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fire

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fire1 /faɪə $ faɪr/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  flames that destroy things 毁坏东西的火焰 [countableC, uncountableU]FIRE uncontrolled flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage things 火；失火，火灾
 The warehouse was completely destroyed by fire.
仓库全给烧毁了。
 Thirty people died in a fire in downtown Chicago.
30人死于芝加哥市中心的一场火灾。
 Police think that the fire was started deliberately.
警方认为有人故意纵火。
 Rioters set fire to a whole row of stores (=made them start burning).
暴徒纵火焚烧了一整排商店。
non fire (=burning)
n Within minutes, the entire building was on fire.
n Grammar
✗ Don’t say: in fire
→4  See picture of 见图 fire
2  flames for heating/cooking etc 取暖/烹饪等用的火 [countableC]FIRE burning material used to heat a room, cook food etc, or get rid of things you do not want 炉火，灶火
 You put up the tent and I’ll make a fire.
你搭帐篷，我来生火。
 Can you help me light the fire?
你帮我点火好吗？
 The fire has almost gone out (=stopped burning).
火差不多灭了。
 They all sat around the camp fire, singing songs.
他们全都坐在篝火旁唱歌。
 The fire was still smouldering in the grate (=there was a little smoke and it had almost stopped burning).
炉膛里仍有余火。
by the fire/in front of the fire 坐到炉火前面来。
 Come and sit by the fire.
坐到炉火前面来。
 They dried their clothes in front of an open fire.
他们在明火前烘衣服。
3  heating equipment 取暖设备 [countableC] British EnglishBrEDHF a machine that produces heat to warm a room, using gas or electricity as power 取暖器，暖气装置
 a gas fire
煤气取暖器
 an electric fire
电取暖器
turn the fire on/off
 Turn on the fire, I’m cold.
开取暖器吧，我冷。
turn the fire up/down (=make it hotter or colder) 开大/关小取暖器
4  shooting 射击 [uncountableU]SHOOT shots fired from a gun, especially many guns at the same time 射击，火力
 Troops opened fire on (=started shooting at) the demonstrators.
军队朝示威人群开枪。
 These women did vital work, often under enemy fire.
这些女性的工作至关重要，而且往往是在敌人的炮火之下。
 The rebels agreed to hold their fire (=not shoot).
叛乱分子同意停止射击。
→ be in the line of fire at line1(35)
5  BE ATTACKED 遭受攻击be/come under fire 
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，铁路方面主管人员受到猛烈抨击。
b) to be shot at 遭枪击
be/come under fire from
 Our patrol came under fire from rooftop gunmen.
我们的巡逻队遭到了屋顶枪手的射击。
Examples from the Corpus
fire from• Sir Derek came under fire from several shareholders.• Patrick is generally regarded as having been an aggressive enforcer of civil-rights laws and often came under fire from conservatives.• He, in turn, came under fire from conservative Republicans in his home state.• Clinton has come under fire from Republicans in Congress who accuse him of doing too little to fight drugs.• Its stance has come under fire from the president of the private sector's wood alliance, Corma.• Grain-based cereal prices already have come under fire from Capitol Hill, with a report in mid-March by Reps.
6  emotion 感情 [uncountableU]EMOTIONAL a very strong emotion that makes you want to think about nothing else 狂热的情感，激情
7  fire in your belly a strong desire to achieve something 雄心壮志，强烈的愿望
Examples from the Corpus
fire in your belly• It stung the back of her throat and fired in her belly.• Three years later, he returned; heavier, slower, but with a new kind of fire in his belly.• You have got the fire in your belly that will make an excellent detective novel.
8. SICK/INJURED 生病的/受伤的be on fire literaryHURT/CAUSE PAIN a part of your body that is on fire feels very painful 〔身体某部位〕火辣辣地疼痛
Examples from the Corpus
be on fire• Here, some bright spark thought Windsor Castle was on fire and called the fire brigade!• He stabbed his chips like a killer and poured beer down his throat as though his guts were on fire.• Miguel opened his door and lunged as though his head were on fire.• They went willingly enough, but their hearts were on fire with jealousy.• It was impossible that these two whose hearts were on fire should be kept apart.• Before long the neighboring houses were on fire too.• They make the skin crawl like it is on fire, even as it is bathed in sweat.• The Steam Laundry was on fire.• If her cheeks had been hot when he arrived, they were on fire now.• Large areas of the forest are reported to be on fire.
9. light a fire under somebody American EnglishAmE spokenWORK THAT somebody DOES to do something that makes someone who is being lazy start doing their work 使某人〔指偷懒者〕加把劲
Examples from the Corpus
light a fire under somebody• They had come in the night and lit a fire under the stage.
10. go through fire (and water) (for somebody) old-fashionedDANGEROUS to do something very difficult and dangerous for someone （为某人）赴汤蹈火
Examples from the Corpus
go through fire (and water) (for somebody)• I would have gone through fire for Peter Docherty.
11. fire and brimstone RRCa phrase describing Hell, used by some religious people 硫磺烈火〔一些宗教人士形容地狱的说法〕
Examples from the Corpus
fire and brimstone• But Geneva rules will apply, except in so far as fire and brimstone will be permitted on a strictly controlled basis.• She responded with some of her fire and brimstone stuff.• At 19 though, he had lost his fire and brimstone and was withdrawn and melancholy.• Reggie White delivered 10 minutes of fire and brimstone, condemning Williams as a devil in a blue-and-white uniform.• Yet for all his proverbial fire and brimstone, my father was not a violent man.
→ ceasefire, → add fuel to the fire/flames at add(9), → fight fire with fire at fight1(18), → get on like a house on fire at house1(11), → hang fire at hang1(12), → play with fire at play1(26), → set the world on fire at world1(26), → there’s no smoke without fire at smoke1(5)
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: uncontrolled flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage things 火；失火，火灾
verbs
start a fire 生火，点火
The fire may have been started by a cigarette.
火灾可能是由一支香烟引起的。
set fire to something/set something on fire (=make something start burning) 点着某物
A candle fell over, setting fire to the curtains.
一支蜡烛倒了，点着了窗帘。
something catches fire (=it starts burning) 某物着火
The boat caught fire and sank.
小船着火沉没了。
put out a fire (also extinguish a fire formal) (=stop a fire burning) 灭火
Firemen successfully extinguished the fire.
消防员成功扑灭了大火。
fight a fire (=try to make a fire stop burning) 救火
Further attempts to fight the fire were abandoned.
放弃了继续救火的尝试。
a fire burns 火燃烧
The fire was burning more strongly every minute.
眼看着火越烧越旺。
a fire breaks out (=it starts suddenly) 失火
A fire broke out in the engine room.
轮机舱失火了。
a fire goes out (=it stops burning) 火熄灭
After several hours, the fire eventually went out.
几个小时后，火终于熄灭了。
a fire rages/blazes (=it burns strongly for a long time over a large area) 大火肆虐
nFires were raging in the forest near Magleby.
a fire spreads 大火蔓延
nThe fire spread to the house next door.
something is damaged/destroyed by fire 某物毁于大火
nThe school was badly damaged by fire.
phrases
be on fire (=be burning) 着火
The whole house was on fire within minutes.
不消几分钟，整幢房子都烧了起来。
bring a fire under control 控制火势
Firefighters took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.
消防员用一个多小时控制住了火势。
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fire
a big/major fire 大火
A big fire was raging at the fuel depot.
油库燃起大火。
a forest fire (=a very large fire in a forest) 森林火灾
nGreece has suffered many forest fires this year.
na brush fire (=a very large fire in an area of grass)
There were frequent brush fires during the hot dry summers.
a house fire (=a fire that starts inside a house) 住宅火灾
nFaulty electrical wiring is being blamed for a house fire.
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: burning material used to heat a room, cook food etc, or get rid of things you do not want 炉火，灶火
nverbs
make/build a fire
He found wood to make a fire.
start/light a fire
It was too damp to light a fire.
put something on the fire
Put another log on the fire.
cook something over a fire
They cooked strips of meat over a wood fire.
a fire smoulders (=a little smoke comes from a fire when it has almost gone out)
The fire was smouldering in the grate.
炉膛里仍有余火。
a fire dies down (=it burns less strongly)
The fire slowly died down.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fire
nan open fire (=a fire in a room that is not inside a stove etc)
Sophie warmed herself by the open fire.
na roaring fire (=a fire that is burning strongly)
I sat by the roaring fire and dried off.
na camp fire (=a fire that you make outside when you are camping)
In the evening we sat around the camp fire.
na coal/wood/log fire
There was a coal fire in the sitting room.
a gas fire 煤气取暖器
nShe lit the gas fire and settled in front of the TV.
na real fire (=one that burns wood or coal)
There was a real fire blazing in the fireplace.
nphrases
the embers of a fire (=pieces of wood, coal etc that have almost been completely burned)
He stared at the glowing embers of the fire.
 THESAURUS
fire flames that burn in an uncontrolled way and destroy or damage things 火灾
In April, a fire at the school destroyed the science block.
四月份,学校的一场大火烧毁了理科大楼。
a forest fire
森林火灾
flames the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air 火焰
The flames from the burning building were lighting up the night sky.
失火大楼上腾起的火焰照亮了夜空。
blaze written a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports 烈火〔尤用于新闻报道〕
Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control.
消防员奋力控制火势。
inferno written an extremely large and dangerous fire which is out of control – used especially in news reports 熊熊烈火，火海〔指难以控制的火势；尤用于新闻报道〕
The entire building was on fire and hundreds of people were trapped in the inferno.
整幢大楼都在燃烧，数百人被困火海。
conflagration /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ formal a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc 大火
The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town.
大火迅速蔓延整个古镇。
Examples from the Corpus
fire• Georg Latzelberger, was destroyed in a forced-landing having been hit by both fighters and A.A. fire.• Eleven people died in a fire in Chicago early Monday.• The most commonly used pumps are submersible electric ones that pump out water through what looks like a fire hose.• The old man lit a fire in the stove of the front room.• The ship was hit by fire from a German plane.• We noticed that the enemy fire was now being directed at our part of the field.• A forest fire had been raging in the south and the sky in that direction had a deep red glow.• There was a sudden burst of machine gun fire.• There's nothing more comforting than a blazing log fire.• The rebel musketry fire was pouring... upon our men, who were closing together and rallying under the attack.• Most animals are afraid of fire.• It will not even perish by the flames of fire.• He thought that they would stay there, the track giving them visibility and line of fire.• My feet were on fire after the trek up the mountain.• The three main mast tips suddenly spout fire casting an eerie glow over the ship.• In the evenings the whole family would gather around the fire.• Police believe the fire in the store was started deliberately.• Could you bring in some wood for the fire?• You got the fire way up high.• Investigators say the fire probably broke out in the hotel kitchen.• Winds quickly spread the fire across the valley.• The fire was started by an electrical fault.• The fire quickly spread throughout the building.• When did humans first learn to use fire?
turn the fire on/off• He turned the fire off and sat down on the settee, looking at the woman all the while.
hold ... fire• Hold Fire to keep the shape attached; release it to send it flying.• The church has held them through fire and cholera epidemics since they arrived here with the compliments of the Bishop of London.• She found herself thinking, I have held my fire too long and lost the moment of action.• I held my fire until the enemy was within range.• It held passion and fire, it was a kiss of domination that asked for surrender yet promised surrender in return.• I am going to hold my fire until I see the whites of their eyes.• Thiercelin signalled to the sharpshooters manning the lower windows of the dining-room to hold their fire.• One could see the edges of the iron basket which held the fire.
fire of• Nothing could dampen the fire of his enthusiasm for music.
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fire2 ●●○ S3 W3 verb  
1  shoot 射击 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SHOOT to shoot bullets or bombs 开（枪），开 （炮），发射
2  job 工作LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATION [transitiveT] to force someone to leave their job 开除，解雇 SYN British English sack
3  excite 使激动 [transitiveT]EXCITEDINTERESTED to make someone feel interested in something and excited about it 使充满热情；激发，激励 SYN inspire
4. QUESTIONS 问题fire questions at somebody ASK A QUESTIONto ask someone a lot of questions quickly, often in order to criticize them 对某人提出一连串质问
Examples from the Corpus
fire questions at somebody• The Professor had finished, and Ace and Daak were firing questions at her.• The young man took the seat behind the cold metal desk and began to fire questions at me.
5  wood-fired/gas-fired/coal-fired using wood, gas, or coal as fuel 烧木柴的/烧煤气的/烧煤的
6  clay 黏土 [transitiveT]TIP to bake bricks, clay pots etc in a kiln 〔在窰里〕烧制
7. engine 发动机 [intransitiveI]TTC if a vehicle’s engine fires, the petrol is lit to make the engine work 点火，启动
8  be firing on all cylinders informalCRAZY to be thinking or doing something well, using all your mental abilities and energy 开足马力，全力以赴
Examples from the Corpus
be firing on all cylinders• The latter is a book in which the author is firing on all cylinders.• This company is firing on all cylinders.• Your Reticular Activating System is firing on all cylinders, your cortex is turning somersaults.
n THESAURUS
fire (also dismiss formal) to make someone leave their job, especially because they have done something wrong
He was fired for surfing the Internet during work time.
Harris was caught stealing, and was dismissed from his job.
sack/give somebody the sack British EnglishBrE informal to make someone leave their job, especially because they are not good at it, or because they have done something wrong
Bates was sacked from his job after the team failed to win any games.
His boss gave him the sack for taking too much time off work.
lay somebody off to make a lot of workers, especially workers in a large factory or organization, leave their jobs, because there is not enough work for them to do, or not enough money to pay their wages
3000 car workers have been laid off at the factory in Cleveland.
make somebody redundant British EnglishBrE to make someone leave their job because they are no longer needed
5 staff will be made redundant at the end of this month.
let somebody go to make someone leave their job, Used by employers to avoid saying directly that they are getting rid of people
We’ve had to let two members of staff go.
discharge to make someone leave their job in the army, air force etc
Grant had been discharged from the navy for threatening an officer.
ease somebody out to make someone leave their job in a way that makes it seem as if they have chosen to leave
He had been eased out of office in an attempt to prevent a political crisis.
relieve somebody of their post/position formal to make someone leave their job because they have done something wrong – used especially to avoid saying this directly, and also when the job is a powerful one
The colonel and two other senior officers were relieved of their posts.
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
fire• You're fired!• He regained his balance, took aim, and fired.• Suddenly the car stopped, and the passenger got out and fired a Kalashnikov rifle at the police car.• The company fired a top executive for his role in improper financial dealings.• Not only can he be fired again, but probably he will be fired again.• As soldiers jumped out of the lorries, firing all around, helicopter gunships appeared overhead.• No shot is fired and no further shots may be fired that game - the gun is now useless.• Chapa was fired at the same time as Lozano.• As soon as we crossed the border, enemy troops started firing at us.• The two hapless groups of men now mostly hid, endured, and awaited their opportunity to fire back or escape.• The system has previously undergone six months of preliminary tests in the same Redwood City neighborhood, with officers firing blanks.• Several shots were fired, but no one was injured.• She was fired for serious professional misconduct.• When Max was fired from his job the whole family had to pack up and leave town.• He was just impossible to work with, and in the end they fired him.• During the night the accused fired his air gun out of the window of his first-floor flat.• The police fired into the air to make the crowd break up.• He's getting ready to fire me, she thought.• Kendrick fired three shots at the President's car.
fire bullets/missiles/rockets etc• It had two lids which you closed once you were in, and instead of bullets, it fired rockets.• Police believe the weapon may have been a standard cartridge shotgun, specially adapted to fire bullets.• A gun is known to fire bullets at precisely three hundred and thirty meters per second.• There exist rifles which fire bullets faster than the speed of sound.• The guerrillas still fire rockets from well inside the security perimeter.• Gunshots crackled as police fired bullets into the air.• The device, which used a shotgun modified to fire bullets, was concealed in a wooden box hidden among trees.
be/get fired• After three or four losses, there were rumors that Paul was going to get fired.• And, even after that policy fell, it would be another decade before flight attendants could become pregnant without getting fired.• Not only can he be fired again, but probably he will be fired again.• She knew too much to be fired and she refused to be bought out with money or offers of promotion.• Gas-operated and self-loading from a thirty-round magazine, they could be fired from the shoulder or the hip.• The idea was to enclose the pottery to be fired in a chamber.• Some directory-assistance operators and installation and maintenance employees will be fired, Sheth predicts.• If Anderson does not accept terms at four, the orders are he shall be fired upon.
From Longman Business Dictionary
firefire /faɪəfaɪr/ verb [transitiveT]HUMAN RESOURCES
to dismiss someone from their jobSYN SACK
Lee Iacocca worked his way up to the presidency of Ford Motor Company, from which he was abruptly fired by Henry Ford II.
The government aimed to sell off state assets and fire about 80,000 workers.
fire somebody for something
The airline fired him for being drunk.
Origin fire1
Old English fyr
fire1 noun →n GRAMMAR1 →COLLOCATIONS1
→COLLOCATIONS2 →THESAURUS1fire2 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2
→REGISTER1 →n THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1
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fire

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 1destructive flames火災ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIRE | FIRE + VERB | FIRE + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤big, huge大火▸➤fierce, raging烈火；迅速蔓延的火▸➤serious嚴重的火災▸➤catastrophic, devastating, disastrous災難性的／毀滅性的／損失慘重的大火➤house, kitchen房屋／廚房失火▸➤bush, forest, wild-land (NAmE) 叢林大火；森林火災；荒地火災➤electrical電氣火災VERB + FIRE➤be on起火◇The house is on fire!房子着火了！➤catch着火◇A lantern was knocked over and the barn caught fire.燈籠被打翻了，隨即穀倉着了火。➤cause, set sth on, start引起火災；使⋯着火；點火◇Groups of rioters attacked and set the police headquarters on fire.成群結隊的暴徒襲擊並放火焚燒了警察總局。➤ignite, spark點火◇A missile ignited a fire that burned for three days.一枚導彈引發了大火，燒了 3 天。➤fan煽火◇Strong winds fanned the fire.狂風使火勢愈猛。➤add fuel to, fuel (both figurative) 火上澆油◇Frustrated ambitions can fuel the fire of anger and resentment.志向受挫會加劇一個人的怨怒之火。➤extinguish, put out撲滅火➤douse, smother把火澆滅／悶熄◇The sprinkler system came on and doused the fire.自動噴灑滅火設備啟動後把火澆滅了。➤fight救火◇He joined the crowds of men and women fighting the fire.他加入了救火的人群。➤contain, control控制火勢◇Firefighters struggled to control the fire.消防隊員奮力控制火勢。➤prevent預防火災▸➤be damaged by, be damaged in, be destroyed by, be destroyed in在火災中遭破壞；被大火摧毀◇The factory was destroyed in a fire started by arsonists.工廠被縱火犯放火燒燬了。➤be killed by, be killed in, die in死於火災➤survive在火災中幸免於難FIRE + VERB➤occur火災發生▸➤break out, erupt, start火災突然發生／爆發／出現◇A fire broke out in the mail room.郵件處理間發生了火災。➤go out火熄滅▸➤blaze, burn, rage大火熊熊燃燒／燃燒／肆虐◇The fire burned for three days before it was finally contained.大火燒了 3 天才最終得到控制。➤engulf sb/sth, spread, sweep through sth大火吞噬⋯；火勢蔓延；大火席捲⋯◇In 1925 a disastrous fire swept through the museum.1925 年一場災難性的大火席捲了博物館。➤lick sth, lick at sth大火燒着某物／吞捲某物◇The fire licked the roof of the house.大火燒到房頂了。➤damage sth火災損壞某物▸➤consume sth, destroy sth, gut sth大火吞沒⋯／燒燬⋯／摧毀⋯內部◇The fire gutted the building, leaving just a charred shell.大火燒燬了整幢樓，只剩下一副焦殼。FIRE + NOUN➤safety防火◇legislation related to fire safety與防火相關的法律➤hazard, risk火災隱患◇Foam-filled couches are a serious fire hazard.泡沫填料沙發是火災的一大隱患。➤drill, practice (BrE) 消防演習；防火演習◇We have regular fire drills.我們定期進行消防演習。 (see also fire alarm) ➤brigade, department, service (BrE) 消防隊；消防部門；消防署◇Call the fire brigade / department!快給消防隊／消防部門打電話！➤crew消防人員◇Fire crews arrived and began to fight the flames.消防人員趕到，開始救火。➤chief, commissioner, marshal, officer, official消防隊長／委員會主席／局長／人員／官員▸➤station消防站▸➤engine, truck (NAmE) 消防車▸➤hydrant消防栓▸➤hose, sprinkler消防水帶／噴嘴▸➤extinguisher滅火器▸➤escape太平梯◇The thief got away down the fire escape.小偷順着太平梯下來逃走了。➤door防火門➤damage火災造成的損害◇The building suffered extensive fire damage.這座大樓在火災中遭受了大面積的損壞。➤code (NAmE) 防火規章◇fire code violations違犯防火規章的做法➤prevention火災預防➤season (especially NAmE) 火災易發季節◇In 2008, the fire season started with a huge fire in New Mexico.2008 年的火險季節是以新墨西哥的一場大火開始的。PHRASES➤bring a fire under control控制住火勢◇Firefighters have now managed to bring the fire under control.消防隊員現已設法控制住了火勢。➤set fire to sth放火燒⋯◇Someone had set fire to her car.有人放火燒了她的汽車。
fire

noun²

 2burning fuel for cooking/heating爐火ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIRE | FIRE + VERB | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤blazing, crackling, hot, roaring, warm熊熊爐火；劈啪作響的爐火；炙熱的灶火；溫熱的灶火▸➤dying, smouldering/smoldering快熄滅的／悶燃的爐火➤flickering搖曳的爐火▸➤little小火▸➤open露天的爐火▸➤charcoal, coal, log, oil, wood炭火；煤火；柴火；石油燃燒的火；燒木頭的火➤camp (usually campfire) 篝火➤cooking烹飪用火VERB + FIRE➤build, make生火▸➤kindle, light點火◇Kim had managed to kindle a little fire of dry grass.金想辦法用乾草生了一小堆火。➤feed, poke, stir, stoke, stoke up, tend往火中加⋯；捅火；攪動火；添加燃料撥旺火；照看火◇She fed the fire with the branches next to her.她把身旁的樹枝添加到火裏。◇On cold nights we stoked up the fire to a blaze.寒夜裏我們把火添旺。➤put sth on往火裏添放⋯◇Put some more wood on the fire.往火裏多加點兒木柴。➤cook on, cook over生火做飯◇When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我們遠行狩獵時，喜歡露天生火做飯。FIRE + VERB➤burn爐火燃燒◇Although it was summer a fire burned in the hearth.雖然時值夏天，火爐裏依然燒着火。➤roar火燒得劈啪作響◇A fire roaring in the hearth added warmth to the room.火爐裏的火燒得劈啪作響，給房間裏增添了暖意。➤kindle, light爐火點燃◇We had plenty of dry wood, so the fire lit easily.我們有很多乾木柴，生火很容易。➤die, die down爐火熄滅；爐火漸漸熄滅◇The fire was beginning to die down.爐火開始漸漸熄滅。➤burn itself out, burn out, go out爐火燃盡；爐火熄滅▸➤crackle爐火劈啪作響▸➤glow爐火發光➤flicker爐火搖曳▸➤smoke爐火冒煙◇The fire smoked instead of burning properly.爐火沒有燒起來，而是冒着煙。PHRASES➤the glow from a fire, the glow of a fire火光◇The interior was only lit by the golden glow of the fire.裏面只有金色的爐火照明。
fire

noun³

 3 (especially BrE) apparatus for heating rooms取暖裝置ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIRE | FIRE + VERB ADJECTIVE➤electric, gas電暖氣；煤氣取暖裝置VERB + FIRE➤light, put on, switch on, turn on點燃暖氣；打開暖氣◇Use a match to light the gas fire.劃根火柴點燃煤氣取暖器。➤switch off, turn off關掉取暖器FIRE + VERB➤be off, be on取暖器關了／開着◇Is the fire still on?取暖器還開着嗎？
fire

noun⁴

 4shots from guns射擊ADJECTIVE | ... OF FIRE | VERB + FIRE | FIRE + VERB | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤heavy, withering (especially NAmE) 密集的／逐漸變弱的火力▸➤anti-aircraft, covering, friendly防空火力；掩護火力；友軍炮火◇The commandos pushed forward under the covering fire of their artillery.突擊隊在炮兵的火力掩護下向前推進。◇Several soldiers were killed in friendly fire due to a mistake by allied forces.由於盟軍的失誤，幾名士兵在友軍炮火中喪生。➤enemy, hostile敵軍的／敵意的射擊➤direct, indirect直接／間接射擊➤incoming飛來的子彈➤automatic自動射擊➤rapid速射▸➤artillery, sniper炮火；狙擊火力▸➤cannon, machine-gun, mortar, rifle炮轟；機槍火力；迫擊炮火力；步槍火力... OF FIRE➤burst連發射擊◇a burst of machine-gun fire機槍連發射擊VERB + FIRE➤open開火◇The troops opened fire on the crowd.軍隊向人群開火了。➤return開槍還擊◇She returned fire from behind the low wall.她從矮牆後面開槍回擊。➤exchange互相射擊▸➤cease, hold停止射擊◇'Cease fire!' He yelled.“停止射擊！”他大叫道。◇They were told to hold their fire until the enemy came closer.他們被告知等敵軍逼近點兒再開槍。➤be under, come under遭到射擊；受到攻擊◇We were under constant fire from enemy snipers.我們不斷遭遇敵軍狙擊手的射擊。◇The EU came under fire from the US over its biotech policy. (figurative) 歐盟在生物技術政策上受到美國的抨擊。➤draw吸引火力◇A few soldiers were sent out to draw (= attract) the enemy's fire.幾名士兵被派出去吸引敵方火力。➤avoid, dodge躲避／躲閃射擊FIRE + VERB➤rain down彈雨傾瀉而下◇Enemy fire continued to rain down.敵軍的火力不斷地如彈雨般傾瀉而來。➤hit sb/sth射擊擊中⋯PHRASES➤be in the line of fire處於射程之內◇Unfortunately he was in the line of fire (= between the people shooting and what they were shooting at) and got shot.不幸的是他處在射程之內，結果中彈了。
fire

verb

ADVERB | VERB + FIRE | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤blindly, indiscriminately, randomly, wildly盲目／任意／漫無目標地／胡亂射擊◇She fired blindly into the mass of shadows.她對着大片陰影胡亂射擊。➤directly直接射擊◇A dense volley of missiles was fired directly at the ship.一排密集的導彈直接射向那艘輪船。➤rapidly快速射擊➤continuously, repeatedly連續／重複射擊➤accidentally意外射擊➤accurately準確射擊▸➤wide偏離目標射擊◇Whitlock purposely fired wide.惠特洛克故意射偏了。➤back回射▸➤off射出◇They fired off a volley of shots.他們射出一梭子彈。VERB + FIRE➤be ready to準備射擊◇He grabbed the shotgun, ready to fire if anyone entered.他抓起獵槍，準備好有人進來就隨時開槍。➤order sb to命令某人開槍◇He ordered the troops to fire over the heads of the crowd.他命令部隊向人群上方開槍。PREPOSITION➤at對準⋯射擊◇She fired a revolver at her attacker.她用左輪手槍向襲擊她的人射擊。➤into槍炮打向◇He fired the gun into the air.他朝天鳴槍。➤on, upon對着⋯射擊◇The police fired on protesters in the square.警察向廣場上的抗議者開槍。
IELTS BNC: 693 COCA: 653
fire verb
⇨ fire (fire sb from their job) ⇨ shoot (fire a gun)fire noun
⇨ fire 1 (destroyed by fire) ⇨ fire 2 (Get warm by the fire.) ⇨ energy 2 (eyes full of fire) ⇨ heating (a gas fire) ⇨ be on fire ⇨ burn verb 1 ⇨ set fire to sth/set sth on fire ⇨ light verb 1 ⇨ open fire ⇨ shoot verbfire1

noun

 destroyed by fire 毁于火灾Get warm by the fire. 在炉火边取暖。fire ♦︎ flames ♦︎ blaze ♦︎ combustion ♦︎ infernoThese are all words for the flames, light and heat that are produced when sth burns, especially when they are out of control. 这些词均表示火、火灾。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) raging fire / flames / inferno◆to start a fire / blaze◆to fight / tackle / contain / control / put out / extinguish a fire / the flames / a blaze◆to bring a fire / blaze under control◆to douse a fire / the flames◆to escape (from) a fire / the flames / a blaze / an inferno◆to fan the fire / the flames◆a fire / flames / an inferno rages / rage◆a fire / flames / a blaze spreads / spread◆a fire / blaze breaks out / starts◆a fire / flames roars / roar■ fire [uncountable, countable] the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when sth burns; fire that is out of control and destroys buildings, trees or other things 火；失火；火灾◆Most animals are afraid of fire.大多数动物怕火。◆The car was now on fire.小轿车着火了。◆Several youths had set fire to the police car (= had made it start burning).几个年轻人纵火焚烧警车。◆These thatched roofs frequently catch fire (= start to burn).这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。◆It took several days to bring the forest fires under control.花了好几天才控制住森林大火。■ flames [plural] the hot bright streams of burning gas that come from sth that is on fire 火焰；火舌◆The flames were leaping higher and higher.熊熊火焰越蹿越高。◆The building was in flames (= was burning).大楼失火了。◆The plane burst into flames (= suddenly began burning).飞机突然燃烧起来。◆Everything went up in flames (= was destroyed by fire).一切都毁于大火了。■ blaze [countable, usually singular] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) a very large fire, especially a dangerous one 烈火；大火◆Five people died in the blaze.五人葬身火海。◆Firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze.消防队员奉召前来救火。ⓘ Blaze is a dramatic word which is often used in newspapers, especially in headlines, to catch the attention of the reader. * blaze是个感情强烈的词，常用于报章，尤其是标题中，以吸引读者的注意◆Two die in pub blaze.两人葬身酒吧火海。   see also blaze ⇨ burn verb 1 ■ combustion kəmˈbʌstʃən [uncountable] (technical 术语) the process of burning; a chemical process in which substances combine with the oxygen in the air to produce heat and light 燃烧；燃烧过程◆Poisonous gases are produced during fossil fuel combustion.化石燃料在燃烧过程中会产生有毒气体。■ inferno ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ; NAmE ɪnˈfɜːrnoʊ(plural infernos) [countable, usually singular] (written, especially journalism 尤用于新闻) a very large dangerous fire that is out of control 无法控制的大火◆The flames quickly turned the house into a raging inferno.烈焰很快将房子变成了熊熊火海。ⓘ Inferno is a dramatic word that is often used to make literary texts or newspaper stories seem more powerful. * inferno是个感情强烈的词，常用在文学文本或新闻报道中，使文字更有力度。fire2

noun

 destroyed by fire 毁于火灾Get warm by the fire. 在炉火边取暖。fire ♦︎ bonfire ♦︎ campfireThese are all words for a pile of burning fuel such as wood or coal. 这些词均表示炉火、灶火、篝火。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a blazing fire / bonfire / campfire◆to build / make / light a fire / bonfire / campfire◆to throw / put sth on a fire / bonfire / campfire◆to put out a fire / bonfire / campfire◆to sit / gather round / around a fire / bonfire / campfire◆a fire / bonfire / campfire burns■ fire [countable] a pile of burning fuel, such as wood or coal, used for cooking food or heating a room 炉火；灶火◆Come and get warm by the fire.来，到炉火边来取暖。◆We sat in front of a roaring fire.我们坐在熊熊的炉火前。ⓘ A roaring/blazing fire is a large fire that sb has lit in a room in order to make the room warm and comfortable. A raging fire is a fire that has started by accident and is out of control. * roaring/blazing fire指在房间里燃起的熊熊炉火，使房间变得温暖舒适。raging fire指意外失火导致的无法控制的熊熊大火。■ bonfire ˈbɒnfaɪə(r); NAmE ˈbɑːnfaɪər [countable] a large outdoor fire for burning waste or as part of a celebration 大火堆；篝火◆There will be a bonfire and a firework display.将会点燃篝火，还会有烟火表演。◆What are you doing for Bonfire Night (= a festival in Britain on 5 November)?你在篝火之夜有什么庆祝活动？■ campfire ˈkæmpfaɪə(r) [countable] an outdoor fire made by people who are sleeping outside or living in a tent 营火；篝火◆We sat around the campfire telling stories and singing.我们围坐在营火边讲故事、唱歌。fire

verb

fire ♦︎ lay sb off ♦︎ dismiss ♦︎ sack ♦︎ axe ♦︎ make sb redundant ♦︎ let sb go ♦︎ discharge ♦︎ give sb/get the sackThese words all mean to officially remove sb from their job. 这些词均表示解雇、免职、开除。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to fire sb / lay sb off / dismiss sb / sack sb / make sb redundant / discharge sb / get the sack from a job◆to fire sb / dismiss sb / sack sb / give sb the sack for sth◆to fire / lay off / dismiss / sack / axe staff / workers / employees◆to make staff / workers / employees redundant◆to let staff / employees go◆to make jobs / posts / positions redundant◆to axe jobs / posts / positions◆to get fired / laid off / dismissed / sacked / made redundant◆to be unfairly / summarily fired / dismissed / sacked◆to be wrongfully fired / dismissed■ fire [transitive, often passive] (NAmE or rather informal, BrE) to officially remove sb from their job 解雇；免职；开除◆We had to fire him for dishonesty.他不诚实，我们不得不开除他。◆She got fired from her first job.她第一份工作就被解雇了。◆He was responsible for hiring and firing employees.他负责招聘和辞退员工。 OPP hire ⇨ employ ■ ˌlay sb ˈoff

phrasal verb

(laid, laid) [often passive] to stop employing sb, often for a temporary period, because there is not enough work for them to do （因工作不多而暂时）解雇◆200 workers at the factory have been laid off.工厂里已有200个工人下岗。 OPP take sb on ⇨ employ   see also lay-off ⇨ unemployment ■ dismiss [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to officially remove sb from their job 解雇；免职；开除◆She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her position.她声称自己被无理解雇。ⓘ Dismiss is the preferred term used in legal contexts, especially in the phrase unfairly/wrongfully dismissed. 在法律语境中一般用dismiss，尤用于短语unfairly/wrongfully dismissed（无理／非法解雇）。 OPP appoint ⇨ appoint   see also dismissal ⇨ unemployment ■ sack [transitive, often passive] (especially BrE, informal) to dismiss sb from a job, usually because they have done sth wrong （通常因其过失）解雇，炒鱿鱼◆She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays.她因拒绝在星期天上班被炒了鱿鱼。   see also sacking ⇨ unemployment ■ axe (BrE) (NAmE ax) [transitive, usually passive] (journalism 新闻) to remove sb from their job 解雇；开除◆300 jobs are to be axed at a local chemical works.当地一家化工厂要削减300个职位。◆Jones has been axed from the team.琼斯已被开除出队。ⓘ Axe is used especially in journalism when a large number of people are made redundant at the same time; it is more usual to talk about the jobs being axed, rather than the people. * axe尤用于新闻报道中，指同时解雇大批人员；axe的宾语常常是jobs，而不是人。■ ˌmake sb reˈdundant

phrase

(made, made) [usually passive] (BrE) to remove sb from their job because there is no more work available for them （因没有工作可做）解雇，裁员◆She was made redundant from her job.她成为冗员而被解雇。◆A further five senior posts are to be made redundant.还有五个高级职位要被裁撤。ⓘ Officially, it is jobs or posts that become redundant, not the people who hold them; in practice it is more common to talk about people being made redundant. 严格来说，变得多余、要被削减的是工作(job)或职位(post)，而非任职者；但实际上，这种说法较常用sb作宾语，且多用被动语态的sb be made redundant。   see also redundant ⇨ unemployed , redundancy ⇨ unemployment ■ ˌlet sb ˈgo

idiom

(letting, let, let)to make sb have to leave their job 解雇；开除◆They're having to let 100 employees go because of falling profits.由于利润下降他们将不得不减员100人。ⓘ Let sb go is used as a gentler way of saying fire, sack or make sb redundant. * let sb go是fire、sack或make sb redundant的较为温和的说法。■ discharge dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ; NAmE dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to give sb official permission to leave a job or a position in the army; to make sb leave a job or a position in the army 准许（某人）退伍；把（某人）从部队开除◆He was discharged from the army following his injury.他受伤后就退伍了。◆She was discharged from the police force for bad conduct.她因行为不轨被逐出警察队伍。   see also discharge ⇨ unemployment noun ■ ˌgive sb the ˈsack■ ˌget the ˈsack

idiom

(gave, given; getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten) (especially BrE, informal) to sack sb; to be sacked 让某人卷铺盖；被炒鱿鱼◆I've never had to give anyone the sack.我从不用解雇人。◆He got the sack from his last job.他干上一份工作时被炒了鱿鱼。NOTE 辨析 Sack or give sb the sack? Sack can sound more sudden or dramatic than give sb the sack, and is used more by journalists. Give sb the sack is more frequent in everyday spoken English. 与give sb the sack相比，sack听起来较为突然或富有戏剧性，较常为新闻记者所用。give sb the sack多用于日常口语中。
IELTS BNC: 693 COCA: 653

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