fire /faɪə/ CET4 TEM4 ( firing, fired, fires )

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning. 火

  例：

  They saw a big flash and a huge ball of fire reaching hundreds of feet into the sky.

  他们看到一道强光和一个巨大的火球直冲天空达几百英尺。

• 2. 

  N-VAR Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things. 火灾

  例：

  87 people died in a fire at the Happy Land Social Club.

  87人死于乐土社交俱乐部的火灾中。

  例：

  A forest fire is sweeping across portions of north Maine this evening.

  今天傍晚一场森林大火正席卷着缅因州北部的部分地区。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A fire is a burning pile of wood, coal, or other fuel that you make, for example, to use for heat, light, or cooking. 炉火

  例：

  There was a fire in the grate.

  壁炉里烧着火。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A fire is a device that uses electricity or gas to give out heat and warm a room. 电炉; 煤气炉 [英国英语]

• 5. 

  V-T When a pot or clay object is fired, it is heated at a high temperature in a special oven, as part of the process of making it. 烧制

  例：

  After the pot is dipped in this mixture, it is fired.

  这个壶在混合料里浸过之后，就进行烧制。

• 6. 

  V-I When the engine of a motor vehicle fires, an electrical spark is produced which causes the fuel to burn and the engine to work. (引擎等) 点火

  例：

  The engine fired and we moved off.

  引擎点火后我们就开走了。

• 7. 

  V-T If you fire someone with enthusiasm, you make them feel very enthusiastic. If you fire someone's imagination, you make them feel interested and excited. 激发

  例：

  ...the potential to fire the imagination of an entire generation.

  …激发整整一代人的想像力的潜能。

  例：

  It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion.

  是艾伦满怀激情地激发了这次对抗。

• 8. 

  PHRASE If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning. 起火

  例：

  The blast caused several buildings to catch fire.

  爆炸导致了几个建筑物起火。

• 9. 

  PHRASE If something is on fire, it is burning and being damaged or destroyed by an uncontrolled fire. 着火; 在燃烧

  例：

  The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.

  船长发无线电报说船着火了。

• 10. 

  PHRASE If you set fire to something or if you set it on fire, you start it burning in order to damage or destroy it. 放火烧

  例：

  They set fire to vehicles outside that building.

  他们放火烧了那幢楼外的车辆。

• 11. 

  to have irons in the fire →see iron

• 12. 

  like a house on fire →see house

• 13. 

  where there's smoke there's fire →see smoke