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🔑firefire1 /ˈfaɪər / noun - [uncountable] hot bright flames produced by something that is burning火；火焰◆Many animals are afraid of fire.很多动物都怕火。
- [countable, uncountable] burning that destroys things and is out of control失火；火灾◆Firefighters struggled for three hours to put out the fire.消防队员奋战了三个小时才把大火扑灭。◆forest fires森林大火◆You need to insure your house against fire.你需要给你的房子上火险。◆The furniture caught fire (= started burning) within seconds.顷刻之间家具着了火。◆Did someone set fire to that pile of wood?是不是有人放火点着了那堆木头？◆Help! The frying pan's on fire!来人啊！煎锅着火了！
- [countable] burning wood or coal to warm people or cook food炉火；灶火◆They lit a fire to keep warm.他们生火取暖。◆It's cold – don't let the fire go out!太冷了，别让火灭了！◆Let's roast chestnuts over the fire.我们在炉火上烤栗子吧。
- [uncountable] shooting from guns射击；火力◆The soldiers were under fire from all sides.士兵们陷入火力包围之中。
 ●open fire (at / on sb / sth)to start shooting开火；开始射击◆He ordered his men to open fire on the advancing enemy troops.他命令部下朝步步逼近的敌军开火。
🔑firefire2 /ˈfaɪər / verb - [intransitive, transitive] fire (sth) (at sb / sth) | fire (sth) into sth to shoot with a gun or shoot bullets, etc. from a gun射击；开火◆“Fire!” shouted the officer.“射击！”军官喊道。◆Can you hear the guns firing?你听得到枪击声吗？◆He fired his gun at the ceiling.他朝屋顶开枪。◆They fired rubber bullets into the crowd.他们向人群发射橡皮子弹。
- [transitive] (
business商业) to say that someone can no longer work for you开除；解雇◆He was fired for always being late.他因为老是迟到被开除了。 SYN dismiss OPP hire
- [transitive] fire sth at sb to ask questions or make remarks, in a quick and aggressive way连珠炮似地提问；激烈地批评◆If you stop firing questions at me, I might be able to answer!如果你不连珠炮似地提问，也许我还答得上来！
- [transitive] fire sb with sth to produce a strong feeling in someone激起，激发（强烈情感）◆Her speech fired me with determination.她的讲话激发了我的决心。
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