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fire

英  [faɪə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • fires

    1. [U 不可数名词] 火

    Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning.

    双语例句

    例：

    They saw a big flash and a huge ball of fire reaching hundreds of feet into the sky.

    他们看到一道强光和一个巨大的火球冲向数百英尺的高空。

    2. [C, U 有变体名词] 火灾

    Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things.

    双语例句

    例：

    87 people died in a fire at the Happy Land Social Club.

    87人死于乐土社交俱乐部的火灾中。

    例：

    A forest fire is sweeping across portions of north Maine this evening.

    今天傍晚，一场森林大火席卷了缅因州北部的部分地区。

    3. [C 可数名词] 炉火

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

    双语例句

    例：

    There was a fire in the grate.

    壁炉里生着火。

    4. [C 可数名词] 电炉 , 煤气炉

    A fire is a device that uses electricity or gas to give out heat and warm a room.

    5. [U 不可数名词] 枪击 , 炮火

    You can use fire to refer to the shots fired from a gun or guns.

    近义词

    gunfire

    双语例句

    例：

    His car was raked with fire from automatic weapons.

    他的汽车遭到了自动武器的扫射。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • fire up

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 发动（机器等）

    If you fire up a machine, you switch it on.

    双语例句

    例：

    Fire up your engine and head out.

    发动你的引擎，开出去。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 激励 , 鼓舞

    If you fire someone up, you make them feel very enthusiastic or motivated.

    双语例句

    例：

    The president knows his task is to fire up the delegates.

    这位主席知道自己的任务就是激励代表们。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • catch fire

    1. 起火

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

    双语例句

    例：

    The blast caused several buildings to catch fire.

    爆炸导致几栋建筑物起火。

  • on fire

    1. 着火 , 在燃烧

    If something is on fire, it is burning and being damaged or destroyed by an uncontrolled fire.

    近义词

    burning

    双语例句

    例：

    The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.

    船长发无线电报说船着火了。

  • set fire to something , set something on fire

    1. 放火烧

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

    双语例句

    例：

    They set fire to vehicles outside that building.

    他们放火烧了那幢楼外的车辆。

  • hold your fire

    1. 停止射击 , 等待射击

    If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting.

    双语例句

    例：

    Devereux ordered his men to hold their fire until the ships got closer.

    德弗罗命令他的士兵等船驶近了再开火。

  • line of fire

    1. （枪炮的）发射线

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    He cheerfully blows away any bad guy stupid enough to get in his line of fire.

    他兴高采烈地将那些蠢得进入他射程的坏蛋都击毙了。

  • open fire

    1. 开火

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

    双语例句

    例：

    Then without warning, the troops opened fire on the crowd.

    接着，军队未做警告就向群众开了火。

  • return fire

    1. 还击

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

    双语例句

    例：

    The soldiers returned fire after being attacked.

    士兵们在受到攻击之后进行了还击。

  • under fire

    1. 遭到炮火袭击

    If you come under fire or are under fire, someone starts shooting at you.

    双语例句

    例：

    The Belgians fell back as the infantry came under fire.

    比利时人在步兵部队遭到炮火袭击时撤退了。

    2. 受到严厉批评

    If you come under fire from someone or are under fire, they criticize you strongly.

    双语例句

    例：

    The president's plan first came under fire from critics who said he hadn't included enough spending cuts.

    总统的计划首先受到了反对者们的猛烈抨击，他们说他削减费用的力度不够。

    VERB. 动词

  • fires , firing , fired

    1. [T 及物动词] 烧制

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    After the pot is dipped in this mixture, it is fired.

    这个壶在混合料里浸过之后就进行烧制。

    2. [I 不及物动词] （引擎等）点火

    When the engine of a motor vehicle fires, an electrical spark is produced which causes the fuel to burn and the engine to work.

    双语例句

    例：

    The engine fired and we moved off.

    发动机发动起来后我们就开走了。

    3. [T 及物动词] 激发

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    the potential to fire the imagination of an entire generation.

    激发整整一代人想象力的潜能。

    例：

    It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion.

    是艾伦给这次对抗注入了激情。

    4. [I 不及物动词] 开（枪） , （枪）开火

    If someone fires a gun or a bullet, or if they fire, a bullet is sent from a gun that they are using.

    双语例句

    例：

    Seven people were wounded when soldiers fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds.

    有7人在士兵们发射橡皮子弹驱散人群时受了伤。

    5. [T 及物动词] 射（箭）

    If you fire an arrow, you send it from a bow.

    近义词

    shoot

    双语例句

    例：

    He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.

    他把箭射进森林中的一片空地。

    6. [T 及物动词] 连珠炮似地提出（问题）

    If you fire questions at someone, you ask them a lot of questions very quickly, one after another.

    双语例句

    例：

    They were bombarded by more than 100 representatives firing questions on pollution.

    他们遭到了一百多位代表就污染问题连珠炮似的发问。

    7. [T 及物动词] 解雇

    If an employer fires you, they dismiss you from your job.

    近义词

    dismiss

    双语例句

    例：

    If he hadn't been so good at the rest of his job, I probably would have fired him.

    如果不是因为他在工作的其他方面做得这么好，我可能已经把他解雇了。

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