fire

fire 基本解释

n.  火; 失火; 火灾; 炉火; 灶火
v.  射击; 开火; 开枪; 射出(子弹); 射(箭)

fire 词性变化

复数：fires过去分词：fired过去式：fired现在分词：firing第三人称单数：fires

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fire 词组短语

• fire annigilator
• fire box
• fire brick arch
• fire bridge
• fire door
• fire door shaft arm
• fire grate bar
• fire hook
• fire sand
• fire shovel

fire 详细解释

noun

燃烧的东西 sth burning

1. 火
   the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when sth burns
   1. Most animals are afraid of fire.
      大多数动物怕火。
2. 失火；火灾
   flames that are out of control and destroy buildings, trees, etc.
   1. The car was now on fire .
      小轿车着火了。
   2. The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire.
      仓库失火损坏严重。
   3. 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。
   4. A candle had set the curtains on fire .
      蜡烛把窗帘燃起来了。
   5. These thatched roofs frequently catch fire (= start to burn) .
      这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。
   6. forest fires
      森林大火
   7. Five people died in a house fire last night.
      有五人死于昨夜的住宅火灾。
   8. A small fire had started in the kitchen.
      厨房失火了，燃起了一股小的火苗。
   9. Fires were breaking out everywhere.
      到处都在发生火灾。
   10. It took two hours to put out the fire (= stop it burning) .
       用了两小时才把火扑灭。

取暖；烹饪 for heating/cooking

3. 炉火；灶火
   a pile of burning fuel, such as wood or coal, used for cooking food or heating a room
   1. to make/build a fire
      生火
   2. a log/coal fire
      柴 / 煤火
   3. Sam had lit a fire to welcome us home.
      萨姆点燃炉火欢迎我们回家。
   4. Come and get warm by the fire.
      到炉火边来取暖。
   5. We sat in front of a roaring fire .
      我们坐在熊熊的炉火面前。
4. 取暖器；暖气装置
   a piece of equipment for heating a room
   1. a gas/electric fire
      煤气 / 电取暖器
   2. Shall I put the fire on?
      我打开暖气好吗？

枪支 from guns

5. 射击；火力
   shots from guns
   1. a burst of machine-gun fire
      一阵机枪射击
   2. to return fire (= to fire back at sb who is shooting at you)
      用枪炮还击
   3. The gunmen opened fire on (= started shooting at) the police.
      持枪歹徒向警察开火。
   4. Their vehicle came under fire (= was being shot at) .
      他们的车遭到射击。
   5. He ordered his men to hold their fire (= not to shoot) .
      他命令士兵停止射击。
   6. 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。

愤怒；热情 anger/enthusiasm

6. 激情；愤怒；热情
   very strong emotion, especially anger or enthusiasm
   1. Her eyes were full of fire.
      她的双眼充满激情的火花。

verb

射击 shoot

1. 射击；开火；开枪
   to shoot bullets from a gun
   1. The officer ordered his men to fire.
      军官下令士兵射击。
   2. Soldiers fired on the crowd.
      军人朝人群开枪。
   3. He fired the gun into the air.
      他朝天鸣枪。
   4. They ran away as soon as the first shot was fired.
      第一枪刚响他们就跑了。
   5. Missiles were fired at the enemy.
      向敌人发射了导弹。
2. 射出（子弹）
   to shoot bullets out
   1. We heard the sound of guns firing.
      我们听见枪炮射击声。
   2. A starter's pistol fires only blanks.
      初学者的手枪发射的只是空弹。
3. 射（箭）
   to shoot an arrow
   1. She fired an arrow at the target.
      她瞄准靶子射箭。

工作 from job

4. 解雇；开除
   to force sb to leave their job
   1. We had to fire him for dishonesty.
      他不诚实，我们不得不开除他。
   2. She got fired from her first job.
      她第一次工作就被解雇。
   3. He was responsible for hiring and firing staff.
      他负责招聘和解雇职员。

使充满激情 make sb enthusiastic

5. 激励；激起热情；使充满热情
   to make sb feel very excited about sth or interested in sth
   1. 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。
   2. His imagination had been fired by the film.
      这部电影激发了他的想象力。

发动机 of engine

6. 点火；发动
   when an engine fires , an electrical spark is produced that makes the fuel burn and the engine start to work

燃…的 -fired

7. 以…为燃料的
   using the fuel mentioned in order to operate
   1. gas-fired central heating
      煤气集中供暖

陶器 clay objects

8. 烧制（陶器、砖等）
   to heat a clay object to make it hard and strong
   1. to fire pottery
      烧制陶器
   2. to fire bricks in a kiln
      在窑内烧砖

fire 同义词辨析

  dismissaxefirelay offremovesack【导航词义：解雇】

  dismiss v. 开除，解雇

〔辨析〕指正式解除某人的职务，常可与 fire，sack 换用。

  axe v. 突然解雇

〔辨析〕指突然解除某人的职务。

  fire v. 〈口〉解雇，开除

〔辨析〕指强行解除某人的职务，常可与 sack 换用。

  lay off phr. v. 解雇

〔辨析〕指因为没有工作可做而解雇员工。

  remove v. 开除，罢免

〔辨析〕指免除某人的职务，尤指罢免身居要职者。

  sack v. 〈英，非正式〉开除，解雇

〔辨析〕解除某人的职务。

fire 短语动词

fire 短语用例

fire away

1. （让人）开始说，开始问
   used to tell sb to begin to speak or ask a question

fire sth↔off

1. 开枪；射击
   to shoot a bullet from a gun
   1. The car was now on fire .
      小轿车着火了。
   2. The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire.
      仓库失火损坏严重。
   3. 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。
   4. A candle had set the curtains on fire .
      蜡烛把窗帘燃起来了。
   5. These thatched roofs frequently catch fire (= start to burn) .
      这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。
   6. forest fires
      森林大火
   7. Five people died in a house fire last night.
      有五人死于昨夜的住宅火灾。
   8. A small fire had started in the kitchen.
      厨房失火了，燃起了一股小的火苗。
   9. Fires were breaking out everywhere.
      到处都在发生火灾。
   10. It took two hours to put out the fire (= stop it burning) .
       用了两小时才把火扑灭。
2. （常指愤怒地）连珠炮似地说，奋笔疾书
   to write or say sth to sb very quickly, often when you are angry

fire sb↔up

1. 激起热情；使充满激情
   to make sb excited or interested in sth
   1. a gas/electric fire
      煤气 / 电取暖器
   2. Shall I put the fire on?
      我打开暖气好吗？

fire sth↔up

1. 发动（机器）；启动（设备、程序等）
   to start a machine, piece of equipment, computer program, etc.
   1. a burst of machine-gun fire
      一阵机枪射击
   2. to return fire (= to fire back at sb who is shooting at you)
      用枪炮还击
   3. The gunmen opened fire on (= started shooting at) the police.
      持枪歹徒向警察开火。
   4. Their vehicle came under fire (= was being shot at) .
      他们的车遭到射击。
   5. He ordered his men to hold their fire (= not to shoot) .
      他命令士兵停止射击。
   6. 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。

fire 习惯用语

n.

be/come under fire

• 受到严厉批评；遭到猛烈批判
  to be criticized severely for sth you have done
  1. The health minister has come under fire from all sides.
     卫生部长受到来自各方的责难。

hang/hold fire

• （使行动）延迟；（使）迟缓
  to delay or be delayed in taking action
  1. 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。

on fire

• 火辣辣；火烧火燎的
  giving you a painful burning feeling
  1. He couldn't breathe. His chest was on fire.
     他无法呼吸。他的胸部火辣辣地疼痛。

play with fire

• 玩火；冒险
  to act in a way that is not sensible and take dangerous risks

a ball of fire

• 精力充沛热情洋溢的人；生龙活虎的人；朝气蓬勃的人
  a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm

a baptism of fire

• 重大的考验；战火的洗礼
  a difficult introduction to a new job or activity

draw sb's fire

• （为掩护他人）吸引…的火力，转移…的视线
  to make sb direct their anger, criticism, etc. at you, so that others do not have to face it

fight fire with fire

• 以眼还眼，以牙还牙
  to use similar methods in a fight or an argument to those your opponent is using

out of the frying pan into the fire

• 跳出油锅又落火坑；逃出虎口又入狼窝；每况愈下
  from a bad situation to one that is worse

get on like a house on fire

• 很快就打得火热；一见如故；一拍即合
  to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship

have several, etc. irons in the fire

• 分散活动（或经营）；广泛撒网
  to be involved in several activities or areas of business at the same time, hoping that at least one will be successful

(there is) no smoke without fire

• 无火不生烟；无风不起浪
  if sth bad is being said about sb/sth, it usually has some truth in it

set the world on fire

• 大获成功；引起轰动
  to be very successful and gain the admiration of other people
  1. He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings.
     他的绘画永远不会引起轰动。

v.

fire questions, insults, etc. at sb

• 对某人发出连珠炮似的问题（或辱骂等）
  to ask sb a lot of questions one after another or make a lot of comments very quickly
  1. 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。

working/firing on all cylinders

• 竭尽全力；尽力干好；开足马力
  using all your energy to do sth; working as well as possible

fire 双语例句

1. 1、 They saw a big flash and a huge ball of fire reaching hundreds of feet into the sky
   他们看见一道强光和一个巨大的火球冲向数百英尺的高空。
2. 2、 87 people died in a fire at the Happy Land Social Club
   87人在乐土社交俱乐部的火灾中丧生。
3. 3、 There was a fire in the grate
   壁炉内燃着火。
4. 4、 After the pot is dipped in this mixture, it is fired
   陶罐在这一混合料中浸过之后就拿去烧制。
5. 5、 The engine fired and we moved off.
   点着引擎后我们就开走了。
6. 6、 The engines were fired with coal and needed water to keep the steam up.
   这些发动机烧煤，并且需要加水以不断产生蒸汽。
7. 7、 It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion
   是艾伦为这场较量注入了激情。
8. 8、 I went to hear him speak and was very impressed. He seemed so full of fire
   我去听了他的讲话，结果留下了非常深刻的印象。他看上去充满了激情。
9. 9、 My home catches fire and everything is destroyed
   我家失了火，所有的东西都烧毁了。
10. 10、 The play only really catches fire once Aschenbach falls in love.
    这部剧直到阿申巴赫堕入情网后才真正开始精彩起来。
11. 11、 The only way they can deal with crime is to fight fire with fire.
    他们打击犯罪的唯一方法就是以牙还牙。
12. 12、 Rocco does not have the same fire in his belly as his father.
    罗科不像他父亲那样充满激情。
13. 13、 The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.
    船长发无线电说船着火了。
14. 14、 He was on fire with this marvelous sight.
    看到这一令人叹为观止的景象，他激动万分。
15. 15、 Schulte warned government and industrial leaders that those who even venture to think about mass layoffs are playing with fire.
    舒尔特警告政府和业界领袖说，哪怕只是动动大规模裁员念头的人都是在玩火。
16. 16、 They set fire to vehicles outside that building
    他们纵火焚烧了停在那幢大楼外的车辆。
17. 17、 Put on a helmet, fire up your engine and head out on the open road.
    戴上头盔，发动引擎，开上乡村干道。
18. 18、 The president knows his task is to fire up the delegates.
    总统知道自己的任务就是唤起代表的热情。
19. 19、 Seven people were wounded when soldiers fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds
    士兵发射橡皮子弹驱散人群时有7个人受了伤。
20. 20、 His car was raked with fire from automatic weapons
    他的车遭到自动武器火力的扫射。
21. 21、 He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
    他将箭射向林中的一片空地。
22. 22、 They were bombarded by more than 100 representatives firing questions on pollution.
    100多名代表针对污染问题向他们发起连珠炮似的提问。
23. 23、 He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.
    他说他们应该掉转枪口，向保守党开火。
24. 24、 Crowds elsewhere drew fire from troops.
    其他地方的人群吸引了军队的火力。
25. 25、 The council recently drew fire for its intervention in the dispute
    委员会最近因为介入该起争端而遭到批评。
26. 26、 All I can suggest is that you just hang fire and wait a minute or two and try again
    我的建议就是，先缓一缓，等上一两分钟再试一次。
27. 27、 Devereux ordered his men to hold their fire until the ships got closer.
    德弗罗命令士兵等船靠近了再开火。
28. 28、 Observers reckon the Bank of England will hold fire until nearer the Budget.
    观察家认为英格兰银行会推迟到更加接近预算案出台时再采取措施。
29. 29、 He cheerfully blows away any bad guy stupid enough to get in his line of fire
    他兴高采烈地将蠢到撞上他枪口的坏家伙全都干掉。
30. 30、 Then without warning, the troops opened fire on the crowd.
    接着军队未作警示便向人群开了火。

fire 英英释义

noun

1. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
   1. hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
   2. they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire

   Synonym:    firing

2. a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
   1. they sat by the fire and talked

3. intense adverse criticism
   1. Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
   2. the government has come under attack
   3. don't give me any flak

   Synonym:    attackflakflackblast

4. the event of something burning (often destructive)
   1. they lost everything in the fire

5. a severe trial
   1. he went through fire and damnation

6. feelings of great warmth and intensity
   1. he spoke with great ardor

   Synonym:    ardorardourfervorfervourfervencyfervidness

7. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
   1. fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries

   Synonym:    flameflaming

8. fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
   1. put the kettle on the fire
   2. 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
   1. fire pottery

2. destroy by fire
   1. They burned the house and his diaries

   Synonym:    burnburn down

3. cause to go off
   1. fire a gun
   2. fire a bullet

   Synonym:    discharge

4. go off or discharge
   1. The gun fired

   Synonym:    dischargego off

5. start firing a weapon

   Synonym:    open fire

6. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   1. arouse pity
   2. raise a smile
   3. evoke sympathy

   Synonym:    arouseelicitenkindlekindleevokeraiseprovoke

7. drive out or away by or as if by fire
   1. The soldiers were fired
   2. Surrender fires the cold skepticism

8. provide with fuel
   1. Oil fires the furnace

   Synonym:    fuel

9. terminate the employment of
   1. The boss fired his secretary today
   2. The company terminated 25% of its workers

   Synonym:    displacegive noticecandismissgive the axesend awaysackforce outgive the sackterminate