1. | [u] 火the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when sth burns |
Most animals are afraid of fire. 大多数动物怕火。 |
2. | [u][c] 失火；火灾flames that are out of control and destroy buildings, trees, etc. |
The car was now on fire . 小轿车在燃烧。 | |
The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire. 仓库因失火损毁严重。 | |
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。 | |
A candle had set the curtains on fire . 蜡烛把窗帘燃起来了。 | |
These thatched roofs frequently catch fire(= start to burn) . 这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。 | |
forest fires 森林大火 | |
Five people died in a house fire last night. 有五人死于昨夜的住宅火灾。 | |
A small fire had started in the kitchen. 厨房失火了，燃起了一股小的火苗。 | |
Fires were breaking out everywhere. 到处都在发生火灾。 | |
It took two hours to put out the fire(= stop it burning) . 用了两小时才把火扑灭。 |
3. | [c] 炉火；灶火a pile of burning fuel, such as wood or coal, used for cooking food or heating a room |
to make/build a fire 生火 | |
a log/coal fire 柴火；煤火 | |
Sam had lit a fire to welcome us home. 萨姆点燃炉火欢迎我们回家。 | |
Come and get warm by the fire. 到炉火边来取暖。 | |
We sat in front of a roaring fire . 我们坐在熊熊的炉火面前。 |
4. | [c] 取暖器；暖气装置a piece of equipment for heating a room |
a gas/electric fire 煤气╱电取暖器 | |
Shall I put the fire on? 我打开暖气好吗？ |
5. | [u] 射击；火力shots from guns |
a burst of machine-gun fire 一阵机枪射击 | |
to return fire(= to fire back at sb who is shooting at you) 用枪炮还击 | |
The gunmen opened fire on(= started shooting at) the police. 持枪歹徒向警察开火。 | |
Their vehicle came under fire(= was being shot at) . 他们的车遭到射击。 | |
He ordered his men to hold their fire(= not to shoot) . 他命令士兵停止射击。 | |
A young girl was in the line of fire(= between the person shooting and what he/she was shooting at) . 有一个女孩处于射程之内。 |
6. | [u] 激情；愤怒；热情very strong emotion, especially anger or enthusiasm |
Her eyes were full of fire. 她的双眼充满激情的火花。 |
The health minister has come under fire from all sides. 卫生部长受到来自各方的责难。 |
The health minister has come under fire from all sides. 卫生部长受到来自各方的责难。 |
The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds. 这个项目因缺少资金耽搁了好几年。 |
The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds. 这个项目因缺少资金耽搁了好几年。 |
He couldn't breathe. His chest was on fire. 他无法呼吸。他的胸部火辣辣地疼痛。 |
He couldn't breathe. His chest was on fire. 他无法呼吸。他的胸部火辣辣地疼痛。 |
1. | [i][t] 射击；开火；开枪to shoot bullets from a gun |
The officer ordered his men to fire. 军官下令士兵射击。 | |
Soldiers fired on the crowd. 军人朝人群开枪。 | |
They ran away as soon as the first shot was fired. 第一枪刚响他们就跑了。 | |
He fired the gun into the air. 他朝天鸣枪。 | |
Missiles were fired at the enemy. 向敌人发射了导弹。 |
2. | [i][t] 射出（子弹）to shoot bullets out |
We heard the sound of guns firing. 我们听见枪炮射击声。 | |
A starter's pistol fires only blanks. 初学者的手枪发射的只是空弹。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 射（箭）to shoot an arrow |
She fired an arrow at the target. 她瞄准靶子射箭。 |
4. | [t] ~ sb 解雇；开除to force sb to leave their job |
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. 她第一份工作是被解雇的。 | |
He was responsible for hiring and firing staff. 他负责招聘和解雇职员。 |
5. | [t] ~ sb (with sth) 激励；激起热情；使充满热情to make sb feel very excited about sth or interested in sth |
The talk had fired her with enthusiasm for the project. 这次谈话激起了她对这个项目的热情。 | |
His imagination had been fired by the film. 这部电影激发了他的想象力。 |
6. | [i] 点火；发动when an enginefires , an electrical spark is produced that makes the fuel burn and the engine start to work |
7. | 以…为燃料的using the fuel mentioned in order to operate |
gas-fired central heating 煤气集中供暖 |
8. | [t] ~ sth 烧制（陶器、砖等）to heat a clay object to make it hard and strong |
to fire pottery 烧制陶器 | |
to fire bricks in a kiln 在窑内烧砖 |
The room was full of journalists, all firing questions at them. 满屋的记者向他们接二连三地提问题。 |
The room was full of journalists, all firing questions at them. 满屋的记者向他们接二连三地提问题。 |
