fire S1 W1 / faɪə $ faɪr / 名词 #

1 flames that destroy things [可数和不可数名词] uncontrolled flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage things :

The warehouse was completely destroyed by fire.

Thirty people died in a fire in downtown Chicago.

Police think that the fire was started deliberately.

Rioters set fire to a whole row of stores (= made them start burning ) .

2 flames for heating/cooking etc [可数名词] burning material used to heat a room, cook food etc, or get rid of things you do not want :

You put up the tent and I’ll make a fire .

Can you help me light the fire ?

The fire has almost gone out (= stopped burning ) .

They all sat around the camp fire , singing songs.

The fire was still smouldering in the grate (= there was a little smoke and it had almost stopped burning ) .

by the fire/in front of the fire

Come and sit by the fire.

They dried their clothes in front of an open fire .

3 heating equipment [可数名词] British English a machine that produces heat to warm a room, using gas or electricity as power :

a gas fire

an electric fire

turn the fire on/off

Turn on the fire, I’m cold.

turn the fire up/down (= make it hotter or colder )

4 shooting [不可数名词] shots fired from a gun, especially many guns at the same time :

Troops opened fire on (= started shooting at ) the demonstrators.

These women did vital work, often under enemy fire .

The rebels agreed to hold their fire (= not shoot ) . → be in the line of fire at line 1 ( 35 )

5 be attacked be/come under fire

a) to be severely criticized for something you have done – used in news reports :

Rail chiefs came under fire after raising train fares.

b) to be shot at

be/come under fire from

Our patrol came under fire from rooftop gunmen.

6 emotion [不可数名词] a very strong emotion that makes you want to think about nothing else

fire of

the fire of religious fanaticism

7 fire in your belly a strong desire to achieve something :

Ali returned to boxing with a new fire in his belly.

8 sick/injured be on fire literary a part of your body that is on fire feels very painful

9 light a fire under somebody American English spoken to do something that makes someone who is being lazy start doing their work

10 go through fire (and water) (for somebody) old-fashioned to do something very difficult and dangerous for someone

11 fire and brimstone a 短语 describing Hell, used by some religious people

→ ceasefire , → add fuel to the fire/flames at add ( 9 ) , → fight fire with fire at fight 1 ( 18 ) , → get on like a house on fire at house 1 ( 13 ) , → hang fire at hang 1 ( 12 ) , → play with fire at play 1 ( 26 ) , → set the world on fire at world 1 ( 22 ) , → there’s no smoke without fire at smoke 1 ( 5 )

COLLOCATIONS

动词

start a fire The fire may have been started by a cigarette.

set fire to something/set something on fire (= make something start burning ) A candle fell over, setting fire to the curtains.

something catches fire (= it starts burning ) The boat caught fire and sank.

put out a fire ( also extinguish a fire formal ) (= stop a fire burning ) Firemen successfully extinguished the fire.

fight a fire (= try to make a fire stop burning ) Further attempts to fight the fire were abandoned.

a fire burns The fire was burning more strongly every minute.

a fire breaks out (= it starts suddenly ) A fire broke out in the engine room.

a fire goes out (= it stops burning ) After several hours, the fire eventually went out.

a fire rages/blazes (= it 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.

something is damaged/destroyed by fire The school was badly damaged by fire.

短语

be 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.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fire

a big/major fire A big fire was raging at the fuel depot.

a forest fire (= a very large fire in a forest ) Greece has suffered many forest fires this year.

a brush fire (= a very large fire in an area of grass ) 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.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

make/build a fire He found wood to make a fire.

start/light a fire It was too damp to light a fire.

put something on the fire Put another log on the fire.

cook something over a fire They cooked strips of meat over a wood fire.

a fire smoulders (= a little smoke comes from a fire when it has almost gone out ) The fire was smouldering in the grate.

a fire dies down (= it burns less strongly ) The fire slowly died down.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fire

an open fire (= a fire in a room that is not inside a stove etc ) Sophie warmed herself by the open fire.

a roaring fire (= a fire that is burning strongly ) I sat by the roaring fire and dried off.

a camp fire (= a fire that you make outside when you are camping ) In the evening we sat around the camp fire.

a coal/wood/log fire There was a coal fire in the sitting room.

a gas fire She lit the gas fire and settled in front of the TV.

a real fire (= one that burns wood or coal ) There was a real fire blazing in the fireplace.

短语

the embers of a fire (= pieces of wood, coal etc that have almost been completely burned ) He stared at the glowing embers of the fire.

THESAURUS

fire flames that burn in an uncontrolled way and destroy or damage things : In April, a fire at the school destroyed the science block. | a forest 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.

blaze written a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports : Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control.

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.

conflagration / kɒnfləɡreɪʃ ə n $ kɑn- / formal a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc : The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town.

fire 2 S3 W3 verb #

1 shoot [不及物和及物动词] to shoot bullets or bombs fire at/on/into Soldiers fired on the crowd. fire something at somebody The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered. fire a gun/weapon/rifle etc (= make it shoot ) the sound of a gun being fired fire bullets/missiles/rockets etc Guerrillas fired five rockets at the capital yesterday, killing 23 people. 2 job [及物动词] to force someone to leave their job SYN sack British English be/get fired She didn’t want to get fired. fire somebody from something I’ve just been fired from my job, and I don’t know what to do. fire somebody for something The airline fired him for being drunk.

Register In written English, people usually say that someone is dismissed rather than fired , which is slightly informal :
He was dismissed for being drunk. 3 excite [及物动词] to make someone feel interested in something and excited about it SYN inspire be fired with enthusiasm I was fired with enthusiasm to go traveling in Asia. fire sb’s enthusiasm/imagination stories of magic and adventure that fire children’s imaginations 4 questions fire questions at somebody to ask someone a lot of questions quickly, often in order to criticize them 5 wood-fired/gas-fired/coal-fired using wood, gas, or coal as fuel :
a gas-fired stove a coal-fired boiler 6 clay [及物动词] to bake bricks, clay pots etc in a kiln :
fired earthenware 7 engine [不及物动词] if a vehicle’s engine fires, the petrol is lit to make the engine work 8 be firing on all cylinders informal to be thinking or doing something well, using all your mental abilities and energy :
When the team’s firing on all cylinders, they can beat the best in the league.

THESAURUS

fire ( also dismiss formal ) to make someone leave their job, especially because they have done something wrong : He was fired for surfing the Internet during work time. | Harris was caught stealing, and was dismissed from his job. sack/give somebody the sack British English 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. lay somebody 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 : 3000 car workers have been laid off at the factory in Cleveland. make somebody redundant British English to make someone leave their job because they are no longer needed : 5 staff will be made redundant at the end of this month. let somebody 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. 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 somebody 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 somebody 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.

fire away phrasal verb [ only in imperative ] spoken used to tell someone that you are ready to answer questions :
‘Do you mind if I ask you something, Woody?’ ‘Fire away.’

fire back phrasal verb to quickly and angrily answer a question or remark fire back at President Bush has fired back at his critics.

fire something ↔ off phrasal verb 1 to shoot a bullet, bomb etc into the air :
Chuck reloaded and fired off both barrels. Mexicans have a tradition of firing off guns to welcome in the new year. 2 to quickly send an angry letter to someone :
I fired off a furious letter to the editor.

fire somebody ↔ up phrasal verb [通常被动态] to make someone become very excited, interested, or angry :
It was alarming the way she got so fired up about small things.