音标:['faiә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 火, 炉火, 电炉, 火灾, 闪光体, 炮火, 热情
vt. 点燃, 烧制, 使发光, 激动, 放枪, 解雇
vi. 着火, 烧火, 开枪, 射击, 激动
n. the event of something burning (often destructive)
n. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
n. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
n. a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
词型变化:名词复数形式 : fires ; 过去分词 : fired ; 过去式 : fired ; 现在分词 : firing ; 第三人称单数 : fires
考试类型:[中考/高考/IELTS]
词性分布:
名词70%
动词30%

fire的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The fire flared up as I put more firewood on it.我加上了几块木柴, 火顿时旺起来。
  2. The house is on fire!房子着火了!
  3. A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may start a fire.在天气干燥时把点燃的香烟扔进树林可能会引起火灾。
  4. She curled up in front of the fire with a book.她蜷曲在炉火前看书。
  5. They regrouped and were ordered to open fire.他们变更了部署,并接到命令开火。
  6. His speech lacked fire.他的讲话缺乏热情。
用作动词(v.)
  1. She fired her gun at them.她用枪向他们射击。
  2. The officer commanded his men to fire.军官下令他的士兵开枪。
  3. He was fired by his boss.他被他的老板解雇了。
  4. The engine is only firing on three cylinders.这发动机只有三个汽缸工作。
  5. You'll have an opportunity to fire off questions at the end of the lecture.你们将有机会在讲座结束后连续提问题。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. There is no smoke without fire.无火不生烟,无风不起浪。
  2. Don't play with fire.不要玩火。
  3. Animals are afraid of fire.动物怕火。
  4. Keep away from fire!切勿近火!
  5. A house is on fire in the next street.邻街有间房子失火了。
  6. A fire broke out.发生了一场火灾。
  7. The fire captain with his loyal men were cheered.人们向消防队长和他的忠实队员欢呼致意。
  8. The weather is too warm for a fire.天气很暖和,不用生火。
  9. Warm yourself by a fire.在炉旁暖和暖和吧。
  10. Put some more coal on the fire.给炉子加点煤。
  11. He has spent a lifetime fighting fires.他干了一辈子消防工作。
  12. Look out for fire.小心火灾。
  13. Have you insured your house against fire?你为自己的房子投保火险了吗?
  14. The enemy were exposed to our machine gun fire.敌人暴露在我军的机枪火力之下。
  15. The enemy plane was forced down by our ground fire.我们的地面火力迫使敌机降落。
  16. We gave him covering fire as he dashed across the clearing.我们用火掩护他冲过空地。
  17. His speech lacked fire.他的讲话缺乏热情。
  18. Her eyes were full of fire.她的眼中充满了怒火。
  19. The fire of his speech is concentrated on recisionism.他的讲话集中火力批判修正主义。
  20. This article is full of words of fire.这是一篇激情语言的文章。
  21. This bittersweet quality fuels his artistic fires.这种悲喜交加的音色激起了他的艺术激情。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. There was no one to fire for them.没有人替他们烧火。
  2. Damp wood will not fire.潮湿的木头不会着火。
  3. The gun fired.这门炮开火了。
  4. The officer ordered his men to fire.军官命令他的士兵开枪。
  5. We'll fire if you come any nearer.你再走近,我们就要开枪了。
  6. The captain ordered his man to start firing.上尉命令士兵开火。
  7. The engine will not fire.这台发动机发动不起来。
  8. The engine is only firing on three cylinders.这发动机只有三个汽缸工作。
S+~+to- v
  1. The police fired in an attempt to disperse the crowd.警察开枪想驱散群众。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. The bandits fired a house.土匪们烧了一所房子。
  2. He fired a shot.他开了一枪。
  3. He fired two shots, both missed.他打了两枪,都没有打中。
  4. Who fired the first shot?谁开的第一枪?
  5. The captain ordered his men to fire a salute.船长命令部下鸣放礼炮。
  6. They fired poisoned arrows at us.他们向我们射出毒箭。
  7. They fired 1500 shells.他们发射了1500发炮弹。
  8. His laziness fired her temper.他的懒惰使她发了脾气。
  9. What fired your ambition to write the novel?是什么激发了你的雄心去写那部小说的?
  10. Her stories fired the little boy's imagination.她的故事激发起小男孩的想象力。
  11. Her speech fired the crowd's admiration.她的讲话引起了众人的赞赏。
  12. I fired him.我辞退了他。
  13. The manager fired Bob because he was always late for work.鲍勃因上班总迟到而被经理解雇。
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  15. The gun was fired.开枪了。
  16. Modern missiles can be fired from air, land or sea.现代的导弹可以从空中、地面或海上发射。
  17. He was fired by patriotism.爱国主义激情在他胸中燃烧。
  18. She was fired on the spot.她被当场解雇了。
  19. He was fired when he loafed on the job.他因工作不认真而被开除。
  20. Jim was fired for inciting other workers to rise against their boss.吉姆因鼓动其他工人反对老板而被解雇了。
  21. Workers who breathed a word of it were instantly fired.工人们谁对此事说一个字马上就被开除。
  22. The cook was fired for being incompetent.那位厨师因没有能力而被解雇。
  23. Tom was fired for his carelessness.汤姆由于粗心大意而被解雇了。
  24. Sorry to tell you, but you are fired from the office.很遗憾地告诉你,你被解雇了。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
be on fire
    情绪激昂 be excited
between two fires
    腹背受敌 being shot at from two directions
catch fire
    着火,燃烧 be burning
get on like a house on fire
    一见如故 feel like old friend at the first meeting
go through fire and water
    赴汤蹈火 face great hardship and danger
open fire on
    向…开枪 start shooting
play with fire
    玩火,铤而走险 take great risks
pull out of the fire
    (使)转败为胜 make sth successful in spite of difficultiespull sth out of the fire

    We just managed to pull the game out of the fire.

    我们好不容易才扭转了这场比赛的败局。

set fire to
    放火烧,点着了… be burning
set on fire
    使情绪激动 make sb have excited feeling
take fire
    激动起来,激情冲动 become excited
under fire
    受到指责 be blamed
用作动词(v.)
fire at (v.+prep.)
    向(某人)提出(问题等) direct sth to sbfire at sb/sth

    The robber fired at him but missed him.

    那强盗向他开枪,但没有打着。

    She learns to fire at birds.

    她学着开枪打鸟。

    The soldiers fired at the house until the enemy came out.

    战士们朝那所房子射击,直到敌人出来。

    He took careful aim and fired at the rabbit.

    他仔细瞄准,然后向兔子开枪射击。

    The soldiers were firing at the target.

    士兵们向目标连续射击。

    fire sth at sb/sth

    He fired his pistol at me.

    他向我开枪。

    Fire the gun at the enemy.

    对着敌人开炮。

    He fired his gun at the target.

    他朝着目标开了枪。

    Fire most of your shots at the middle of the ship.

    集中火力,朝船的中部射击。

    The gunman fired three bullets at the police.

    那个持枪歹徒向警察开了三枪。

    fire sth at sb

    From time to time he fired questions at me.

    他不时向我提出许多问题。

    A young American fired questions at us about agriculture.

    一位年轻的美国人向我们提出了许多关于农业的问题。

    The lawyer fired questions at the witness.

    律师向证人提出一连串的问题。

fire away (v.+adv.)
    〈非正〉开始; 热烈地谈; 发问 begin especially speak; talk actively or ask questionfire away at sb/sth

    We kept firing away at the enemy until they retreated.

    直到敌人撤退后,我们才停止射击。

    The troops were firing away at the advancing enemy.

    部队连续不断地向步步进逼的敌人开火。

    The enemy were firing away at nothing.

    敌人漫无目标地一个劲儿开枪。

    fire away

    Fire away!

    赶快讲吧!

    We are all ready to listen to you, so fire away !

    我们都准备好听你说,快讲吧!

    All right, fire away with your questions.

    好吧,你们尽管问吧。

    All right, fire away, old chap,I'm listening.

    好吧,伙计,说吧,我听着呢。

    He hesitated for a time, but I told him to fire away and tell me what had happened.

    他犹豫了一会儿,但我让他快说,把发生的情况告诉我。

    I'm ready to answer questions, fire away.

    我准备回答问题,请随便问吧。

    If anyone has any question, fire away.

    如果谁还有什么问题,尽管提出来吧!

fire into (v.+prep.)
    朝…里射击 (cause to) shoot into (sth such as the air or a group)fire into sb/sth

    The police fired into the crowd.

    警察向人群里开枪。

    The police fired into the air in an attempt to disperse the crowd.

    警察朝天鸣枪以驱散人群。

    fire sth into sth

    He ran into the bank and fired his gun into the air.

    他冲进银行,向空中开枪。

    The huge rockets were fired into the air from a place in Europe.

    巨型火箭从欧洲发射基地发射到空中。

fire off (v.+adv.)
    接二连三地提问〔射击〕 make them rapidly, one after anotherfire off

    Our militia fired off volley after volley from anti-aircraft artillery.

    我民兵的高射炮连续进行射击。

    fire sth ⇔ off

    They fired off so many questions at him that he hardly knew what to do.

    他们连珠炮似地问了他许多问题,弄得他不知所措。

    No sooner had the speaker finished than a person in the audience fired off half a dozen questions at him.

    演讲者刚刚讲完话,一个听众一连向他提出了六个问题。

    His answers were fired off even more quickly than the questions had been.

    他的答复一个接着一个,甚至比人家提问还要快。

fire on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)
    朝…射击 shoot at (sb/sth)fire on〔upon〕 sb/sth

    When ordered to fire on the mobs some of the soldiers refused to do so.

    当被命令向暴民射击时,有一些士兵拒绝这样做。

    The enemy fired on the town.

    敌人向城市里开火。

    Fire upon the fort.

    向那座碉堡开火。

    They are firing upon the enemy works.

    他们正向敌人的工事开火。

fire over (v.+prep.)
    朝…的上方射击 shoot in a direction above (sth)fire over sth

    The soldiers were ordered to fire over the head of the crowd.

    士兵们受命朝人群头顶上射击。

fire up (v.+adv.)
    突然生气,勃然大怒 get upfire sth ⇔ up

    We had better fire up the furnace.

    我们最好把炉子生起来。

    He fired up a cigarette and went on with his work.

    他点了一支香烟,然后又接着工作了。

    fire sth ⇔ up

    We are having difficulty in firing up the ship's engines.

    我们很难发动这台机器的引擎。

    fire up

    Don't fire up like that, no one wants to hurt your feelings.

    别发那么大的火,没人想使你伤心。

    She often fired up for trifles.

    她常为小事生气。

    He fired up as soon as he saw me.

    他一见到我就发火。

    fire up at sth

    He hated the noise and always fired up at the sound.

    他讨厌噪音,经常一听到声音就发火。

    She fired up at the least thing.

    她为一点点的小事就会发怒。

    fire sb ⇔ up

    She has a quick temper; such little things will fire her up.

    她脾气暴躁,这种小事就会使她发火。

fire with (v.+prep.)
    使(某人)满怀(某种激情) fill (sb) with (an excited feeling)fire sb with sth

    His speech fired the people with keenness for the plan.

    他的发言引起了人们对这个计划的强烈兴趣。

    He was fired with the wish to visit China.

    他被激起了访问中国的希望。

    He demanded that he himself be fired with the spirit of whole-heartedly serving the people.

    他要求自己具备全心全意为人民服务的精神。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • arouse sb's fire唤起某人的热情
  • bring the fire under control把火势控制住
  • build a fire生火
  • catch fire着火
  • cause a fire引起火灾
  • cease fire停火
  • escape a fire幸免于火灾,未被大火烧死
  • fan a fire煽火
  • fight a fire救火,同火搏斗
  • go through fire and water赴汤蹈火
  • hang fire犹豫不决,迟迟不动
  • hold fire忍着不表态
  • keep away from fire切勿近火
  • light a fire点火
  • make a fire生火
  • open fire开始,开火
  • play with fire玩火
  • pour oil on fire火上浇油
  • prevent a fire防止火灾,防火
  • pull sth out of the fire把某物从火中救出,转败为胜
  • put in a fire生气
  • put out a fire把火熄灭,扑灭火
  • set fire to sth把某物点燃,使某物燃烧
  • set sth on fire放火烧某物
  • start a fire点火
  • stop a fire灭火,停火
  • take fire着火
形容词+~
  • accidental fire偶然的火灾
  • blazing fire熊熊烈火
  • bright fire明亮的火焰
  • dangerous fire危险的大火
  • great fire大火
  • hot fire烈火,炽热的火焰
  • running fire连发,连射,一连串的指责
名词+~
  • air-raid fire空袭火力
  • artillery fire炮火
  • camp fire篝火
  • forest fire森林火灾
  • ground fire地面炮火
  • machine-gun fire机枪火力
  • prairie fire星星之火
~+名词
  • fire captain消防队长
  • fire line森林地带防火线,火灾现场警戒线
介词+~
  • warm oneself at the fire烤火
  • between two fires腹背受敌
  • full of fire充满怒火
  • the cause of the fire火灾的原因
  • on fire失火,在燃烧
  • cook the meat over the fire在炉火上煮肉
  • under fire遭到炮火袭击,受到攻击
  • burn it with fire用火烧掉它
~+介词
  • a fire of reproaches一连串的指责
  • fire of heaven星星
用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • fire ahead开始提问,继续射击
  • fire fearfully可怕地发火
  • fire mortally极其生气
  • fire suddenly突然爆发出
  • fire away开始提问,继续射击
  • fire away at the enemy不断向敌人开火
  • fire away with sb's questions提问题
  • fire back in self-defence自卫还击
  • fire off结束
  • fire sb out把…开除
  • fire up生火,点火,发火,突然爆发
~+介词
  • fire at向…开火(射击)
  • fire sb for sth因某事而解雇某人
  • fire from被…开除
  • fire into向…开火〔射击〕
  • fire on〔upon〕向…开火〔射击〕
  • fire over朝…上方射击
  • fire sth towards把某物射向
  • fire with creative inspiration爆发出创作灵感

经典引文

  • A face as red as fire.

    出自:J. Mabbe
  • Dead and decaying things seemed to..fire his imagination.

    出自:R. K. Narayan
  • To fire me with a sense of wonder at the marvels of science and technology.

    出自:M. Moorcock
学英语单词
admittance comparator
alkali spot
Amishness
annoints
basic lead carbonate
bee-flower
Binghamton
Bittorf phenomenon
bone lever
bus coupling
calophya mangiferae
Campo Formoso
cerc-
cetyltriethylammonium bromide
congestive headache
constrictors constrictors
cottone
crackhouse
cracking unit evaporator
cymetery
damage caused by waves
deferred payment letter of credit
demand the assignment of a right
diagonallage
disaffectedly
e waves
ethyldiphenylphosphine
eurohubs
exchange of pow
eyelid forceps
fibrosing adenomatosis
flexible payment
flush type
footcontroller
golden hordes
hand-writings
helminth prevalence
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hypoblasts
il-
immersion method
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instructology
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joint school
Karlee
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middle stump
mineral law
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neps
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O. Ni
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oil damping
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phenoplast
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prospecting hammer
really and truly
red deer(cervus elaphus)
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rock shachiang
ronaldsway
s.k
salaried staff
saturable choke
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Slade
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supersensibly
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test of unusual use
thiocyanoacetates
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total water solubles
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ungravelly
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