n.
- 火[U]
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Do you know horses are afraid of
fire?
你知道马怕火吗？
- 炉火；篝火[C]
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The old men sat round the
fire chatting.
老人们围坐在炉火旁聊天。
- （电或煤气）取暖器[C]
- 射击；炮火；火力[U]
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The enemy retreated under our heavy artillery
fire.
敌人在我们的重炮轰击下撤退了。
- 火灾[C][U]
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In case of
fire ring the bell.
万一起火，请按铃。
A forest
fire left hundreds of people homeless.
一场森林大火使数百人无家可归。
- 热情；激情[U]
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The boy is full of
fire and courage.
这男孩充满激情和勇气。
- 磨难；苦难[U]
vt.
- 开（枪、炮）；将……射向[（+at）]
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We
fired our guns at the enemy.
我们向敌人开火。
- 【口】解雇，开除
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He was
fired on the spot.
他被当场解雇。
- 激起；使激动[（+with）]
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Stories of adventure
fire Tom's imagination.
冒险故事激发了汤姆的想像力。
- 烘制
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Bricks are
fired in a kiln.
砖是在窑中烧制的。
- 给（炉子等）加添燃料
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Would you please
fire the furnace?
你去给炉子加点燃料好吗？
- 点燃
vi.
- 开火；射击[（+at）]
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They
fired at the robbers.
他们向强盗开枪。
- 起火；燃烧
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Damp wood will not
fire.
潮湿的木头不会燃烧。
- 激动；突然发怒
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He
fired up at the remark.
他一听这话突然发怒了。
短语
a running fire
- 一连串的抨击
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The new policy received
a running fire.
新政策遭到了一连串的抨击。
between two fires
- 遭两面夹击
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I'm caught
between two fires.
我腹背受敌。
blow (up) a fire
- 煽动；把火吹旺
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He tried to
blow up a fire. The fire died out, instead.
他试图把火吹旺，谁知火却熄了。
catch fire
- 着火
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Paper
catches fire easily.
纸易燃。
fire and brimstone
- 地狱里的磨难
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She thinks that one will suffer
fire and brimstone after death if he has done wrong.
她认为一个人要是做了坏事，死后就得遭受地狱里的磨难。
fire and sword
- 大肆烧杀破坏
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War always brings
fire and sword.
战争总是带来烧杀毁灭。
fire away
- 继续开枪
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They were
firing away at each other.
他们互相开火。
- 开始说话或做事
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It's useless to
fire away with such trivial details.
喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎的细节是无用的。
fire up
- 激发；煽动
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The teacher is good at
firing up the imagination of his pupils.
这位教师很善于激发学生们的想像力。
go through fire and water
- 赴汤蹈火
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He'd
go through fire and water for her.
他愿为她赴汤蹈火。
hang fire
- 迟疑不决；进展过于缓慢
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The issue has been
hanging fire for years.
这个问题多年来一直未予解决。
make a fire
- 生火
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They
made a fire to prepare for supper.
他们生火做晚饭。
on fire
- 着火；燃烧着
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The house was
on fire.
房子着火了。
- （感情、愤怒等）如火燃烧
open fire
- 开火
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The enemy
opened fire.
敌人开火了。
play with fire
- 玩火
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She was
playing with fire by secretly borrowing office funds.
她暗中挪用公款简直是玩火。
He knew he was
playing with fire by dating a student.
他知道跟学生约会是玩火。
He who
plays with fire gets burned.
玩火者必自焚。
pull out of the fire
- 使转危为安
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They just
pulled the game
out of the fire.
他们好不容易赢了比赛。
set on fire
- 放火烧
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He was crazy and
set the house
on fire.
他疯了，放火烧了房子。
strike fire
- 打火
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At that time they had learned to
strike fire from flint.
那时他们已学会了用燧石打火。
under fire
- 受到攻击
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The Government's decision is
under heavy
fire.
政府的决定受到了猛烈的攻击。
派生
辨析
n.
- the state of burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and give out bright light, heat, and smoke.
▸a destructive burning.
▸one of the four elements in ancient and medieval philosophy and in astrology.
- a collection of fuel burnt in a hearth or stove for heating or cooking.
▸chiefly Brit.
(also electric fire or gas fire)
a domestic heating appliance that uses electricity or gas as fuel.
- a burning sensation.
▸passionate emotion or enthusiasm.
- the firing of guns.
▸strong criticism.
v.
- propel (a bullet or projectile) from a gun or other weapon.
▸discharge (a gun or other weapon).
▸direct a rapid succession of (questions or statements) towards someone.
- informal dismiss from a job.
- supply (a furnace, power station, etc.) with fuel.
▸(of an internal-combustion engine) undergo ignition of its fuel.
▸set fire to.
- stimulate (the imagination or an emotion).
▸fill with enthusiasm:
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he was fired up for the Cup Final.
- bake or dry (pottery, bricks, etc.) in a kiln.
Phrase
- catch fire
begin to burn. - fire and brimstone
the supposed torments of hell. - fire away
informal go ahead. - firing on all
(four)
cylinders
functioning at a peak level. - go through fire
(and water)
face any peril. - on fire
- burning.
- very excited.
- set fire to
(or set on fire)
cause to burn.
- set the world on fire
do something remarkable or sensational. - take fire
start to burn. - under fire
- being shot at.
- being severely criticized.
Derivative
- fireless adj.
- firer n.
- firing n.
Etymology
OE fȳr (n.), fȳrian ‘supply with material for a fire’, of W. Gmc origin.
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