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Fire 例:The Phrase Verb Burning Engine Fired Catches

单词 fire
音标
英[ˈfaɪə(r)] 美[faɪr]
解释
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.<口>解雇;射(箭);激励;射出(子弹);
例句

N-UNCOUNT
Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning.
例: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。
例:Many students were trapped by smoke and fire on an upper floor.许多学生被浓烟和大火困在了较高的一层上。

N-VAR
火灾;失火
Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things.
例: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。
例:A forest fire is sweeping across portions of north Maine this evening...今晚一场森林大火正席卷缅因州北部的部分地区。

N-COUNT
炉火;灶火;生成的火
A fire is a burning pile of wood, coal, or other fuel that you make, for example to use for heat, light, or cooking.
例:There was a fire in the grate...壁炉内燃着火。
例:After the killing, he calmly lit a fire to destroy evidence.杀人后,他镇定地点起火销毁罪证。

N-COUNT
(电或煤气)取暖器
A fire is a device that uses electricity or gas to give out heat and warm a room.
例:The gas fire was still alight...燃气取暖器还在烧着。
例:She switched on one bar of the electric fire.她打开了一片电暖器。

VERB
烧制(陶器等黏土制品)
When a pot or clay object is fired, it is heated at a high temperature in a special oven, as part of the process of making it.
例: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。
例:I have watched the potters mold, fire and paint their bowls, plates and vases with sacred designs.我见过制陶工人捏塑、烧制碗碟花瓶,并在上面涂绘各种宗教图案。

VERB
(引擎)点火,打火
When the engine of a motor vehicle fires, an electrical spark is produced which causes the fuel to burn and the engine to work.
例:The engine fired and we moved off.点着引擎后我们就开走了。

VERB
(以某种燃料)驱动
If a machine is fired with a particular fuel, it operates by means of that fuel.
例: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。

VERB
激起;唤起;使充满激情;激发(想象力)
If you fire someone with enthusiasm, you make them feel very enthusiastic. If you fire someone's imagination, you make them feel interested and excited.
例:...the potential to fire the imagination of an entire generation...能够激发整整一代人想象力的潜能
例:It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion...是艾伦为这场较量注入了激情。

N-UNCOUNT
激情;生气;活力
You can use fire to refer in an approving way to someone's energy and enthusiasm.
例: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。
例:His punishing schedule seemed to dim his fire at times.繁忙的日程似乎有时让他精力不济。

PHRASE
着火;起火;开始燃烧
If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.
例:My home catches fire and everything is destroyed...我家失了火,所有的东西都烧毁了。
例:The aircraft caught fire soon after take-off.飞机起飞后不久就着火了。

PHRASE
激动人心;赢得成功
If a situation or event catches fire, it begins to be exciting and successful.
例: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。

PHRASE
以火攻火;以毒攻毒;以其人之道还治其人之身
If you fight fire with fire, you deal with people attacking or threatening you by using similar methods to the ones that they are using.
例: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。

PHRASE
激情;生气;强烈的情感
If you say that someone has fire in their belly, you are expressing approval of them because they are energetic, enthusiastic, and have very strong feelings.
例: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。

PHRASE
着火;起火;在燃烧
If something is on fire, it is burning and being damaged or destroyed by an uncontrolled fire.
例:The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.船长发无线电说船着火了。

PHRASE
热情似火;激动万分;激情澎湃
If you say that someone is on fire, you mean they are very enthusiastic, excited, or passionate about something.
例: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。

PHRASE
玩火;冒险;做危险的事
If you say that someone is playing with fire, you mean that they are doing something dangerous that may result in great harm for them and cause many problems.
例: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。

PHRASE
放火烧;使燃烧
If you set fire to something or if you set it on fire, you start it burning in order to damage or destroy it.
例: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。
例:Lightning set several buildings on fire.闪电燃着了几栋大楼。

PHRASAL VERB
开动,发动(机器)
If you fire up a machine, you switch it on.
例: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。

PHRASAL VERB
激起…的热情(或积极性)
If you fire someone up, you make them feel very enthusiastic or motivated.
例: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。
变形
third:fires~done:fired~pl:fires~ing:firing~past:fired~

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