ire
n
1 [U] burning that produces light and heat 火; 火焰; 燃燒
man's discovery of fire 人類對火的發(fā)現(xiàn).
2
(a) [U] destructive burning 火災(zāi); 失火
Have you insured your house against fire? 你的房子?;痣U(xiǎn)了沒有?
(b) [C] instance of this 火災(zāi); 失火: forest fires 森林火災(zāi)
a fire in the warehouse 倉庫失火.
3
(a) [C] burning fuel in a grate, furnace, etc for cooking food or heating a room 爐火: make/build a fire 生火
lay a fire, ie put paper, wood, etc together for a fire, usu in a grate 準(zhǔn)備生火
a blazing/roaring fire 熾烈的[熊熊的]火.
(b) [C] apparatus for heating rooms, etc 取暖裝置
a gas/electric fire 煤氣[電]暖爐. Cf 參看 heater (heat2), stove 2.
4 [U] shooting from guns 開火(槍炮的射擊)
The soldiers kept up a steady fire. 士兵們不停地射擊.
return sb's fire, ie shoot back at sb 用槍炮向某人還擊.
5 [U] strong emotion; angry or excited feeling; enthusiasm 激情; 憤怒或激動的感情; 熱情
His speech lacked fire, ie was uninspiring. 他的講話缺乏熱情.
6 (idm 習(xí)語) a ball of fire => ball1. a baptism of fire => baptism. between two `fires being shot at from two directions 腹背受敵(受到兩面夾攻). catch fire => catch1. draw sb's fire => draw2. the fat is in the fire => fat2. ,fire and `brimstone torture suffered in Hell as a result of God's anger 因觸怒上帝在地獄中遭受的煎熬
(fig 比喻) She was breathing fire and brimstone, ie was furiously angry. 她火冒三丈. ,fire and `sword (fml 文) burning and killing, esp in war 殺人放火(尤指於戰(zhàn)爭中). get on like a house on fire => house1. go through ,fire and `water (for sb/sth) endure great hardship and danger (for sb/sth) (為某人[某事物])冒極大危險(xiǎn)及忍受巨大苦難, 赴湯蹈火. hang fire => hang1. have, etc many irons in the fire => iron1. heap coals of fire on sb's head => heapv. hold one's `fire stop shooting (for a period of time) 停止射擊(一段時(shí)間) make up a `fire add wood, coal, etc to a fire to make it burn more strongly 在火上加木柴、 煤等使其燃燒更旺. no smoke without fire => smoke1. on `fire
(a) burning 燃燒
The house is on fire! 房子著火了!
(b) (fig 比喻) burning with emotion, passion or sensation 感情激動的; 激情沖動的. open fire => open2. out of the frying-pan into the fire => frying-pan (fry1). play with `fire take foolish anddangerous risks 玩火(進(jìn)行愚蠢的冒險(xiǎn)). set fire to sth/set sth on fire cause sth to start burning 使某物開始燃燒; 放火. (not/never) set the `Thameson fire (not) do sth remarkable (不)做驚人之舉
He's a good student, but he won't ever set the Thames on fire. 他是好學(xué)生, 但也絕成不了大器. set the world on fire => world. under `fire
(a) being shot at 遭到射擊
come under intense fire 受到槍炮猛烈攻擊.
(b) (fig 比喻) being criticized severely 受到嚴(yán)厲批評
The government is under fire from all sides on its economic policy. 政府在經(jīng)濟(jì)政策上受到各方的嚴(yán)厲批評.
fire v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (at sb/sth); ~ (sth) into sth shoot with a gun (at sb/sth); shoot (a bullet) from a gun; shoot a bullet from (a gun) 用槍炮(向某人[某物])射擊; 從槍中射出(子彈); 從(槍)中射出子彈
`Fire!' ordered the captain. `開火!'上尉命令道.
The officer ordered his men to fire (at the enemy). 軍官命令士兵(向敵人)射擊.
The police fired (several rubber bullets) into the crowd. 警察向人群射擊(數(shù)發(fā)橡皮子彈).
This weapon fires anti-aircraft missiles. 這種武器是發(fā)射防空導(dǎo)...
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*['fai?]n. 火, 爐火, 電爐, 火災(zāi), 閃光體, 炮火, 熱情vt. 點(diǎn)燃, 燒制, 使發(fā)光, 激動, 放槍, 解雇vi. 著火, 燒火, 開槍, 射擊, 激動【醫(yī)】 發(fā)熱; 火相關(guān)詞組: go through fire and water hold fire on fire on the fire set fire to... set...on fire under fire fire out fire up