ire
n
1 [U] burning that produces light and heat 火; 火焰; 燃烧
man's discovery of fire 人类对火的发现.
2
(a) [U] destructive burning 火灾; 失火
Have you insured your house against fire? 你的房子保火险了没有?
(b) [C] instance of this 火灾; 失火: forest fires 森林火灾
a fire in the warehouse 仓库失火.
3
(a) [C] burning fuel in a grate, furnace, etc for cooking food or heating a room 炉火: make/build a fire 生火
lay a fire, ie put paper, wood, etc together for a fire, usu in a grate 准备生火
a blazing/roaring fire 炽烈的[熊熊的]火.
(b) [C] apparatus for heating rooms, etc 取暖装置
a gas/electric fire 煤气[电]暖炉. Cf 参看 heater (heat2), stove 2.
4 [U] shooting from guns 开火(枪炮的射击)
The soldiers kept up a steady fire. 士兵们不停地射击.
return sb's fire, ie shoot back at sb 用枪炮向某人还击.
5 [U] strong emotion; angry or excited feeling; enthusiasm 激情; 愤怒或激动的感情; 热情
His speech lacked fire, ie was uninspiring. 他的讲话缺乏热情.
6 (idm 习语) a ball of fire => ball1. a baptism of fire => baptism. between two `fires being shot at from two directions 腹背受敌(受到两面夹攻). catch fire => catch1. draw sb's fire => draw2. the fat is in the fire => fat2. ,fire and `brimstone torture suffered in Hell as a result of God's anger 因触怒上帝在地狱中遭受的煎熬
(fig 比喻) She was breathing fire and brimstone, ie was furiously angry. 她火冒三丈. ,fire and `sword (fml 文) burning and killing, esp in war 杀人放火(尤指於战争中). get on like a house on fire => house1. go through ,fire and `water (for sb/sth) endure great hardship and danger (for sb/sth) (为某人[某事物])冒极大危险及忍受巨大苦难, 赴汤蹈火. hang fire => hang1. have, etc many irons in the fire => iron1. heap coals of fire on sb's head => heapv. hold one's `fire stop shooting (for a period of time) 停止射击(一段时间) make up a `fire add wood, coal, etc to a fire to make it burn more strongly 在火上加木柴、 煤等使其燃烧更旺. no smoke without fire => smoke1. on `fire
(a) burning 燃烧
The house is on fire! 房子著火了!
(b) (fig 比喻) burning with emotion, passion or sensation 感情激动的; 激情冲动的. open fire => open2. out of the frying-pan into the fire => frying-pan (fry1). play with `fire take foolish anddangerous risks 玩火(进行愚蠢的冒险). set fire to sth/set sth on fire cause sth to start burning 使某物开始燃烧; 放火. (not/never) set the `Thameson fire (not) do sth remarkable (不)做惊人之举
He's a good student, but he won't ever set the Thames on fire. 他是好学生, 但也绝成不了大器. set the world on fire => world. under `fire
(a) being shot at 遭到射击
come under intense fire 受到枪炮猛烈攻击.
(b) (fig 比喻) being criticized severely 受到严厉批评
The government is under fire from all sides on its economic policy. 政府在经济政策上受到各方的严厉批评.
fire v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (at sb/sth); ~ (sth) into sth shoot with a gun (at sb/sth); shoot (a bullet) from a gun; shoot a bullet from (a gun) 用枪炮(向某人[某物])射击; 从枪中射出(子弹); 从(枪)中射出子弹
`Fire!' ordered the captain. `开火!'上尉命令道.
The officer ordered his men to fire (at the enemy). 军官命令士兵(向敌人)射击.
The police fired (several rubber bullets) into the crowd. 警察向人群射击(数发橡皮子弹).
This weapon fires anti-aircraft missiles. 这种武器是发射防空导...
🔁 扩展释义
*['faiә]n. 火, 炉火, 电炉, 火灾, 闪光体, 炮火, 热情vt. 点燃, 烧制, 使发光, 激动, 放枪, 解雇vi. 着火, 烧火, 开枪, 射击, 激动【医】 发热; 火相关词组: go through fire and water hold fire on fire on the fire set fire to... set...on fire under fire fire out fire up