n.
- 火[U]
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Do you know horses are afraid of
fire?
你知道馬怕火嗎？
- 爐火；篝火[C]
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The old men sat round the
fire chatting.
老人們圍坐在爐火旁聊天。
- （電或瓦斯）取暖器[C]
- 射擊；砲火；火力[U]
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The enemy retreated under our heavy artillery
fire.
敵人在我們的重砲轟擊下撤退了。
- 火災[C][U]
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In case of
fire ring the bell.
萬一起火，請按鈴。
A forest
fire left hundreds of people homeless.
一場森林大火使數百人無家可歸。
- 熱情；激情[U]
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The boy is full of
fire and courage.
這男孩充滿激情和勇氣。
- 磨難；苦難[U]
vt.
- 開（槍，砲）；將……射向[（+at）]
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We
fired our guns at the enemy.
我們向敵人開砲。
- 【口】解僱，開除
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He was
fired on the spot.
他被當場解僱。
- 激起；使激動[（+with）]
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Stories of adventure
fire Tom's imagination.
冒險故事激發了湯姆的想像力。
- 烘製
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Bricks are
fired in a kiln.
磚是在窯中燒製的。
- 給（爐子等）加添燃料
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Would you please
fire the furnace?
你去給爐子添加燃料好嗎？
- 點燃
vi.
- 開火；射擊[（+at）]
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They
fired at the robbers.
他們向強盜開槍。
- 起火；燃燒
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Damp wood will not
fire.
潮濕的木頭不會燃燒。
- 激動；突然發怒
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He
fired up at the remark.
他一聽這話突然發怒了。
片語
a running fire
- 一連串的抨擊
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The new policy received
a running fire.
新的政策遭受到了一連串的抨擊。
between two fires
- 遭兩面夾擊
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I'm caught
between two fires.
我腹背受敵。
blow (up) a fire
- 煽動；把火吹旺
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He tried to
blow up a fire. The fire died out, instead.
他試圖把火吹旺，誰知火卻熄了。
catch fire
- 著火
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Paper
catches fire easily.
紙易燃。
fire and brimstone
- 地獄裡的磨難
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She thinks that one will suffer
fire and brimstone after death if he has done wrong.
她認為一個人要是做壞事，死後就得遭受地獄裡的磨難。
fire and sword
- 大肆燒殺破壞
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War always brings
fire and sword.
戰爭總是帶來燒殺毀滅。
fire away
- 繼續開槍
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They were
firing away at each other.
他們互相開火。
- 開始說話或做事
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It's useless to
fire away with such trivial details.
喋喋不休地談這些瑣碎的細節是無用的。
fire up
- 激發；煽動
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The teacher is good at
firing up the imagination of his pupils.
這位教師很善於激發學生們的想像力。
go through fire and water
- 赴湯蹈火
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He'd
go through fire and water for her.
他願為她赴湯蹈火。
hang fire
- 遲疑不決；進展過於緩慢
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The issue has been
hanging fire for years.
這個問題多年來一直未予解決。
make a fire
- 生火
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They
made a fire to prepare for supper.
他們生火做晚飯。
on fire
- 著火
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The house was
on fire.
房子著火了。
- （感情，憤怒等）如火燃燒
open fire
- 開火
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The enemy
opened fire.
敵人開火了。
play with fire
- 玩火
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She was
playing with fire by secretly borrowing office funds.
她暗中挪用公款簡直是玩火。
He knew he was
playing with fire by dating a student.
他知道跟學生約會是玩火。
He who
plays with fire gets burned.
玩火者必自焚。
pull out of the fire
- 使轉危為安
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They just
pulled the game
out of the fire.
他們好不容易贏了比賽。
set on fire
- 放火燒
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He was crazy and
set the house
on fire.
他瘋了，放火燒了房子。
strike fire
- 打火
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At that time they had learned to
strike fire from flint.
那時他們已學會了用燧石打火。
under fire
- 受到攻擊
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The Government's decision is
under heavy
fire.
政府的決定受到了猛烈的攻擊。
衍生
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.
