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fire
noun /ˈfaɪə(r)/
singularfire
pluralfires
fire
  1. 1
    [C/U] flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way 火灾;失火

    The school was badly damaged by fire. 学校因失火而损毁严重。

    Three children died in a fire at their home last night. 有3个孩子昨晚在家中死于大火。

    be destroyed by fire :

    The theatre was completely destroyed by fire. 剧院被大火完全烧毁。

    start a fire :

    It is thought that local youths may have started the fire. 据认为可能是当地的年轻人放的火。

    fight/tackle/put out a fire :

    Twenty firefighters tackled the fire. 20名消防队员前去灭火。

    a fire breaks out :

    a fire broke out in a Paris nightclub. 巴黎一家夜总会失火。

    a forest fire :

    The hot dry weather has increased the risk of forest fires. 炎热干燥的天气增加了发生森林火灾的可能性。

     Synonyms and related words
    General words for fire: fire, blaze, wildfire...
  2. 2
    [C] a small pile of burning wood, coal etc that you make in order to produce heat 火;炉火

    a coal fire 炭火

    make/build a fire :

    We went off to collect wood to build a fire. 我们出去拾柴生火。

    light a fire :

    Once the fire was lit, the room seemed more inviting. 火一点燃,房间里就显得更加舒适了。

    a blazing/roaring fire :

    We sat in front of a blazing log fire. 我们坐在原木燃起的熊熊篝火前。

     Synonyms and related words
    General words for fire: fire, blaze, wildfire...
  3. 3
    [C] British a piece of equipment that uses electricity or gas to heat a room 取暖器
    an electric/gas fire :

    There was an old gas fire in the bedroom. 卧室里有一个旧煤气取暖器。

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  4. 4
    [U] shots from a gun 射击;炮火

    We heard a sudden loud burst of machine gun fire. 我们听见突然响起了一阵机关枪射击声。

    Armed police arrived on the scene, and there was an exchange of fire. 全副武装的警察赶到现场,双方交了火。

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  5. 5
    [U] formal strong feelings such as anger or enthusiasm 强烈的感情(例如愤怒或热情)

    His words were full of fire and passion. 他的话语中激情洋溢。

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    fire and brimstone the torments of hell, or descriptions of this

    On the wicked God shall rain fire and brimstone.

    fire and brimstone church meetings

    Submitted from United Kingdom on 27/02/2019
  7. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
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    hold someone's feet to the fire to make someone accountable

    They should hold his feet to the fire on statements he makes on complicated issues like defense and fiscal policy.

    Submitted from United Kingdom on 21/08/2016
See also
fire
verb /ˈfaɪə(r)/
present tense
I/you/we/theyfire
he/she/itfires
present participlefiring
past tensefired
past participlefired
  1. 1
    [I/T] if a weapon fires, or if someone fires it, someone uses it to shoot 开火;发射;开(枪);开(炮)

    She squeezed the trigger, but the gun failed to fire. 她扣动了扳机,但枪没有响。

    fire at :

    Jed lifted his rifle and fired at the target. 杰德举起步枪朝目标射击。

    fire on/upon :

    Police threatened to fire on demonstrators. 警察威胁将向示威者开火。

    fire a gun/weapon :

    The rebels fired their machine guns into the air. 叛乱分子用机关枪向空中射击。

    fire a bullet/round/shot/missile etc :

    Several shots were fired, and three men were seen running away. 响了几枪之后,有人看见有3个人跑开了。

    fire back (=shoot at someone who is shooting at you) 还击 :

    The gunmen fired, and police fired back. 持枪歹徒开了枪,警察进行了还击。

     Synonyms and related words
    To use a gun: aim, at gunpoint, cock...
  2. 2
    [T] to make someone leave their job, sometimes as a punishment 解雇;开除

    She was fired for refusing to comply with safety regulations. 她因为拒绝遵守安全规定而被解雇了。

    He's the person responsible for hiring and firing. 他负责人员的招聘和解聘工作。

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  3. 3
    [T] if you fire questions at someone, you ask them a lot of questions very quickly, so that it is difficult for them to answer 提问(指快速大量的提问,使对方难以回答)
    fire questions at someone :

    Reporters fired questions at her as she left the court house. 她离开法院的时候,记者们向她连珠炮似地提出了很多问题。

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    To ask a question or questions: ask, question, demand...
  4. 4
    [I] if an engine fires, it starts to work (引擎)点火,发动
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  5. 5
    [T] to bake clay at a very high temperature so that it becomes very hard 烧制(陶器)
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    Pottery: ceramics, china clay, fire...

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