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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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to have irons on the fire→ see:iron -
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like a house on fire→ see:house -
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there's no smoke without fire→ see:smoke -
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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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to fire from the hip→ see:hip -
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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。
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- the act of discharging a gun
- Synonym: discharge firing off
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- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- Synonym: dismissal dismission discharge liberation release sack sacking
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- the act of setting something on fire
- Synonym: ignition lighting kindling inflammation
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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: fire
数据来源：WordNet
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We heard the sound of guns firing .
我们听见枪炮射击声。
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Used cartridges are ejected from the gun after firing .
空弹壳在射击后从枪里弹出。
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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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It took two hours to put out the fire .
用了两小时才把火扑灭。
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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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I put more coal on the fire .
我往火里再加了些煤。
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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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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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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 clothing on his back got burnt away in the fire .
他的衣服后背在大火中烧掉了。
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Members of staff should be instructed in the use of fire equipment .
应该指导全体职员学会使用消防设备。