fire
- n.火;火灾;射击;失火;炉火;激情;取暖器;灶火
- v.射击;解雇;开火;点火;开枪;烧制（陶器、砖等）;射(箭);射出(子弹);激励;以…为燃料的
firenoun
燃烧的东西 sth burning
火
the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when sth burns
Most animals are afraid of fire.
大多数动物怕火。
失火；火灾
flames that are out of control and destroy buildings, trees, etc.
The car was now on fire .
小轿车着火了。
The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire.
仓库失火损坏严重。
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。
A candle had set the curtains on fire .
蜡烛把窗帘燃起来了。
These thatched roofs frequently catch fire (= start to burn) .
这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。
forest fires
森林大火
Five people died in a house fire last night.
有五人死于昨夜的住宅火灾。
A small fire had started in the kitchen.
厨房失火了，燃起了一股小的火苗。
Fires were breaking out everywhere.
到处都在发生火灾。
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
炉火；灶火
a pile of burning fuel, such as wood or coal, used for cooking food or heating a room
to make/build a fire
生火
a log/coal fire
柴 / 煤火
Sam had lit a fire to welcome us home.
萨姆点燃炉火欢迎我们回家。
Come and get warm by the fire.
到炉火边来取暖。
We sat in front of a roaring fire .
我们坐在熊熊的炉火面前。
取暖器；暖气装置
a piece of equipment for heating a room
a gas/electric fire
煤气 / 电取暖器
Shall I put the fire on?
我打开暖气好吗？
枪支 from guns
射击；火力
shots from guns
a burst of machine-gun fire
一阵机枪射击
to return fire (= to fire back at sb who is shooting at you)
用枪炮还击
The gunmen opened fire on (= started shooting at) the police.
持枪歹徒向警察开火。
Their vehicle came under fire (= was being shot at) .
他们的车遭到射击。
He ordered his men to hold their fire (= not to shoot) .
他命令士兵停止射击。
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
激情；愤怒；热情
very strong emotion, especially anger or enthusiasm
Her eyes were full of fire.
她的双眼充满激情的火花。
to be criticized severely for sth you have done
卫生部长受到来自各方的责难。
The health minister has come under fire from all sides.
to delay or be delayed in taking action
这个项目因缺少资金耽搁了好几年。
The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds.
giving you a painful burning feeling
他无法呼吸。他的胸部火辣辣地疼痛。
He couldn't breathe. His chest was on fire.
to act in a way that is not sensible and take dangerous risks
a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm
a difficult introduction to a new job or activity
to make sb direct their anger, criticism, etc. at you, so that others do not have to face it
to use similar methods in a fight or an argument to those your opponent is using
from a bad situation to one that is worse
to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship
to be involved in several activities or areas of business at the same time, hoping that at least one will be successful
if sth bad is being said about sb/sth, it usually has some truth in it
to be very successful and gain the admiration of other people
他的绘画永远不会引起轰动。
He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings.
verb
射击 shoot
射击；开火；开枪
to shoot bullets from a gun
The officer ordered his men to fire.
军官下令士兵射击。
Soldiers fired on the crowd.
军人朝人群开枪。
He fired the gun into the air.
他朝天鸣枪。
They ran away as soon as the first shot was fired.
第一枪刚响他们就跑了。
Missiles were fired at the enemy.
向敌人发射了导弹。
射出（子弹）
to shoot bullets out
We heard the sound of guns firing.
我们听见枪炮射击声。
A starter's pistol fires only blanks.
初学者的手枪发射的只是空弹。
射（箭）
to shoot an arrow
She fired an arrow at the target.
她瞄准靶子射箭。
工作 from job
解雇；开除
to force sb to leave their job
We had to fire him for dishonesty.
他不诚实，我们不得不开除他。
She got fired from her first job.
她第一次工作就被解雇。
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
激励；激起热情；使充满热情
to make sb feel very excited about sth or interested in sth
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。
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
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
以…为燃料的
using the fuel mentioned in order to operate
gas-fired central heating
煤气集中供暖
陶器 clay objects
烧制（陶器、砖等）
to heat a clay object to make it hard and strong
to fire pottery
烧制陶器
to fire bricks in a kiln
在窑内烧砖
to ask sb a lot of questions one after another or make a lot of comments very quickly
满屋的记者向他们接二连三地提问题。
The room was full of journalists, all firing questions at them.
using all your energy to do sth; working as well as possible
（让人）开始说，开始问
used to tell sb to begin to speak or ask a question
‘I've got a few questions.’ ‘OK then, fire away.’
“我有几个问题。”“好，那就问吧。”
激起热情；使充满激情
to make sb excited or interested in sth
She's all fired up about her new job.
她对新工作充满热情。
发动（机器）；启动（设备、程序等）
to start a machine, piece of equipment, computer program, etc.
We need to fire up one of the generators.
我们需要开动一台发电机。
Let me fire up another window (= on the computer screen) .
让我再打开一个窗口。
fire
BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM 燃烧;热量;激情
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N-UNCOUNT 火
Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning.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。
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N-VAR 火灾;失火
Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things.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。
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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.There was a fire in the grate...
壁炉内燃着火。
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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.The gas fire was still alight...
燃气取暖器还在烧着。
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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.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。
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When soft woods are used for the firing, the clay turns dark from the smoke.
用软木烧制时，黏土会被烟雾熏暗。
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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.The engine fired and we moved off.
点着引擎后我们就开走了。
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VERB (以某种燃料)驱动
If a machine is fired with a particular fuel, it operates by means of that fuel.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。
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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....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
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N-UNCOUNT 激情;生气;活力
You can use fire to refer in an approving way to someone's energy and enthusiasm.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。
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PHRASE 着火;起火;开始燃烧
If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.My home catches fire and everything is destroyed...
我家失了火，所有的东西都烧毁了。
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PHRASE 激动人心;赢得成功
If a situation or event catches fire, it begins to be exciting and successful.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。
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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.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。
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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.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。
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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.The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.
船长发无线电说船着火了。
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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.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。
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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.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。
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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.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。
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PHRASAL VERB 开动，发动(机器)
If you fire up a machine, you switch it on.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。
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PHRASAL VERB 激起…的热情(或积极性)
If you fire someone up, you make them feel very enthusiastic or motivated.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。
SHOOTING OR ATTACKING 射击;攻击
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VERB 开(枪或炮);射出(子弹)
If someone fires a gun or a bullet, or if they fire, a bullet is sent from a gun that they are using.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。
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They were under constant firing from the guns...
他们遭到枪林弹雨的不间断攻击。
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N-UNCOUNT 枪击;炮火;火力
You can use fire to refer to the shots fired from a gun or guns.His car was raked with fire from automatic weapons...
他的车遭到自动武器火力的扫射。
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VERB 射，放(箭)
If you fire an arrow, you send it from a bow.He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
他将箭射向林中的一片空地。
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VERB 连珠炮似的提出(问题)
If you fire questions at someone, you ask them a lot of questions very quickly, one after another.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。
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N-UNCOUNT 猛烈的批评(或抨击、指责)
You can use fire to refer to someone's strong criticisms of something.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。
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PHRASE 吸引火力;成为靶子
If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them.Crowds elsewhere drew fire from troops.
其他地方的人群吸引了军队的火力。
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PHRASE 招致批评;引发攻击
If you draw fire for something that you have done, you cause people to criticize you or attack you because of it.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。
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PHRASE 暂缓(或推迟)决定
If you hang fire, you delay making a decision about something.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。
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PHRASE 停止射击;等待射击开始
If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting.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。
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PHRASE 暂缓（或推迟行动)
If you hold fire in a situation, you delay before taking action.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。
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PHRASE (子弹的)发射线，行进线
If you are in the line of fire, you are in a position where someone is aiming their gun at you. If you move into their line of fire, you move into a position between them and the thing they were aiming at.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。
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PHRASE 开枪;开火
If you open fire on someone, you start shooting at them.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。
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PHRASE 开枪回击;开火还击
If you return fire or you return someone's fire, you shoot back at someone who has shot at you.The soldiers returned fire after being attacked.
士兵们在遇袭后予以还击。
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PHRASE 遭到射击;受到火力攻击
If you come under fire or are under fire, someone starts shooting at you.The Belgians fell back as the infantry came under fire.
步兵团受到火力攻击时比利时人向后撤退。
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PHRASE 遭到猛烈批评;受到强烈抨击
If you come under fire from someone or are under fire, they criticize you strongly.The president's plan first came under fire from critics who said he hadn't included enough spending cuts.
总统的计划先是遭到批评者的猛烈抨击，他们称开支削减力度不够。
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PHRASAL VERB 说吧;讲吧;问吧
If someone wants to say or ask something, you can say 'fire away' as a way of showing that you are ready for them to speak.'May I ask you something?' — 'Sure. Fire away.'
“我可以问你一个问题吗？”——“当然可以。尽管问吧。”
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PHRASAL VERB 发射，射出(子弹、导弹等)
If you fire off a shot, you send a bullet or other missile from a gun.A gunman fired off a volley of shots into the air...
持枪歹徒朝天扫射了一排子弹。
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PHRASAL VERB (常指作为一系列之一地迅速)发出(信件)，提出(问题),讲出(话语)
If you fire off a letter, question, or remark, you send or say it very quickly, often as part of a series.He immediately fired off an angry letter to his ministry colleagues...
他立即给部里的同事发了一封怒气冲冲的信。
DISMISSAL 解雇
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VERB 解雇;开除
If an employer fires you, they dismiss you from your job.If he hadn't been so good at the rest of his job, I probably would have fired him...
如果不是因为他在工作的其他方面做得如此之好，我可能就把他开除了。
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There was yet another round of firings.
还会有新一轮的裁员。
noun
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- 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
- Synonym: firing
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- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
- they sat by the fire and talked
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- intense adverse criticism
- Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
- the government has come under attack
- don't give me any flak
- Synonym: attack flak flack blast
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- the event of something burning (often destructive)
- they lost everything in the fire
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- a severe trial
- he went through fire and damnation
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- feelings of great warmth and intensity
- he spoke with great ardor
- Synonym: ardor ardour fervor fervour fervency fervidness
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- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries
- Synonym: flame flaming
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- fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
- put the kettle on the fire
- barbecue over an open fire
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- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
verb
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- bake in a kiln so as to harden
- fire pottery
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- destroy by fire
- They burned the house and his diaries
- Synonym: burn burn down
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- cause to go off
- fire a gun
- fire a bullet
- Synonym: discharge
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- go off or discharge
- The gun fired
- Synonym: discharge go off
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- start firing a weapon
- Synonym: open fire
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- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- Synonym: arouse elicit enkindle kindle evoke raise provoke
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- drive out or away by or as if by fire
- The soldiers were fired
- Surrender fires the cold skepticism
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- provide with fuel
- Oil fires the furnace
- Synonym: fuel
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- terminate the employment of;discharge from an office or position
- The boss fired his secretary today
- The company terminated 25% of its workers
- Synonym: displace give notice can dismiss give the axe send away sack force out give the sack terminate
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It took two hours to put out the fire .
用了两小时才把火扑灭。
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I put more coal on the fire .
我往火里再加了些煤。
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It took two hours to bring the fire under control .
花了两个小时才控制住火势。
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Use of these chemicals may present a fire risk .
使用这些化学品可能有失火的危险。
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There was discussion about the fire and its likely cause .
对那场火灾及其可能的起因进行了讨论。
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Five people died in a house fire last night .
有五人死于昨夜的住宅火灾。
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We need to fire up one of the generators .
我们需要开动一台发电机。
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Fire has caused severe damage to the contents of the building .
大火导致那栋大楼里的东西严重损毁。
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The cause of the fire is not yet known .
火灾的原因尚不清楚。
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The health minister has come under fire from all sides .
卫生部长受到来自各方的责难。
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Do they know what caused the fire ?
他们知道引起这场火灾的原因吗？
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Two children were burnt to death in the fire .
两个孩子被大火烧死。
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Very little of the house remained after the fire .
火灾之后，这座房子所剩无几。
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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。
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One of the victims of the fire remains in a critical condition .
大火的一位受害者依然病情危急。
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I could never understand why she was fired .
我怎么也不明白她为何被解雇。
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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。
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The school was reopened just two weeks after the fire .
火灾之后仅两个星期，这所学校就重新开学了。
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Shall I put the fire on ?
我打开暖气好吗？
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Matters were made worse by a fire in the warehouse .
仓库失火使得事态更为严重。
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Who do you think started the fire ?
你看是谁点的火？
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Ten people burned to death in the hotel fire .
旅馆火灾中有十人被烧死。
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Our policy offers complete protection against fire and theft .
我们的保单全面承保火灾及盗窃风险。
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She got fired from her first job .
她第一次工作就被解雇。
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They had already fired three people and he was afraid for his job .
他们已经解雇了三人，所以他为他的工作担忧。
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Don 't fire until I signal .
等我发出信号后再开枪。
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We are now within range of enemy fire .
我们现在处于敌人的火力射程以内。
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There is a fire exit on each floor of the building .
这栋建筑每层楼都有个消防通道。
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The fire service was called out but it was a false alarm .
消防人员接到报警后出动，但这是假报火警。
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The supermarket fired the first shot in a price war today .
今天，这家超市打响了价格战的头一炮。
指正式解除某人的职务，常可与 fire，sack 换用。
That teacher was dismissed/fired/sacked secretly.
那名教师被秘密开除了。
Employees can be dismissed/fired/sacked for playing computer games at work.
员工上班时间玩电脑游戏会遭到解雇。
指突然解除某人的职务。
The company announced Thursday their plan to axe 180 employees.
该公司周四宣布计划裁员180人。
Vera has been axed from the team.
薇拉已被开除出队。
指强行解除某人的职务，常可与 sack 换用。
He has just been fired/sacked for being late.
他刚刚因为迟到被解雇。
The company fired/sacked him and he didn't know what to do.
公司把他开除了，他不知该怎么办。
指因为没有工作可做而解雇员工。
The chain store laid off 500 workers in October.
这家连锁店10月份裁员500人。
Millions of workers were laid off during the economic crisis.
经济危机期间，数百万工人被解雇。
指免除某人的职务，尤指罢免身居要职者。
The committee removed the corrupt official.
委员会罢免了那名腐败的官员。
Congress has the right to remove the President from office.
国会有权罢黜总统。
解除某人的职务。
He was sacked from the job, although he did nothing wrong.
他没做错事却被解雇了。
Dad was sacked for being drunk.
爸爸因为喝醉酒而遭到解雇。
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