英语释义

1. the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat

2. one of the four elements of the alchemists
air, water, fire, and earth

3. burning passion ardor
young lovers with their hearts full of fire

4. liveliness of imagination inspiration
the force and fire of his oratory

5. fuel in a state of combustion (as on a hearth)
warmed his hands at the crackling fire

6. a small gas or electric space heater

7. a destructive burning (as of a building)
The shack was destroyed by a fire.

8. death or torture by fire
He confessed under threat of the fire.

9. severe trial or ordeal
He had proved himself in the fire of battle.

10. brilliancy, luminosity
the fire of a gem

11. the firing of weapons (such as firearms, artillery, or missiles)
The troops were ordered to cease fire. [=stop shooting] They opened fire on [=began shooting at] the enemy. also the bullets, shells, etc., that are discharged
The soldiers endured heavy fire. — see also friendly fire — compare counterfire

12. intense verbal attack or criticism
His remarks have provoked heavy fire from his political opponents.

13. a rapidly delivered series (as of remarks)

14. being consumed by fire aflame
The house was on fire.

15. eager, burning
He was on fire with enthusiasm.

16. exposed to fire from an enemy's weapons
The soldier showed courage under fire.

17. under attack
The company has come under fire for its discriminatory hiring policies.

18. to set on fire kindle also ignite
fire a rocket engine

19. to give life or spirit to inspire
the description fired his imagination

20. to fill with passion or enthusiasm —often used with up

21. to light up as if by fire

22. to cause to start operating —usually used with up
fired up the engine

23. to drive out or away by or as if by fire

24. to dismiss from a position

25. to cause to explode detonate

26. to propel from or as if from a gun discharge, launch
fire a rocket

27. shoot sense 1b
fire a gun

28. to score (a number) in a game or contest

29. to throw with speed or force
fired the ball to first base fire a left jab

30. to utter with force and rapidity

31. to apply fire or fuel to: such as

32. to process by applying heat
fire pottery

33. to feed or serve the fire of
fire a boiler

34. to take fire kindle, ignite

35. to begin operation start
the engine fired

36. to operate especially as the result of the application of an electrical impulse
the spark plug fires

37. to become irritated or angry —often used with up

38. to become filled with excitement or enthusiasm

39. to discharge a firearm
fire at close range

40. to emit or let fly an object

41. to tend a fire

42. to transmit a nerve impulse
the rate at which a neuron fires

43. finance, insurance, and real estate

44. Andrew Zachary 1959– American geneticist

45. the light and heat and especially the flame produced by burning

46. an occurrence in which something burns the destruction of something (such as a building or a forest) by fire

47. a controlled occurrence of fire created by burning something (such as wood or gas) in a special area (such as in a fireplace or stove)

48. to shoot a weapon

49. to throw (something) with speed and force

50. to give life or energy to (something or someone)

51. fuel that is burning in a controlled setting (as in a fireplace)

52. the destructive burning of something (as a building)

53. the shooting of weapons
rifle fire

54. enthusiasm

55. actively burning

56. exposed to the firing of enemy guns

57. under attack

58. shoot entry 1 sense 2
fire a gun

59. to dismiss from employment
He was fired from his job.

60. excite sense 1, stir
It's a story to fire the imagination.

61. to subject to great heat
fire pottery

62. to set off explode
fire a firecracker

63. to set on fire
They carelessly fired the barn.

64. fever or inflammation especially from a disease

65. to cause to transmit a nerve impulse

66. to sear (the leg of a horse) with a hot iron in order to convert a crippling chronic inflammation into an acute inflammation that will stimulate the natural healing responses of the body

片语

joint fires联合火力

internal fires内部着火

mine fires矿井火灾

fire at向……开火

multiple fires同时多起火灾

Grass fires草地火灾

Markus Fires标签

fire resistance抗火性，[材] 耐火性（能）；抗燃烧性

fire protection[安全] 消防；消防处

fire prevention[安全] 防火

Astral Fires星空之火

like fire飞快地

open fire开火；开始

forest fire森林火灾；森林大火；山火

fire extinguisher灭火器

fire alarm火警；[安全] 火警警报器

set fire纵火

fire retardant[助剂] 阻燃剂；防火剂；防火材料

fire detection火灾探测；火警探测；火警侦察器

fire safety消防安全

under fire受到严厉批评；遭到攻击

on firead 着火；起火；在兴头上；非常激动

Palace Fires表演者

set on fire焚烧；使情绪激昂

fire control消防；火力控制；[军] 射击控制

fire fighting消防

on the fire在审议中；在考虑中

fire on向……射击

英汉例句

• this study correlates the amount of fire damage in major residential fires to their distance from the nearest fire station.

  这个研究将主要住宅区火灾损失的金额与它们到最近消防站的距离关联起来。

• in one of australia’s hottest summer seasons on record, about 50 fires also raged across new south wales, the most populous state, without loss of life.

  在澳大利亚有记录的最热的夏天，已经有大约50起的火灾在人口最多的州——新南威尔士州发生，不过还没有人员伤亡。

• the jury is still out, though fossil charcoal shows that forest fires were common at the time.

  答案依然悬而未决，尽管木炭的化石表明森林大火在那时是很普遍的。

• there have been fires in turbines and stuff like that but nothing like this. so what did they require?

  在管道里曾经有过火灾等类似的事,但没有这样的事，所以他们要求的是什么呢？

• after dark the only light came from fires near the shoreline, though it was dimmed by a cloud of dust.

  天黑之后，惟一的亮光来自于沿海岸火灾，尽管它在灰尘笼罩下显得非常黯淡。

• fires can start in the countryside,in schools and at our homes.

  火灾能在农村开始，在学校和在我们的家。

• in most fires many people got killed not because they were burned to death but because they were suffocated.

  发生火灾时，在大多数情况下，许多人并非死于大火，而是死于窒息。

• the scientists calculated the threat to rainforests from drought or forest fires as the world warms by looking at 16 different climate change models from research centres around the world.

  通过观察来自世界研究中心16个不同的气候变化模式，科学家把对雨林的威胁归结于因全球变暖所致的干旱和森林火灾。

• brazil has sophisticated satellite technology, able to pinpoint forest fires and tree-cutting and to predict the weather.

  巴西有精密的卫星技术，可以準确指出森林火灾和盗伐树木，并且预告天气。

• however, we should also take into consideration that the article is mainly discussing fire incidence and occurence, meaning number of fires and not the size of emissions.

  不过，我们还应该考虑到，这篇文章讨论的主题是火灾发生率，也就是火灾的数量，而不是排放的规模。

• likewise, the giant sequoia redwoods of coastal california rely on periodic fires to thin out the competition and clear the ground and canopy ready for new growth.

  同样，加利福尼亚沿岸的红杉林也依靠周期性的火灾来减少物种间的竞争，并为植物的新生清理地面和树荫。

相似词

conflagration大火；快速燃烧；突发；沖突

holocaust大屠杀；毁灭

inferno阴间，地狱