| 词组 | fire |
| 释义 | fire [fired, fired, firing] fire away fire away! spoken informal used to tell someone that you are ready for them to begin asking you questions or speaking about something: ▪ "Do you mind if I ask you something, Woody?" "Fire away." ■ SIMILAR TO: shoot! spoken informal fire back fire back to quickly and angrily answer a question or remark + at ▪ The Japanese government has fired back at its critics. fire off 1. fire off sth • fire sth off to fire a bullet, bomb etc into the air: ▪ The terrorists fired off several shots into the air.. fire off a gun ▪ The Mexicans have a tradition of firing off guns to welcome in the new year. 2. fire off sth • fire sth off to quickly write and send a letter or message to someone, especially an angry one protesting about something: ▪ I fired off another furious e-mail to the editor. ▪ The United States fired off a harshly-worded protest, calling for international action. fire up 1. fire up sb • fire sb up usually passive to make someone become very excited, interested, or angry: ▪ By the time we went into the contest we were all fired up with enthusiasm. ▪ Uncle George always had terrific stories that fired up our imagination. ▪ It was alarming the way she got so fired up about small things. 2. fire up sth • fire sth up informal, especially AmE to make something start to burn, for example a cigarette or something you are going to cook on: ▪ Millions of Americans are preparing to fire up their barbecues on Labor Day weekend ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑light up 3. fire up sth • fire sth up informal, especially AmE to make an engine, computer etc start to work: ▪ Mercer fires up the 52 horsepower engine and lifts off from the main runway. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑start up |
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