例句
同义词
同义词解析
  • 以下这些动词都有"解雇,开除" 的意思
    discharge语气较重,指有理由的解雇,含几乎不再复用的意味。
    dismiss正式用词,是这组词中语气最轻的一个词,一般只有从上文才能看解雇的原因或理由。
    fire口语用词,多指被断然地突然解雇,其行动犹如开枪一样干净利落。
  • 以下这些动词均包含 "点燃,着火" 的意思
    kindle指艰难或缓慢地把可燃料点燃,可用于比喻。
    fire普通用词,指将某物点燃使其燃烧起来,火势可大可小。
    ignite多用于科技文体,指使某物受热直到燃烧或发光,也可指用火花使易燃物迅速燃烧起来。
    light普通用词,指点燃易燃物,使其能发光,满足各种需要。
词组
  • breathe fire
    be extremely angry 盛怒,暴怒
  • catch fire
    begin to burn 开始燃烧,着火
  • fire and brimstone
    the supposed torments of hell 地狱的磨难
  • fire away
    (informal)used to give someone permission to begin speaking, typically to ask questions (非正式)[用以表示许可]说吧,讲吧;问吧
  • fire in the (或 one's) belly
    a powerful sense of ambition or determination 雄心壮志;坚定的决心
  • firing on all four cylinders
    working or functioning at a peak level 开足马力;鼓足干劲
  • go on fire
    (Scottish & Irish)begin to burn; catch fire (苏格兰,爱尔兰)开始燃烧;着火
  • go through fire (and water)
    face any peril 赴汤蹈火
  • light a fire under someone
    (N. Amer.)stimulate someone to work or act more quickly or enthusiastically (北美)激励,鼓舞,鞭策
  • set fire to
    (或 set something on fire)cause to burn; ignite 点燃,使着火;使燃烧
  • set the world (或 英
    do something remarkable or sensational 引起轰动;惊世骇俗
  • take fire
    start to burn 开始燃烧;着火
  • where's the fire?
    (informal)used to ask someone why they are in such a hurry or state of excitement (非正式)干吗这么慌张(或兴奋)
  • fire away 【非正式用语】
    To start to talk or ask questions. 开始:开始讲话或问问题
英语四级真题
  • We recently caught up with yoga entrepreneur Leah Zaccaria, who put herself through the fire of change to completely reinvent herself.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Some began to stop taking bathroom breaks, worried that if their productivity fell they would be fired.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • I suspect the reason is a deep-rooted love of the fire.
    出自-2014年6月阅读原文
  • Fire was one of the earliest major technological advances for humankind, providing heat, protection, and cooked food (which is much easier to cat and digest)
    出自-2014年6月阅读原文
  • Human control of fire goes back far enough (over a million years) that evolution could have produced a genetic leaning towards fire as a central aspect of human life.
    出自-2014年6月阅读原文
  • And a room with books in it induces, at least in some, a feeling not dissimilar to that of a fire in the fireplace on a cold winter's night.
    出自-2014年6月阅读原文
  • In March its chief executive was fired by Time's current Man of the Year, Mr Obama.
    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • In March, General Motors' chief executive was fired by Mr Obama for poor management
    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • Two employees the Chris hired were stealing, and he had to fire them.
    出自-2011年12月听力原文
  • One of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead.
    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • Saddest of all is when children catch a glimpse of the masked fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster
    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire.
    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • He displays fire fighters' equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put on.
    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • Velez and other fire fighters throughout North America, who give similar presentations, will never know how many lives they save through their talks
    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked fire fighters?
    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric Velez
    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • He often teaches children what to do during a fire.
    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • He rescued a student from a big fire
    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • He travels all over America to help put out fires.
    出自-2010年12月听力原文
  • And I can see myself sitting on a small chair by the fire doing needlework.
    2017年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • Crews had the fire under control in about 45 minutes and managed to contain the fire to its point of origin.
    2018年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • fire investigators have responded to the scene but have not yet determined the cause of the fire.
    2018年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • firefighters responded to a fire Wednesday night at an abandoned mall in Haywood.
    2018年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • firefighters will remain on the scene until later this morning to ensure that the fire doesn't start up again.
    2018年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • It was the site of a 2006 fire and has remained vacant ever since.
    2018年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
  • six fire engines, two trucks and two chiefs responded to the scene.
    2018年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
  • The fire department of New York says the vacant 100-year-old building being pulled down partially collapsed.
    2018年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A
  • There were some people inside the building when the fire broke out but there were no reports of any injuries.
    2018年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A
英语六级真题
  • After the high-pressure Countdown round at this year's national MathCounts competition, in which the top 12 students went head to head solving complex problems in rapid fire, the finalists for the Math Video Challenge took the stage to show their videos.
    出自-2017年6月阅读原文
  • Brazil opened a research station in 1984, but it was largely destroyed by a fire that killed two members of the navy in 2012, the same year that a diesel-laden Brazilian barge sank near the base.
    出自-2016年12月阅读原文
  • Born in fire and fury, Devils Tower was then shaped by the slow, gentle work of wind and water.
    出自-2016年12月听力原文
  • It is also easier for a dissatisfied company to give its account to another agency than it would be to fire their own advertising staff.
    出自-2015年12月听力原文
  • The action should beconsistent with the firm's guidelines and may include reassigning the employees to new jobs, suspending them temporarily, or firing them.
    出自-2013年12月阅读原文
  • The picture worsens with each round of El Nino, the unusually warm currents in the Pacific Ocean that drive up temperatures and invariably presage (预示) droughts and fires in the rain forest.
    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • Runaway fires pour even more carbon into the air, which increases temperatures, starting the whole vicious cycle all over again
    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • Each burning season in the Amazon, fires deliberately set by frontier settlers and developers hurl up almost half a billion metric tons of carbon a year, placing Brazil among the top five contributors to greenhouse gases in the world.
    出自-2013年6月阅读原文
  • His logic: companies that embrace automation might use fewer workers, but that's still better than firing everyone and moving the work overseas.
    出自-2012年12月阅读原文
  • She may have to be fired for poor performance.
    出自-2013年12月听力原文
  • Two employees the Chris hired were stealing, and he had to fire them.
    出自-2011年12月听力原文
  • The workers on strike were all fired.
    出自-2010年6月听力原文
  • After the high-pressure Countdown round at this year's national Math Counts competition, in which the top 12 students went head to head solving complex problems in rapid fire, the finalists for the Math video Challenge took the stage to show their videos.
    2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
  • As part of the upgrading of its rail yard, Kasselman, who is an inventor and self-proclaimed "steam visionary", is campaigning for a new steam train that runs without any fire and could run on an existing ten- kilometer line, driving tourists and perhaps
    2018年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • But less than a month before hand, inspectors found significant problems with the fire safety system and push the opening back again to 2013.
    2019年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
  • Probing the rock pools of a local beach or practising French on a language exchange can fire children's passions, boost their skills and open their eyes to life's possibilities.
    2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
  • This would generate steam that could be used to fill tanks on a small steam train without the use of fire.
    2018年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
英汉词典释义
英英词典释义
  • Noun
    1. the event of something burning (often destructive);
    "they lost everything in the fire"
    2. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke;
    "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
    3. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy;
    "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes""they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
    4. a fireplace in which a fire is burning;
    "they sat by the fire and talked"
    5. intense adverse criticism;
    "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party""the government has come under attack""don't give me any flak"
    6. feelings of great warmth and intensity;
    "he spoke with great ardor"
    7. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
    8. a severe trial;
    "he went through fire and damnation"
  • Verb
    1. start firing a weapon
    2. cause to go off;
    "fire a gun""fire a bullet"
    3. bake in a kiln so as to harden;
    "fire pottery"
    4. terminate the employment of;
    "The boss fired his secretary today""The company terminated 25% of its workers"
    5. go off or discharge;
    "The gun fired"
    6. drive out or away by or as if by fire;
    "The soldiers were fired""Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
    7. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
    "arouse pity""raise a smile""evoke sympathy"
    8. destroy by fire;
    "They burned the house and his diaries"
    9. provide with fuel;
    "Oil fires the furnace"
行业词典
  • 体育: 发射;射击;击发;猛力投球;使劲扔球;
    医学: 发热,炎症;
    土木工程: 消防系统: fire-fighting system;
    机械: 耐火连接器: fire-proof connector 在规定的时间内能耐受规定温度的火焰的连接器。;
    水产: [船舶]消防设备: fighting equipment 供船上消除火灾、防止火灾蔓延以及保护消防人员用的各种器具。;
    法律: 火刑;
    电力: 耐火电缆: fire-resistant cable;
    药学: 火;