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BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM

fire /faɪə/ (firing,fired,fires)

1. N-UNCOUNT Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning. 火
They saw a big flash and a huge ball of fire reaching hundreds of feet into the sky. 他们看到一道强光和一个巨大的火球直冲天空达几百英尺。
2. N-VAR Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things. 火灾
87 people died in a fire at the Happy Land Social Club. 87人死于乐土社交俱乐部的火灾中。
A forest fire is sweeping across portions of north Maine this evening. 今天傍晚一场森林大火正席卷着缅因州北部的部分地区。
3. N-COUNT A fire is a burning pile of wood, coal, or other fuel that you make, for example, to use for heat, light, or cooking. 炉火
There was a fire in the grate. 壁炉里烧着火。
4. N-COUNT A fire is a device that uses electricity or gas to give out heat and warm a room. 电炉; 煤气炉[英国英语]
5. V-T When a pot or clay object is fired, it is heated at a high temperature in a special oven, as part of the process of making it. 烧制
After the pot is dipped in this mixture, it is fired. 这个壶在混合料里浸过之后，就进行烧制。
6. V-I When the engine of a motor vehicle fires, an electrical spark is produced which causes the fuel to burn and the engine to work. (引擎等) 点火
The engine fired and we moved off. 引擎点火后我们就开走了。
7. V-T If you fire someone with enthusiasm, you make them feel very enthusiastic. If you fire someone's imagination, you make them feel interested and excited. 激发
...the potential to fire the imagination of an entire generation. …激发整整一代人的想像力的潜能。
It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion. 是艾伦满怀激情地激发了这次对抗。
8. PHRASE If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning. 起火
The blast caused several buildings to catch fire. 爆炸导致了几个建筑物起火。
9. PHRASE If something is on fire, it is burning and being damaged or destroyed by an uncontrolled fire. 着火; 在燃烧
The captain radioed that the ship was on fire. 船长发无线电报说船着火了。
10. PHRASE If you set fire to something or if you set it on fire, you start it burning in order to damage or destroy it. 放火烧
They set fire to vehicles outside that building. 他们放火烧了那幢楼外的车辆。
11. to have irons in the fire→see iron
12. like a house on fire→see house
13. where there's smoke there's fire→see smoke

SHOOTING OR ATTACKING

fire /faɪə/ (firing,fired,fires)

PHRASE
1. V-T/V-I If someone fires a gun or a bullet, or if they fire, a bullet is sent from a gun that they are using. 开 (枪); (枪) 开火
Seven people were wounded when soldiers fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds. 有7人在士兵们发射橡皮子弹驱散人群时受了伤。
2. firingN-UNCOUNT 射击
The firing continued even while the protestors were fleeing. 即使在抗议者逃离时，枪击仍在继续。
3. V-T If you fire an arrow, you send it from a bow. 射 (箭)
He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest. 他把箭射进森林中的一片空地。
4. V-T If you fire questions at someone, you ask them a lot of questions very quickly, one after another. 连珠炮似地提出 (问题)
They were bombarded by more than 100 representatives firing questions on pollution. 他们遭到了一百多位代表就污染问题连珠炮似的发问。
5. N-UNCOUNT You can use fire to refer to the shots fired from a gun or guns. 枪击; 炮火
His car was raked with fire from automatic weapons. 他的汽车遭到了自动武器炮火的扫射。
6. PHRASE If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting. 停止射击; 等待射击
Devereux ordered his men to hold their fire until the ships got closer. 德弗罗命令他的士兵等船驶近了再开火。
7. PHRASE If you are in the line of fire, you are in a position where someone is aiming their gun at you. If you move into their line of fire, you move into a position between them and the thing they were aiming at. (枪炮的) 发射线
He cheerfully blows away any bad guy stupid enough to get in his line of fire. 他兴高采烈地将那些蠢得跑进他发射线内的任何坏蛋炸死。
8. PHRASE If you open fire on someone, you start shooting at them. 开火
Then without warning, the troops opened fire on the crowd. 接着，在没有警告的情况下，军队向人群开了火。
9. PHRASE If you return fire or you return someone's fire, you shoot back at someone who has shot at you. 还击
The soldiers returned fire after being attacked. 士兵们在受到攻击之后进行了还击。
10. PHRASE If you come under fire or are under fire, someone starts shooting at you. 遭到炮火袭击
The Belgians fell back as the infantry came under fire. 比利时人在步兵部队遭到炮火袭击时撤退了。
11. PHRASE If you come under fire from someone or are under fire, they criticize you strongly. 受到严厉批评
The president's plan first came under fire from critics who said he hadn't included enough spending cuts. 总统的计划首先受到了反对者们的猛烈抨击，他们说他没有把足够的费用削减包含在内。