fire
noun
verb
faɪə noun
1
FLAMES THAT DESTROY THINGS
毁坏东西的火焰
uncontrolled flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage things 火; 失火，火灾 C,U
2
FLAMES FOR HEATING/COOKING ETC
取暖/烹饪等用的火
burning material used to heat a room, cook food etc, or get rid of things you do not want 炉火; 灶火 C
Can you put another log on the fire?
往炉火中再加根木柴好吗？
by the fire/in front of the fire
Come and sit in front of the fire.
坐到炉火前面来。
a log fire
柴火
a coal fire
煤火
a camp fire (=when you are camping)
篝火
make/build/start/light a fire
You put up the tent and I’ll make a fire.
你搭帐篷，我来生火。
An open fire (=a fire that burns wood or coal in a FIREPLACE) was burning in the front room.
客厅壁炉里生着火。
Mr Trotter sat by the roaring fire .
特罗特先生坐在熊熊燃烧的炉火旁。
the dying embers of the fire (=pieces of wood, coal etc that have almost been completely burned)
炉火的余烬
3
HEATING EQUIPMENT
取暖设备
a machine that produces heat to warm a room, using gas or electricity as power [英] 取暖器，暖气装置 C | BrE
a gas fire
煤气取暖器
an electric fire
电暖器
turn the fire on/off
Turn on the fire, I’m cold.
开取暖器吧，我冷。
turn the fire up/down
4
SHOOTING
射击
shots fired from a gun, especially many guns at the same time 射击，火力 U
Troops opened fire on (= started shooting at) the demonstrators.
部队朝示威人群开枪。
These women did vital work, often under enemy fire .
这些女性做了至关重要的工作，并且经常暴露在敌人的炮火之下。
The rebels agreed to hold their fire (=not shoot) .
叛乱分子同意停止射击。
5
BE ATTACKED
遭受攻击
a. to be severely criticized for something you have done – used in news reports 受到严厉 （猛烈 ）批评〔用于新闻报道〕
Rail chiefs came under fire after raising train fares.
火车票涨价之后铁路局首长受到猛烈抨击。
b.
[+ from ]
Our patrol came under fire from rooftop gunmen.
我们的巡逻队遭到来自屋顶枪手的射击。
6
EMOTION
感情
a very strong emotion that makes you want to think about nothing else 狂热的情感，激情 U
[+ of ]
the fire of religious fanaticism
宗教狂热的烈火
7
fire in your belly
a strong desire to achieve something 雄心壮志，强烈的愿望
Ali returned to boxing with a new fire in his belly.
阿里胸中重新燃起的如火热情返回了拳坛。
8
SICK/INJURED
生病的/受伤的
a part of your body that is on fire feels very painful [文] 〔身体某部分〕火辣辣地疼痛 literary
9
light a fire under sb
to do something that makes someone who is being lazy start doing their work [美，口] 使某人〔指偷懒者〕加把劲 AmE spoken
10
go through fire (and water) (for sb)
10. to do something very difficult and dangerous for someone [过时] （为某人）赴汤蹈火 old-fashioned
11
fire and brimstone
11. a phrase describing Hell, used by some religious people 硫磺烈火〔一些宗教人士描述的地狱〕
12 a big fire that causes a lot of damage 造成大量损失的大火 literary
blaze
13 someone whose job is to put out fires 以救火为职业的人 AmE BrE
firefighter
verb
14
SHOOT
射击
SHOOT 射击 [+ at/on/into ] •Soldiers fired on the crowd. 士兵朝人群开枪。 fire sth at sb •The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered. 警察朝嫌犯开了两枪他们才投降。 fire a gun/weapon/rifle etc (make it shoot) 开枪/发射武器/击发步枪等 •the sound of a gun being fired 枪声 fire bullets/missiles/rockets etc •Guerrillas fired five rockets at the capital yesterday, killing 23 people. 昨天，游击队朝首都发射了 5 枚火箭弹，炸死 23 人。 to shoot bullets or bombs 开（枪），开（炮），发射 I,T
[+ at/on/into ]
Soldiers fired on the crowd.
士兵朝人群开枪。
fire sth at sb
The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered.
警察朝嫌犯开了两枪他们才投降。
fire a gun/weapon/rifle etc (make it shoot) 开枪/发射武器/击发步枪等
the sound of a gun being fired
枪声
fire bullets/missiles/rockets etc
Guerrillas fired five rockets at the capital yesterday, killing 23 people.
昨天，游击队朝首都发射了 5 枚火箭弹，炸死 23 人。
15
JOB
工作
to force someone to leave their job 开除，解雇; T | BrE
be/get fired
She didn’t want to get fired.
她不想被解雇。
fire sb from sth
I’ve just been fired from my job, and I don’t know what to do.
我刚被解雇，不知道该怎么办。
fire sb for sth
The airline fired him for being drunk.
航空公司因为他喝醉酒把他开除了。
16
EXCITE
使激动
to make someone feel interested in something and excited about it 使充满热情; 激发，激励; T
be fired with enthusiasm
I was fired with enthusiasm to go traveling in Asia.
我满怀热情去亚洲旅行。
fire sb’s enthusiasm/imagination
stories of magic and adventure that fire children’s imaginations
激发儿童想象力的魔法和历险的故事
17
QUESTIONS
问题
to ask someone a lot of questions quickly often in order to criticize them 一连串地质问某人
18
wood-fired/gas-fired/coal-fired
using wood, gas, or coal as FUEL 烧木柴的/烧煤气的/烧煤的
a gas-fired stove
煤气炉
a coal-fired boiler
燃煤锅炉
19
CLAY
黏土
to bake bricks, clay pots etc in a KILN 〔在窑里〕烧制 T
fired earthenware
烧制好的陶器
20
ENGINE
发动机
if a vehicle’s engine fires, the petrol is lit to make the engine work 点火; 启动 I
21
be firing on all cylinders
to be thinking or doing something well, using all your mental abilities and energy [非正式] 开足马力; 全力以赴 informal
When the team’s firing on all cylinders, they can beat the best in the league.
那支球队全力以赴的话可以击败联赛中的最强者。
22 used to tell someone that you are ready to answer questions [口] 请说吧〔用于准备好回答问题时〕 only in imperative 仅用于祈使句 | spoken
‘Do you mind if I ask you something, Woody?’ ‘Fire away.’
“问你一些事行吗，伍迪？”“说吧。”
23 to quickly and angrily answer a question or remark 快速而气愤地回答 （反驳 ）
[+ at ]
President Bush has fired back at his critics.
布什总统反驳了他的批评者。
24 to shoot a bullet, bomb etc into the air 开〔枪、炮等〕，射击
Chuck reloaded and fired off both barrels.
查克重新装上子弹，然后把两根枪筒中的子弹都打了出去。
Mexicans have a tradition of firing off guns to welcome in the new year.
墨西哥人有鸣枪迎新年的传统。
25 to quickly send an angry letter to someone 匆忙寄发〔表达愤怒的信件〕
I fired off a furious letter to the editor.
我气冲冲地给编辑发了一封信。
26 to make someone become very excited, interested, or angry 激发; 使发怒
It was alarming the way she got so fired up about small things.
她对一些小事情也发这么大的火，真是不可思议。