) ||; faɪr/verb1. [i,t] fire (sth) (at sb/sth);fire (sth) (on/into sb/sth) to shoot bullets, etc from a gun or other weapon 开火；射击: ◇can you hear the guns firing? 你听见枪声吗？◇the soldiers fired on the crowd, killing twenty people. 士兵朝人群开火，枪杀了二十个人。◇she fired an arrow at the target. 她朝靶子射了一箭。 (figurative 比喻) ◇if you stop firing questions at me i might be able to answer! 如果你停止向我连珠炮似的发问，我或许能回答你！ 2. [t] (informal 非正式) to remove an employee from a job 解雇；开除: ◇he was fired for always being late. 他因老是迟到而被解雇了。 3. [t] fire sb with sth to produce a strong feeling in sb 激发，激起（某人的感情）: ◇her speech fired me with determination. 她的讲话激发了我的决心。 fire1 a fire that damages a building, forest, etc2 a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or for burning things3 the heat and light produced by something that is burning4 to make or start a fire5 to stop a fire from burning6 people whose job is to stop firesrelated wordssee alsoburn,hot,smoking,explode,destroy,save,1. a fire that damages a building, forest, etc 烧毁建筑、森林等的火 fire /faɪəʳ/ [countable noun] eleven people died in a fire in chicago early monday. 周一一早芝加哥的一场大火中有11人丧生。fire spreads gets bigger or worse 火灾蔓延 the fire quickly spread throughout the building. 大火迅速蔓延至整幢大楼。fire breaks out starts suddenly 爆发火灾 investigators say the fire probably broke out in the hotel kitchen. 调查人员认为这次火灾可能最先从该旅馆的厨房燃烧起来。start a fire the fire was started by an electrical fault. 这场火灾由电力故障引起。forest fire a forest fire had been raging in the south and the sky in that direction had a deep red glow. 南面一场森林大火正在肆虐，那个方向的天空泛着深红色的火光。 blaze /bleɪz/ [countable noun usually singular] a large and dangerous fire that burns very strongly 火灾；大火 firefighters struggled to control the blaze. 消防员奋力控制这场大火。 the church was completely destroyed in the blaze. 教堂在大火中被彻底烧毁了。 inferno /ɪnˈfɜːʳnəʊ/ [countable noun usually singular] a very large, very hot, and very dangerous fire, especially in an enclosed space such as a building - used especially in newspapers and in literature ［尤指封闭地方如建筑物内的］火海，大火［尤用于报纸和文学作品中］ eleven homes and several businesses were destroyed in the inferno. 11户人家和几家商店毁于火海之中。 he rushed back into the inferno to rescue his two-year-old sister, cora, who had been trapped inside. 他冲回火海中去营救两岁的妹妹科拉，她被困在里面了。 flames /fleɪmz/ [plural noun] the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air 火焰，火舌 i saw flames coming from the engine. 我看见引擎内蹿出火焰。 she frantically sprayed the flames with a fire extinguisher. 她慌乱地用灭火器往火焰上面喷射。2. a fire for making you warm, for cooking, or for burning things 取暖、煮饭菜或烧东西的火 fire /faɪəʳ/ [countable noun] a small, controlled fire that you make in order to provide heat or to cook food 火 could you bring in some wood for the fire? 你搬些木柴进来烧火好吗? in the evenings the whole family would gather around the fire. 到了晚上全家人都会围坐在炉火边。log/coal etc fire a fire that burns logs, coal etc 用木头/煤等生的火 there's nothing more comforting than a blazing log fire. 没有比熊熊柴火更令人舒服的了。light a fire make it burn 生火 the old man lit a fire in the stove of the front room. 老人在前房内燃起炉火。 bonfire /ˈbɒnfaɪəʳǁˈbɑːn-/ [countable noun] a large outdoor fire used for burning dead leaves, wood, or things you do not need, or used for celebrations 篝火，营火 light a bonfire make it burn 燃起篝火［营火］ the bonfire will be lit at 7.00 p.m., with fireworks starting just 15 minutes later. 晚上7点钟将燃起篝火，仅15分钟后就开始放烟火。build/make a bonfire they piled up scrap wood, boxes and other junk and made a big bonfire. 他们把碎木、盒子及其他废旧杂物堆起来点起一堆很大的篝火。 campfire /ˈkæmpfaɪəʳ/ [countable noun] a fire made outdoors for people who are camping, used for keeping them warm and cooking 营火，篝火 never leave a campfire unattended. 别让营火烧着没人照看。sit around the campfire that night we sat around the campfire telling stories. 那天夜里我们围坐在营火旁讲故事。3. the heat and light produced by something that is burning 燃烧的东西发出的热和光 fire /faɪəʳ/ [uncountable noun] most animals are afraid of fire. 大多数动物都怕火。 when did humans first learn to use fire? 人类最早是什么时候学会使用火的？ flame /fleɪm/ [countable noun] the hot bright area of burning gas which is produced by something that is burning 火焰，火舌 natural gas burns with a bright blue flame. 天然气燃烧时会出现明亮的蓝色火焰。 you can sterilize a needle by holding it in a flame. 你可以把针放在火上消毒。 the candle flame flickered and then went out. 烛光闪烁不定，后来就熄灭了。4. to make or start a fire 生火或燃火 make/build a fire /ˌmeɪk, ˌbɪld ə ˈfaɪəʳ/ [verb phrase] he made a fire out of old rags and newspapers. 他用旧碎布和旧报纸生火。 there isn't enough wood here to build a fire. 这里的木材不够，生不起火来。 light a fire /ˌlaɪt ə ˈfaɪəʳ/ [verb phrase] to deliberately make a fire start burning, especially in order to provide heat or to cook something 点火；生火［尤指为了取暖或烧煮东西］ it was her job to light a fire every morning before the family got up. 每天早上在一家人起来前生好火是她的职责。 in such a strong wind it was almost impossible to light a fire. 风那么大，几乎都点不着火。 start a fire /ˌstɑːʳt ə ˈfaɪəʳ/ [verb phrase] to make a fire start burning, especially in a place where it might cause damage 引起火灾 the kids accidentally started a fire in the garage. 孩子们意外地在车库里造成了一场火灾。 the fire was started by a carelessly tossed cigarette. 这场火是由一个随手扔下的烟蒂引起的。 arson /ˈɑːʳsən/ [uncountable noun] the crime of deliberately starting a fire in order to damage a building or property 纵火，放火［罪］ police are treating the fire as a case of arson. 警方将这次火灾作为纵火处理。 brooks was arrested for arson in north carolina. 布鲁克斯在北卡罗莱纳以纵火罪被逮捕。5. to stop a fire from burning 使火停止燃烧 put out /ˌpʊt ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb] to make a fire stop burning 使熄灭；扑灭 put out the fire/blaze/flames it took firefighters four hours to put out the blaze. 消防员花了四小时才扑灭这场大火。put something out she threw sand on the fire to put it out. 她把沙子倒在火上来灭火。 extinguish /ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃ/ [transitive verb] formal to stop a fire burning 【正式】熄灭，扑灭 he managed to extinguish the flames with his coat. 他设法用自己的外套扑灭了火。 it took several hours to extinguish the blaze. 花了好几个小时才扑灭了这场大火。 blow out /ˌbləʊ ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb] to make a flame or fire stop burning by blowing on it 吹熄，吹灭 blow out a candle/match/fire etc he blew out the candle and went to sleep. 他吹灭了蜡烛就睡觉了。blow something out we tried to light a fire but the wind kept blowing it out. 我们想点火，可是风不断把它吹灭。 smother /ˈsmʌðəʳ/ [transitive verb] to cover a fire with something in order to stop it from burning 把［火］闷熄 if the victim's clothes are burning, use a blanket to smother the flames. 如果受害者的衣服在燃烧，用毯子把火闷熄。6. people whose job is to stop fires 以灭火为职业的人 firefighter /ˈfaɪəʳˌfaɪtəʳ/ [countable noun] someone whose job is to stop fires burning 消防员 firefighters rescued the children, who were trapped in an upstairs room. 消防员救出了被困在楼上房间里的儿童。 it took firefighters over two hours to put out the fire. 消防员花了两个多小时才将火扑灭。 over 300 firefighters were killed when the north tower collapsed. 三百多名消防员在北楼倒塌时丧生。 fireman /ˈfaɪəʳmən/ [countable noun] especially british a man whose job is to stop fires burning 【尤英】消防员 two firemen died in a blaze. 两名消防员葬身火海。 i wanted to be a fireman when i was a child. 我小时候想当一名消防员。 the fire brigade british /the fire department american /ðə ˈfaɪəʳ brɪˌgeɪd, ðə ˈfaɪəʳ dɪˌpɑːʳtmənt/ [singular noun] the organization in a town or area that works to prevent fires and to stop fires burning 消防队；消防署 the fire brigade arrived promptly and the fire was quickly brought under control. 消防队迅速到达，火势很快得到控制。 spending on police and fire departments accounts for about 55 percent of the city's general fund. 警察和消防队的开支约占该市一般经费的55%。☞ fire¹☞ fire² |
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