fire
英 [ˈfaɪə(r)] 美 [faɪr]

n.

火，燃烧物；火灾；射击，发射；热情

vt.& vi.

开火，射击；燃烧；引爆炸药；充满热情

vt.

解雇；射（箭）；激励；射出（子弹）

变形

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

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]火 the condition of burning, flames, light, or great heat
2. [C]火灾,炉火,火堆 a mass of burning material, lit either on purpose for cooking, heat, etc., or by accident
3. [U]射击,炮火,火力 shooting by guns; firing
4. [U]热情,怒火,热心 strong emotion, angry or excited feeling, enthusiasm

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 开火; 射击 shoot off bullets; discharge; explore
2. vt. 〈口〉解雇 dismiss from a job

英英释义

fire[ 'faiə ]

• n.
  • the event of something burning (often destructive)

    "they lost everything in the fire"

  • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

    "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

    同义词：flameflaming

  • the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

    "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

    同义词：firing

  • a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

    "they sat by the fire and talked"

  • intense adverse criticism

    "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"

    同义词：attackflakflackblast

  • feelings of great warmth and intensity

    同义词：ardorardourfervorfervourfervencyfervidness

  • once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
  • a severe trial

    "he went through fire and damnation"

• v.
  • start firing a weapon

    同义词：open fire

  • cause to go off

    "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"

    同义词：discharge

  • bake in a kiln so as to harden

    "fire pottery"

  • terminate the employment of

    "The boss fired his secretary today"

    同义词：give noticecandismissgive the axesend awaysackforce outgive the sackterminate

  • go off or discharge

    "The gun fired"

    同义词：dischargego off

  • drive out or away by or as if by fire

    "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"

  • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

    同义词：arouseelicitenkindlekindleevokeraiseprovoke

  • destroy by fire

    同义词：burnburn down

  • provide with fuel

    "Oil fires the furnace"

    同义词：fuel

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• arouse sb's fire唤起某人的热情
• bring the fire under control把火势控制住
• build a fire生火
• catch fire着火
• cause a fire引起火灾
• cease fire停火
• escape a fire幸免于火灾,未被大火烧死
• fan a fire煽火
• fight a fire救火,同火搏斗
• go through fire and water赴汤蹈火
• hang fire犹豫不决,迟迟不动
• hold fire忍着不表态
• keep away from fire切勿近火
• light a fire点火
• make a fire生火
• open fire开始,开火
• play with fire玩火
• pour oil on fire火上浇油
• prevent a fire防止火灾,防火
• pull sth out of the fire把某物从火中救出,转败为胜
• put in a fire生气
• put out a fire把火熄灭,扑灭火
• set fire to sth把某物点燃,使某物燃烧
• set sth on fire放火烧某物
• start a fire点火
• stop a fire灭火,停火
• take fire着火

形容词+～

• accidental fire偶然的火灾
• blazing fire熊熊烈火
• bright fire明亮的火焰
• dangerous fire危险的大火
• great fire大火
• hot fire烈火,炽热的火焰
• running fire连发,连射,一连串的指责

名词+～

• air-raid fire空袭火力
• artillery fire炮火
• camp fire篝火
• forest fire森林火灾
• ground fire地面炮火
• machine-gun fire机枪火力
• prairie fire星星之火

～+名词

• fire captain消防队长
• fire line森林地带防火线,火灾现场警戒线

介词+～

• warm oneself at the fire烤火
• between two fires腹背受敌
• full of fire充满怒火
• the cause of the fire火灾的原因
• on fire失火,在燃烧
• cook the meat over the fire在炉火上煮肉
• under fire遭到炮火袭击,受到攻击
• burn it with fire用火烧掉它

～+介词

• a fire of reproaches一连串的指责
• fire of heaven星星

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

• fire ahead开始提问,继续射击
• fire fearfully可怕地发火
• fire mortally极其生气
• fire suddenly突然爆发出
• fire away开始提问,继续射击
• fire away at the enemy不断向敌人开火
• fire away with sb's questions提问题
• fire back in self-defence自卫还击
• fire off结束
• fire sb out把…开除
• fire up生火,点火,发火,突然爆发

～+介词

• fire at向…开火(射击)
• fire sb for sth因某事而解雇某人
• fire from被…开除
• fire into向…开火〔射击〕
• fire on〔upon〕向…开火〔射击〕
• fire over朝…上方射击
• fire sth towards把某物射向
• fire with creative inspiration爆发出创作灵感

词组短语

on fire adv. 着火；起火；在兴头上；非常激动

on the fire在审议中；在考虑中

fire control消防；火力控制；射击控制

under fire受到严厉批评；遭到攻击

like fire飞快地，迅速地

fire protection消防；消防处

fire fighting消防

fire prevention防火

fire alarm火警；火警警报器

fire retardant阻燃剂；防火剂；防火材料

fire safety消防安全

forest fire森林火灾；森林大火；山火

fire on v. 向……射击

open fire v. 开火；开始

fire resistance抗火性，耐火性（能）；抗燃烧性

set on fire焚烧；使情绪激昂

fire at向……开火

set fire纵火

fire detection火灾探测；火警探测；火警侦察器

fire extinguisher灭火器

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

ignite, light, fire, kindle

这组词都有“点燃、着火”的意思，其区别是：

ignite多用于科技文体，指使某物受热直到燃烧或发光，也可指用火花使易燃物迅速燃烧起来。

light普通用词，指点燃易燃物，使其能发光，满足各种需要。

fire普通用词，指将某物点燃使其燃烧起来，火势可大可小。

kindle指艰难或缓慢地把可燃料点燃，可用于比喻。

discharge, fire, dismiss

这组词都有“解雇，开除”的意思，其区别是：

discharge语气较重，指有理由的解雇，含几乎不再复用的意味。

fire口语用词，多指被断然地突然解雇，其行动犹如开枪一样干净利落。

dismiss正式用词，是这组词中语气最轻的一个词，一般只有从上文才能看解雇的原因或理由。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The fire flared up as I put more firewood on it.
   我加上了几块木柴, 火顿时旺起来。
2. The house is on fire!
   房子着火了！
3. A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may start a fire.
   在天气干燥时把点燃的香烟扔进树林可能会引起火灾。
4. She curled up in front of the fire with a book.
   她蜷曲在炉火前看书。
5. They regrouped and were ordered to open fire.
   他们变更了部署,并接到命令开火。
6. His speech lacked fire.
   他的讲话缺乏热情。

用作动词(v.)

1. She fired her gun at them.
   她用枪向他们射击。
2. The officer commanded his men to fire.
   军官下令他的士兵开枪。
3. He was fired by his boss.
   他被他的老板解雇了。
4. The engine is only firing on three cylinders.
   这发动机只有三个汽缸工作。
5. You'll have an opportunity to fire off questions at the end of the lecture.
   你们将有机会在讲座结束后连续提问题。

权威例句

Women, fire, and dangerous things
Women, fire, and dangerous things :
Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things (Book)
Fire and Grazing Regulate Belowground Processes in Tallgrass Prairie
Women, Fire and Dangerous Thing: What Catergories Reveal About the Mind
Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal about the Mind. GEORGE LAKOFF
Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal about the Mind by George Lakoff
Global fire emissions and the contribution of deforestation, savanna, forest, agricultural, and peat fires (1997–2009)
Biological Invasions by Exotic Grasses, the Grass/Fire Cycle, and Global Change
Soil water exploitation after fire: competition between Bromus tectorum (cheatgrass) and two native species