and that fool, Horst, aimed a fire extinguisher at me.
但那个傻瓜霍斯特把灭火器对准了我。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 95 A fantasy
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
extinguisher
[ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃɚ]
n. 熄火者;消火者;消火器;熄火器;
💡 ex(out)+ting(prick)+uish(动词后缀)+er(名词后缀)→灭火器；消灭者
"Jack was not exactly popular after the incident with the fire - extinguisher."
灭火器事件以后大家就一点也不喜欢杰克了.
近义：extintor
n. 愚人，傻瓜;受骗者;有癖好的人;受愚弄的人;
vt. 愚弄，欺骗;浪费，虚度;闹笑话;游手好闲;
vi. 开玩笑;欺骗;戏弄;
adj. 愚蠢的;傻的;
"Don't be such a bloody fool."
别像个大傻瓜似的。
近义：hoax, hoodwink, humbug, inveigle, outmaneuver, bamboozle
n. 火，燃烧物;火灾;射击，发射;热情;
vt.& vi. 开火，射击;燃烧;引爆炸药;充满热情;
vt. <口>解雇;射（箭）;激励;射出（子弹）;
"They set fire to the city and massacred all the inhabitants."
他们放火烧了这座城市,而且屠杀了所有的居民.
近义：sack, suspend, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier
反义：recruit, retain, contract, employ, engage