英语词汇fire的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

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fire1 /faɪə $ faɪr/ noun 1. flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage thingsadjectivesa big/major/serious fire The house was destroyed by a big fire.a small fire It was only a small fire and we quickly put it out.nouns + firea forest fire (=a very large fire in a forest) There have been a lot of forest fires this summer in Greece.a brush fire/bush fire (=a very large fire in a wild area of bushes and small trees) There were frequent brush fires during the hot dry summers.a house fire (=a fire that starts inside a house) Faulty electrical wiring is being blamed for a house fire.verbs + firestart a fire The fire may have been started by a cigarette.set fire to sth/set sth on fire (=make something start burning) A candle fell over, setting fire to the curtains.sth catches fire (=starts burning) The boat caught fire and sank.put out a fire also extinguish a fire formal (=stop a fire burning) Firefighters successfully extinguished the fire.fight a fire (=try to make a fire stop burning) Further attempts to fight the fire were abandoned.die in a fire He died in a fire two years ago.fire + verbsa fire burns The fire was burning more strongly every minute.a fire breaks out (=starts suddenly) A fire broke out in the engine room.a fire goes out (=stops burning) After several hours, the fire eventually went out.a fire rages/blazes (=burns strongly for a long time over a large area) Fires were raging in the forest near Magleby.a fire spreads The fire spread to the house next door.a fire destroys/damages sth The school was badly damaged by fire.fire + nounsthe fire brigade/service BrE the fire department AmE (=the organization that works to prevent fires and stop them burning) Someone had seen the smoke and called the fire brigade.a fire fighter/firefighter (=someone whose job is to stop fires burning) Firefighters rescued ten people from the burning building.a fire engine also a fire truck AmE (=a large vehicle used by firefighters) The fire engine arrived within a few minutes.a fire station (=a building where firefighters are based) The nearest fire station is over 20 kilometres away.a fire extinguisher (=a metal container with water or chemicals in it, used for stopping small fires) He grabbed a fire extinguisher and put the fire out.a fire alarm (=a piece of equipment that makes a loud noise to warn people of a fire in a building) When the fire alarm went off, we all went outside.a fire escape (=metal stairs on the outside of a tall building that people can use to escape if there is a fire) They rushed down the fire escape.phrasesbe on fire (=be burning) The whole house was on fire within minutes.bring a fire under control Firefighters took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.THESAURUS: fire flames the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air: The flames from the burning building were lighting up the night sky. | The flames shot up into the air. | Flames were coming from one of the plane's engines. blaze written a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports: Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control. | The house was badly damaged in the blaze. inferno written an extremely large and dangerous fire which is out of control – used especially in news reports: The entire building was on fire and hundreds of people were trapped in the inferno. | He was lucky to escape from the raging inferno just in time. conflagration formal a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc: The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town.2. burning material used to heat a room, cook food etc, or get rid of things you do not wantadjectivesan open fire (=a fire in a room that is not inside a stove etc) Sophie warmed herself by the open fire.a (nice) warm fire There was a nice warm fire burning in the fireplace.a roaring/blazing fire (=one that is burning strongly) I sat by the roaring fire and dried off.a real fire (=one that burns wood or coal) There was a real fire blazing in the fireplace.nouns + firea coal/wood/log/gas fire He was sitting in front of a big log fire. | She lit the gas fire and settled in front of the TV. Campfire is written as one word.verbs + firemake/build a fire He found wood to make a fire.start/light a fire She struck a match and lit the fire.stoke a fire (=put more wood or coal on it) I stoked the fire and boiled some water.put sth on the fire Put another log on the fire.cook sth over a fire They cooked strips of meat over a wood fire.fire + verbsa fire burns/blazes A fire was burning merrily in the sitting room.a fire smoulders BrE a fire smolders AmE (=a little smoke comes from a fire when it has almost gone out) The fire was smouldering in the grate and the room was getting cold.a fire dies down (=it burns less strongly) The fire slowly died down.prepositionsby/in front of the fire Vernon was sitting in his armchair by the fire.phrasesthe embers of a fire (=pieces of wood, coal etc that have almost been completely burned) He stared at the glowing embers of the fire.

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fire2 /faɪə $ faɪr/ verb 1. to shoot bullets or bombsnounsfire a gun/weapon I heard the sound of a gun being fired.fire a bullet He fired three bullets, all of which missed their target.fire a rocket Guerrillas fired five rockets at the capital yesterday, killing 23 people.prepositions/adverbsfire at sb The troops started firing at the enemy.fire bullets/shots/rockets etc at sb The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered.fire into a crowd Soldiers started firing into the crowd in order to try to stop the demonstration.fire on sb (=fire at a group of people) They had fired on an unarmed group of protesters.fire back The rebels fired back, killing several government soldiers. 2. to make someone leave their job, especially because they have done something wrong: He was fired for being late. You're fired.THESAURUS: fire dismiss formal to fire someone: Harris was caught stealing, and was dismissed from his job. sack sb/give sb the sack BrE 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. | You're sacked. lay sb 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: 3,000 car workers have been laid off at the factory in Cleveland. make sb redundant BrE to make someone leave their job because they are no longer needed: A hundred staff will be made redundant at the end of this month. let sb 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. | I'm sorry but we are going to have to let you 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 sb 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 sb 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.

词组	fire
释义	noun \| verb fire1 /faɪə $ faɪr/ noun 1. flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage thingsadjectivesa big/major/serious fire The house was destroyed by a big fire.a small fire It was only a small fire and we quickly put it out.nouns + firea forest fire (=a very large fire in a forest) There have been a lot of forest fires this summer in Greece.a brush fire/bush fire (=a very large fire in a wild area of bushes and small trees) There were frequent brush fires during the hot dry summers.a house fire (=a fire that starts inside a house) Faulty electrical wiring is being blamed for a house fire.verbs + firestart a fire The fire may have been started by a cigarette.set fire to sth/set sth on fire (=make something start burning) A candle fell over, setting fire to the curtains.sth catches fire (=starts burning) The boat caught fire and sank.put out a fire also extinguish a fire formal (=stop a fire burning) Firefighters successfully extinguished the fire.fight a fire (=try to make a fire stop burning) Further attempts to fight the fire were abandoned.die in a fire He died in a fire two years ago.fire + verbsa fire burns The fire was burning more strongly every minute.a fire breaks out (=starts suddenly) A fire broke out in the engine room.a fire goes out (=stops burning) After several hours, the fire eventually went out.a fire rages/blazes (=burns strongly for a long time over a large area) Fires were raging in the forest near Magleby.a fire spreads The fire spread to the house next door.a fire destroys/damages sth The school was badly damaged by fire.fire + nounsthe fire brigade/service BrE the fire department AmE (=the organization that works to prevent fires and stop them burning) Someone had seen the smoke and called the fire brigade.a fire fighter/firefighter (=someone whose job is to stop fires burning) Firefighters rescued ten people from the burning building.a fire engine also a fire truck AmE (=a large vehicle used by firefighters) The fire engine arrived within a few minutes.a fire station (=a building where firefighters are based) The nearest fire station is over 20 kilometres away.a fire extinguisher (=a metal container with water or chemicals in it, used for stopping small fires) He grabbed a fire extinguisher and put the fire out.a fire alarm (=a piece of equipment that makes a loud noise to warn people of a fire in a building) When the fire alarm went off, we all went outside.a fire escape (=metal stairs on the outside of a tall building that people can use to escape if there is a fire) They rushed down the fire escape.phrasesbe on fire (=be burning) The whole house was on fire within minutes.bring a fire under control Firefighters took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.THESAURUS: fire flames the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air: The flames from the burning building were lighting up the night sky. \| The flames shot up into the air. \| Flames were coming from one of the plane's engines. blaze written a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports: Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control. \| The house was badly damaged in the blaze. inferno written an extremely large and dangerous fire which is out of control – used especially in news reports: The entire building was on fire and hundreds of people were trapped in the inferno. \| He was lucky to escape from the raging inferno just in time. conflagration formal a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc: The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town.2. burning material used to heat a room, cook food etc, or get rid of things you do not wantadjectivesan open fire (=a fire in a room that is not inside a stove etc) Sophie warmed herself by the open fire.a (nice) warm fire There was a nice warm fire burning in the fireplace.a roaring/blazing fire (=one that is burning strongly) I sat by the roaring fire and dried off.a real fire (=one that burns wood or coal) There was a real fire blazing in the fireplace.nouns + firea coal/wood/log/gas fire He was sitting in front of a big log fire. \| She lit the gas fire and settled in front of the TV. Campfire is written as one word.verbs + firemake/build a fire He found wood to make a fire.start/light a fire She struck a match and lit the fire.stoke a fire (=put more wood or coal on it) I stoked the fire and boiled some water.put sth on the fire Put another log on the fire.cook sth over a fire They cooked strips of meat over a wood fire.fire + verbsa fire burns/blazes A fire was burning merrily in the sitting room.a fire smoulders BrE a fire smolders AmE (=a little smoke comes from a fire when it has almost gone out) The fire was smouldering in the grate and the room was getting cold.a fire dies down (=it burns less strongly) The fire slowly died down.prepositionsby/in front of the fire Vernon was sitting in his armchair by the fire.phrasesthe embers of a fire (=pieces of wood, coal etc that have almost been completely burned) He stared at the glowing embers of the fire. noun \| verb fire2 /faɪə $ faɪr/ verb 1. to shoot bullets or bombsnounsfire a gun/weapon I heard the sound of a gun being fired.fire a bullet He fired three bullets, all of which missed their target.fire a rocket Guerrillas fired five rockets at the capital yesterday, killing 23 people.prepositions/adverbsfire at sb The troops started firing at the enemy.fire bullets/shots/rockets etc at sb The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered.fire into a crowd Soldiers started firing into the crowd in order to try to stop the demonstration.fire on sb (=fire at a group of people) They had fired on an unarmed group of protesters.fire back The rebels fired back, killing several government soldiers. 2. to make someone leave their job, especially because they have done something wrong: He was fired for being late. You're fired.THESAURUS: fire dismiss formal to fire someone: Harris was caught stealing, and was dismissed from his job. sack sb/give sb the sack BrE 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. \| You're sacked. lay sb 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: 3,000 car workers have been laid off at the factory in Cleveland. make sb redundant BrE to make someone leave their job because they are no longer needed: A hundred staff will be made redundant at the end of this month. let sb 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. \| I'm sorry but we are going to have to let you 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 sb 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 sb 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.
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