fire 的英语意思
firefire1 /faɪə $ faɪr/ noun 
查看全部语言翻译1flames that destroy things [countable, uncountable] uncontrolled flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage things失控的火焰、光和热，会破坏和损毁物品: 
The warehouse was completely destroyed by fire.那座仓库被大火烧毁殆尽。 Thirty people died in a fire in downtown Chicago.芝加哥市中心的一场火灾夺走了三十人的生命。 Police think that the fire was started deliberately.警方认为这场火是蓄意纵火。 Rioters set fire to a whole row of stores (=made them start burning).暴徒点燃了整排店铺（=使其燃烧起来）。on fire (=burning)（=正在燃烧） Within minutes, the entire building was on fire.不到几分钟，整栋大楼便陷入火海。GRAMMAR Don’t say: in fire2flames for heating/cooking etc [countable] burning material used to heat a room, cook food etc, or get rid of things you do not want用于取暖、烹饪等或处理不需要物品的燃烧材料；篝火；壁炉中的火: You put up the tent and I’ll make a fire.你去搭帐篷，我来生火。 Can you help me light the fire?你能帮我点火吗？ The fire has almost gone out (=stopped burning).火快灭了（=快停止燃烧了）。 They all sat around the camp fire, singing songs.他们围坐在篝火旁，唱着歌。 The fire was still smouldering in the grate (=there was a little smoke and it had almost stopped burning).炉篦中的火仍在闷烧（=还冒着少许烟，几乎快熄灭了）。by the fire/in front of the fire Come and sit by the fire.过来坐到火边。 They dried their clothes in front of an open fire.他们在壁炉前烤干了衣服。3heating equipment [countable] British English a machine that produces heat to warm a room, using gas or electricity as power以燃气或电力为能源、用于给房间取暖的装置: a gas fire燃气取暖器 an electric fire电取暖器turn the fire on/off Turn on the fire, I’m cold.把取暖器开开，我冷。turn the fire up/down (=make it hotter or colder)（=使其更热或更冷）4shooting [uncountable] shots fired from a gun, especially many guns at the same time枪击，尤指多支枪同时开枪；炮火: Troops opened fire on (=started shooting at) the demonstrators.军队向示威者开枪（=开始射击）。 These women did vital work, often under enemy fire.这些女性从事着至关重要的工作，常常置身于敌方炮火之下。 The rebels agreed to hold their fire (=not shoot).叛军同意停止射击（=不开枪）。 → be in the line of fire at line1(35)5be attacked be/come under fire a)to be severely criticized for something you have done – used in news reports因所作所为而受到严厉批评——多用于新闻报道: Rail chiefs came under fire after raising train fares.铁路负责人在提高票价后遭到强烈批评。 b)to be shot at遭到枪击fire from Our patrol came under fire from rooftop gunmen.我们的巡逻队遭到屋顶上持枪人员的射击。6emotion [uncountable] a very strong emotion that makes you want to think about nothing else使人无法分心他顾的强烈情感；热情；激情fire of the fire of religious fanaticism宗教狂热之火7fire in your belly a strong desire to achieve something强烈的成就欲；斗志: Ali returned to boxing with a new fire in his belly.阿里带着腹中新燃起的斗火重返拳坛。8sick/injured be on fire literary文学 a part of your body that is on fire feels very painful身体某部位感到如火灼烧般的剧痛9light a fire under somebody American English spoken口语 to do something that makes someone who is being lazy start doing their work采取措施促使懒散的人开始干活10go through fire (and water) (for somebody) old-fashioned旧式 to do something very difficult and dangerous for someone为某人做极为困难危险的事11fire and brimstone a phrase describing Hell, used by some religious people某些宗教人士用来描述地狱的说法 → ceasefire, → add fuel to the fire/flames at add(9), → fight fire with fire at fight1(18), → get on like a house on fire at house1(13), → hang fire at hang1(12), → play with fire at play1(26), → set the world on fire at world1(22), → there’s no smoke without fire at smoke1(5)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 释义 1verbs动词start a fire· The fire may have been started by a cigarette.· 火灾可能是由一根香烟引起的。set fire to something/set something on fire (=make something start burning)· A candle fell over, setting fire to the curtains.· 一根蜡烛倒下，点燃了窗帘。something catches fire (=it starts burning)· The boat caught fire and sank.· 那艘船着火后沉没了。put out a fire (also extinguish a fire formal正式) (=stop a fire burning)· Firemen successfully extinguished the fire.· 消防员成功扑灭了火灾。fight a fire (=try to make a fire stop burning)· Further attempts to fight the fire were abandoned.· 进一步灭火的尝试被放弃了。a fire burns· The fire was burning more strongly every minute.· 大火每分钟都在愈烧愈旺。a fire breaks out (=it starts suddenly)· A fire broke out in the engine room.· 机舱内发生了火灾。a fire goes out (=it stops burning)· After several hours, the fire eventually went out.· 几个小时后，火终于熄灭了。a fire rages/blazes (=it burns strongly for a long time over a large area)· Fires were raging in the forest near Magleby.· 马格勒比附近的森林里，大火正在肆虐。a fire spreads· The fire spread to the house next door.· 火势蔓延到了隔壁的房子。something is damaged/destroyed by fire· The school was badly damaged by fire.· 这所学校在火灾中受到严重损毁。phrases短语be on fire (=be burning)· The whole house was on fire within minutes.· 几分钟之内，整座房子都陷入火海。bring a fire under control· Firefighters took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.· 消防员花了一个多小时才将火势控制住。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fire形容词/名词 + firea big/major fire· A big fire was raging at the fuel depot.· 燃料库里一场大火正在肆虐。a forest fire (=a very large fire in a forest)· Greece has suffered many forest fires this year.· 今年希腊发生了多起森林火灾。a brush fire (=a very large fire in an area of grass)· There were frequent brush fires during the hot dry summers.· 在炎热干燥的夏季，灌木火灾频繁发生。a house fire (=a fire that starts inside a house)· Faulty electrical wiring is being blamed for a house fire.· 房屋火灾被归因于电线线路故障。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义 2verbs动词make/build a fire· He found wood to make a fire.· 他找到了木头来生火。start/light a fire· It was too damp to light a fire.· 太潮湿了，无法点火。put something on the fire· Put another log on the fire.· 再往火里加一根木柴。cook something over a fire· They cooked strips of meat over a wood fire.· 他们在木柴火上烤肉条。a fire smoulders (=a little smoke comes from a fire when it has almost gone out)· The fire was smouldering in the grate.· 炉篦中的火在闷烧。a fire dies down (=it burns less strongly)· The fire slowly died down.· 火势慢慢减弱了。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fire形容词/名词 + firean open fire (=a fire in a room that is not inside a stove etc)· Sophie warmed herself by the open fire.· 索菲在壁炉旁取暖。a roaring fire (=a fire that is burning strongly)· I sat by the roaring fire and dried off.· 我坐在熊熊燃烧的火旁烤干了身上的水。a camp fire (=a fire that you make outside when you are camping)· In the evening we sat around the camp fire.· 晚上我们围坐在篝火旁。a coal/wood/log fire· There was a coal fire in the sitting room.· 客厅里生着一堆煤炭炉火。a gas fire· She lit the gas fire and settled in front of the TV.· 她点燃了燃气取暖器，在电视机前坐了下来。a real fire (=one that burns wood or coal)· There was a real fire blazing in the fireplace.· 壁炉里一堆真正的火焰在熊熊燃烧。phrases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.· 他凝视着火堆中红红的余烬。THESAURUS同义词辨析fire flames that burn in an uncontrolled way and destroy or damage things以不受控制的方式燃烧并破坏或损毁物品的火焰；火灾: · In April, a fire at the school destroyed the science block.· 四月份，学校发生了一场火灾，理科楼被烧毁。· a forest fire· 森林火灾flames the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air火焰在空中燃烧时所见的明亮部分；火苗: · The flames from the burning building were lighting up the night sky.· 燃烧建筑物升起的火焰将夜空照得通红。blaze written书面 a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports大规模危险火灾——尤用于新闻报道: · Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control.· 消防员奋力控制这场大火。inferno written书面 an extremely large and dangerous fire which is out of control – used especially in news reports极为大规模且失控的危险火灾——尤用于新闻报道: · The entire building was on fire and hundreds of people were trapped in the inferno.· 整栋建筑陷入火海，数百人被困在这片炼狱之中。conflagration /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ formal正式 a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc摧毁大量建筑物、树木等的大规模火灾: · The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town.· 大火迅速蔓延至旧城区。
查看全部语言翻译1flames that destroy things [countable, uncountable] uncontrolled flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage things失控的火焰、光和热，会破坏和损毁物品: The warehouse was completely destroyed by fire.那座仓库被大火烧毁殆尽。 Thirty people died in a fire in downtown Chicago.芝加哥市中心的一场火灾夺走了三十人的生命。 Police think that the fire was started deliberately.警方认为这场火是蓄意纵火。 Rioters set fire to a whole row of stores (=made them start burning).暴徒点燃了整排店铺（=使其燃烧起来）。on fire (=burning)（=正在燃烧） Within minutes, the entire building was on fire.不到几分钟，整栋大楼便陷入火海。GRAMMAR Don’t say: in fire2flames for heating/cooking etc [countable] burning material used to heat a room, cook food etc, or get rid of things you do not want用于取暖、烹饪等或处理不需要物品的燃烧材料；篝火；壁炉中的火: You put up the tent and I’ll make a fire.你去搭帐篷，我来生火。 Can you help me light the fire?你能帮我点火吗？ The fire has almost gone out (=stopped burning).火快灭了（=快停止燃烧了）。 They all sat around the camp fire, singing songs.他们围坐在篝火旁，唱着歌。 The fire was still smouldering in the grate (=there was a little smoke and it had almost stopped burning).炉篦中的火仍在闷烧（=还冒着少许烟，几乎快熄灭了）。by the fire/in front of the fire Come and sit by the fire.过来坐到火边。 They dried their clothes in front of an open fire.他们在壁炉前烤干了衣服。3heating equipment [countable] British English a machine that produces heat to warm a room, using gas or electricity as power以燃气或电力为能源、用于给房间取暖的装置: a gas fire燃气取暖器 an electric fire电取暖器turn the fire on/off Turn on the fire, I’m cold.把取暖器开开，我冷。turn the fire up/down (=make it hotter or colder)（=使其更热或更冷）4shooting [uncountable] shots fired from a gun, especially many guns at the same time枪击，尤指多支枪同时开枪；炮火: Troops opened fire on (=started shooting at) the demonstrators.军队向示威者开枪（=开始射击）。 These women did vital work, often under enemy fire.这些女性从事着至关重要的工作，常常置身于敌方炮火之下。 The rebels agreed to hold their fire (=not shoot).叛军同意停止射击（=不开枪）。 → be in the line of fire at line1(35)5be attacked be/come under fire a)to be severely criticized for something you have done – used in news reports因所作所为而受到严厉批评——多用于新闻报道: Rail chiefs came under fire after raising train fares.铁路负责人在提高票价后遭到强烈批评。 b)to be shot at遭到枪击fire from Our patrol came under fire from rooftop gunmen.我们的巡逻队遭到屋顶上持枪人员的射击。6emotion [uncountable] a very strong emotion that makes you want to think about nothing else使人无法分心他顾的强烈情感；热情；激情fire of the fire of religious fanaticism宗教狂热之火7fire in your belly a strong desire to achieve something强烈的成就欲；斗志: Ali returned to boxing with a new fire in his belly.阿里带着腹中新燃起的斗火重返拳坛。8sick/injured be on fire literary文学 a part of your body that is on fire feels very painful身体某部位感到如火灼烧般的剧痛9light a fire under somebody American English spoken口语 to do something that makes someone who is being lazy start doing their work采取措施促使懒散的人开始干活10go through fire (and water) (for somebody) old-fashioned旧式 to do something very difficult and dangerous for someone为某人做极为困难危险的事11fire and brimstone a phrase describing Hell, used by some religious people某些宗教人士用来描述地狱的说法 → ceasefire, → add fuel to the fire/flames at add(9), → fight fire with fire at fight1(18), → get on like a house on fire at house1(13), → hang fire at hang1(12), → play with fire at play1(26), → set the world on fire at world1(22), → there’s no smoke without fire at smoke1(5)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 1— 释义 1verbs动词start a fire· The fire may have been started by a cigarette.· 火灾可能是由一根香烟引起的。set fire to something/set something on fire (=make something start burning)· A candle fell over, setting fire to the curtains.· 一根蜡烛倒下，点燃了窗帘。something catches fire (=it starts burning)· The boat caught fire and sank.· 那艘船着火后沉没了。put out a fire (also extinguish a fire formal正式) (=stop a fire burning)· Firemen successfully extinguished the fire.· 消防员成功扑灭了火灾。fight a fire (=try to make a fire stop burning)· Further attempts to fight the fire were abandoned.· 进一步灭火的尝试被放弃了。a fire burns· The fire was burning more strongly every minute.· 大火每分钟都在愈烧愈旺。a fire breaks out (=it starts suddenly)· A fire broke out in the engine room.· 机舱内发生了火灾。a fire goes out (=it stops burning)· After several hours, the fire eventually went out.· 几个小时后，火终于熄灭了。a fire rages/blazes (=it burns strongly for a long time over a large area)· Fires were raging in the forest near Magleby.· 马格勒比附近的森林里，大火正在肆虐。a fire spreads· The fire spread to the house next door.· 火势蔓延到了隔壁的房子。something is damaged/destroyed by fire· The school was badly damaged by fire.· 这所学校在火灾中受到严重损毁。phrases短语be on fire (=be burning)· The whole house was on fire within minutes.· 几分钟之内，整座房子都陷入火海。bring a fire under control· Firefighters took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.· 消防员花了一个多小时才将火势控制住。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fire形容词/名词 + firea big/major fire· A big fire was raging at the fuel depot.· 燃料库里一场大火正在肆虐。a forest fire (=a very large fire in a forest)· Greece has suffered many forest fires this year.· 今年希腊发生了多起森林火灾。a brush fire (=a very large fire in an area of grass)· There were frequent brush fires during the hot dry summers.· 在炎热干燥的夏季，灌木火灾频繁发生。a house fire (=a fire that starts inside a house)· Faulty electrical wiring is being blamed for a house fire.· 房屋火灾被归因于电线线路故障。COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 2— 释义 2verbs动词make/build a fire· He found wood to make a fire.· 他找到了木头来生火。start/light a fire· It was too damp to light a fire.· 太潮湿了，无法点火。put something on the fire· Put another log on the fire.· 再往火里加一根木柴。cook something over a fire· They cooked strips of meat over a wood fire.· 他们在木柴火上烤肉条。a fire smoulders (=a little smoke comes from a fire when it has almost gone out)· The fire was smouldering in the grate.· 炉篦中的火在闷烧。a fire dies down (=it burns less strongly)· The fire slowly died down.· 火势慢慢减弱了。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fire形容词/名词 + firean open fire (=a fire in a room that is not inside a stove etc)· Sophie warmed herself by the open fire.· 索菲在壁炉旁取暖。a roaring fire (=a fire that is burning strongly)· I sat by the roaring fire and dried off.· 我坐在熊熊燃烧的火旁烤干了身上的水。a camp fire (=a fire that you make outside when you are camping)· In the evening we sat around the camp fire.· 晚上我们围坐在篝火旁。a coal/wood/log fire· There was a coal fire in the sitting room.· 客厅里生着一堆煤炭炉火。a gas fire· She lit the gas fire and settled in front of the TV.· 她点燃了燃气取暖器，在电视机前坐了下来。a real fire (=one that burns wood or coal)· There was a real fire blazing in the fireplace.· 壁炉里一堆真正的火焰在熊熊燃烧。phrases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.· 他凝视着火堆中红红的余烬。THESAURUS同义词辨析fire flames that burn in an uncontrolled way and destroy or damage things以不受控制的方式燃烧并破坏或损毁物品的火焰；火灾: · In April, a fire at the school destroyed the science block.· 四月份，学校发生了一场火灾，理科楼被烧毁。· a forest fire· 森林火灾flames the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air火焰在空中燃烧时所见的明亮部分；火苗: · The flames from the burning building were lighting up the night sky.· 燃烧建筑物升起的火焰将夜空照得通红。blaze written书面 a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports大规模危险火灾——尤用于新闻报道: · Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control.· 消防员奋力控制这场大火。inferno written书面 an extremely large and dangerous fire which is out of control – used especially in news reports极为大规模且失控的危险火灾——尤用于新闻报道: · The entire building was on fire and hundreds of people were trapped in the inferno.· 整栋建筑陷入火海，数百人被困在这片炼狱之中。conflagration /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ formal正式 a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc摧毁大量建筑物、树木等的大规模火灾: · The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town.· 大火迅速蔓延至旧城区。firefire2 verb 1shoot [intransitive, transitive] to shoot bullets or bombs射击子弹或炸弹；开枪；开炮fire at/on/into Soldiers fired on the crowd.士兵向人群开枪。fire something at somebody The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered.警方在嫌疑人投降前向其开了两枪。fire a gun/weapon/rifle etc (=make it shoot)（=使其射击） the sound of a gun being fired枪被击发的声音；枪声fire bullets/missiles/rockets etc Guerrillas fired five rockets at the capital yesterday, killing 23 people.游击队昨天向首都发射了五枚火箭弹，造成23人死亡。► see thesaurus at shoot2job [transitive] to force someone to leave their job强迫某人离职；解雇 SYN sack British Englishbe/get fired She didn’t want to get fired.她不想被解雇。fire somebody from something I’ve just been fired from my job, and I don’t know what to do.我刚刚被解雇了，不知道该怎么办。fire somebody for something The airline fired him for being drunk.那家航空公司因他酗酒而将其解雇。Register语体In written English, people usually say that someone is dismissed rather than fired, which is slightly informal: · He was dismissed for being drunk.在书面英语中，通常说某人被"dismissed"（开除）而非"fired"（炒鱿鱼），后者略显非正式：· 他因酗酒被开除。3excite [transitive] to make someone feel interested in something and excited about it使某人对某事感到兴趣并充满热情；激发……的热情 SYN inspirebe fired with enthusiasm I was fired with enthusiasm to go traveling in Asia.我燃起了赴亚洲旅行的满腔热情。fire somebody’s enthusiasm/imagination stories of magic and adventure that fire children’s imaginations激发孩子想象力的魔幻与冒险故事4questions fire questions at somebody to ask someone a lot of questions quickly, often in order to criticize them迅速接连向某人提出大量问题，常带有批评意味；连珠炮式提问5wood-fired/gas-fired/coal-fired using wood, gas, or coal as fuel以木材、燃气或煤炭为燃料: a gas-fired stove燃气炉 a coal-fired boiler燃煤锅炉6clay [transitive] to bake bricks, clay pots etc in a kiln在窑中烧制砖块、陶罐等: fired earthenware烧制的陶器7engine [intransitive] if a vehicle’s engine fires, the petrol is lit to make the engine work指车辆发动机点火，即汽油被点燃以驱动发动机运转8be firing on all cylinders informal非正式 to be thinking or doing something well, using all your mental abilities and energy全力以赴地思考或做某事，充分发挥脑力和精力；运转正常，状态良好: When the team’s firing on all cylinders, they can beat the best in the league.当球队全力运转时，他们能击败联赛中最强的对手。THESAURUS同义词辨析fire (also dismiss formal正式) to make someone leave their job, especially because they have done something wrong使某人离职，尤指因其犯了错误；解雇；开除: · He was fired for surfing the Internet during work time.· 他因在上班时间上网而被解雇。· Harris was caught stealing, and was dismissed from his job.· 哈里斯因盗窃被当场抓获，随即被开除。sack/give somebody the sack British English informal非正式 to make someone leave their job, especially because they are not good at it, or because they have done something wrong使某人离职，尤指因其工作不称职或犯了错误；解雇；炒鱿鱼（英式口语）: · Bates was sacked from his job after the team failed to win any games.· 球队未能赢得任何比赛后，贝茨遭到解雇。· His boss gave him the sack for taking too much time off work.· 他的老板因他请假过多而将其解雇。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因工作量不足或资金不够支付工资，迫使大量工人（尤指大型工厂或组织中的工人）离职；裁员: · 3000 car workers have been laid off at the factory in Cleveland.· 克利夫兰的工厂已有3000名汽车工人遭到裁员。make somebody redundant British English to make someone leave their job because they are no longer needed因某人不再被需要而使其离职；裁员: · 5 staff will be made redundant at the end of this month.· 本月底将有5名员工被裁员。let somebody go to make someone leave their job, Used by employers to avoid saying directly that they are getting rid of people使某人离职；雇主用来回避直接表明裁员的委婉说法: · We’ve had to let two members of staff go.· 我们不得不让两名员工离职。discharge to make someone leave their job in the army, air force etc使某人退出军队、空军等职务；退役；除役: · Grant had been discharged from the navy for threatening an officer.· 格兰特因威胁军官而被海军开除。ease somebody out to make someone leave their job in a way that makes it seem as if they have chosen to leave以一种让当事人看似自愿离职的方式迫使其辞职；逼退: · He had been eased out of office in an attempt to prevent a political crisis.· 为避免政治危机，他被悄然逼出了职位。relieve somebody of their post/position formal正式 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因某人做了错事而使其离职——尤用于回避直接表达，并常用于对象担任重要职务的情况；撤职；解除职务: · The colonel and two other senior officers were relieved of their posts.· 那名上校和另外两名高级军官被解除了职务。fire away phrasal verb spoken口语 used to tell someone that you are ready to answer questions用来告知对方自己已准备好回答问题: ‘Do you mind if I ask you something, Woody?’ ‘Fire away.’"伍迪，你介意我问你个问题吗？""说吧。"GRAMMAR Fire away is usually used in the imperative.fire back phrasal verb to quickly and angrily answer a question or remark迅速而愤怒地回应某个问题或言论；反唇相讥；反击fire back at President Bush has fired back at his critics.布什总统对批评者进行了反击。fire something ↔ off phrasal verb1to shoot a bullet, bomb etc into the air向空中射击子弹、炸弹等；射出: Chuck reloaded and fired off both barrels.查克重新装弹，两管同时射出。 Mexicans have a tradition of firing off guns to welcome in the new year.墨西哥人有向空中鸣枪迎接新年的传统。2to quickly send an angry letter to someone迅速向某人发出一封愤怒的信件: I fired off a furious letter to the editor.我迅速给编辑寄去了一封措辞激烈的信。fire somebody ↔ up phrasal verb to make someone become very excited, interested, or angry使某人变得非常兴奋、感兴趣或愤怒；激起……的情绪: It was alarming the way she got so fired up about small things.她为小事情绪激动的方式令人担忧。GRAMMAR Fire up is usually passive.
1shoot [intransitive, transitive] to shoot bullets or bombs射击子弹或炸弹；开枪；开炮fire at/on/into Soldiers fired on the crowd.士兵向人群开枪。fire something at somebody The police fired two shots at the suspects before they surrendered.警方在嫌疑人投降前向其开了两枪。fire a gun/weapon/rifle etc (=make it shoot)（=使其射击） the sound of a gun being fired枪被击发的声音；枪声fire bullets/missiles/rockets etc Guerrillas fired five rockets at the capital yesterday, killing 23 people.游击队昨天向首都发射了五枚火箭弹，造成23人死亡。► see thesaurus at shoot2job [transitive] to force someone to leave their job强迫某人离职；解雇 SYN sack British Englishbe/get fired She didn’t want to get fired.她不想被解雇。fire somebody from something I’ve just been fired from my job, and I don’t know what to do.我刚刚被解雇了，不知道该怎么办。fire somebody for something The airline fired him for being drunk.那家航空公司因他酗酒而将其解雇。Register语体In written English, people usually say that someone is dismissed rather than fired, which is slightly informal: · He was dismissed for being drunk.在书面英语中，通常说某人被"dismissed"（开除）而非"fired"（炒鱿鱼），后者略显非正式：· 他因酗酒被开除。3excite [transitive] to make someone feel interested in something and excited about it使某人对某事感到兴趣并充满热情；激发……的热情 SYN inspirebe fired with enthusiasm I was fired with enthusiasm to go traveling in Asia.我燃起了赴亚洲旅行的满腔热情。fire somebody’s enthusiasm/imagination stories of magic and adventure that fire children’s imaginations激发孩子想象力的魔幻与冒险故事4questions fire questions at somebody to ask someone a lot of questions quickly, often in order to criticize them迅速接连向某人提出大量问题，常带有批评意味；连珠炮式提问5wood-fired/gas-fired/coal-fired using wood, gas, or coal as fuel以木材、燃气或煤炭为燃料: a gas-fired stove燃气炉 a coal-fired boiler燃煤锅炉6clay [transitive] to bake bricks, clay pots etc in a kiln在窑中烧制砖块、陶罐等: fired earthenware烧制的陶器7engine [intransitive] if a vehicle’s engine fires, the petrol is lit to make the engine work指车辆发动机点火，即汽油被点燃以驱动发动机运转8be firing on all cylinders informal非正式 to be thinking or doing something well, using all your mental abilities and energy全力以赴地思考或做某事，充分发挥脑力和精力；运转正常，状态良好: When the team’s firing on all cylinders, they can beat the best in the league.当球队全力运转时，他们能击败联赛中最强的对手。THESAURUS同义词辨析fire (also dismiss formal正式) to make someone leave their job, especially because they have done something wrong使某人离职，尤指因其犯了错误；解雇；开除: · He was fired for surfing the Internet during work time.· 他因在上班时间上网而被解雇。· Harris was caught stealing, and was dismissed from his job.· 哈里斯因盗窃被当场抓获，随即被开除。sack/give somebody the sack British English informal非正式 to make someone leave their job, especially because they are not good at it, or because they have done something wrong使某人离职，尤指因其工作不称职或犯了错误；解雇；炒鱿鱼（英式口语）: · Bates was sacked from his job after the team failed to win any games.· 球队未能赢得任何比赛后，贝茨遭到解雇。· His boss gave him the sack for taking too much time off work.· 他的老板因他请假过多而将其解雇。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因工作量不足或资金不够支付工资，迫使大量工人（尤指大型工厂或组织中的工人）离职；裁员: · 3000 car workers have been laid off at the factory in Cleveland.· 克利夫兰的工厂已有3000名汽车工人遭到裁员。make somebody redundant British English to make someone leave their job because they are no longer needed因某人不再被需要而使其离职；裁员: · 5 staff will be made redundant at the end of this month.· 本月底将有5名员工被裁员。let somebody go to make someone leave their job, Used by employers to avoid saying directly that they are getting rid of people使某人离职；雇主用来回避直接表明裁员的委婉说法: · We’ve had to let two members of staff go.· 我们不得不让两名员工离职。discharge to make someone leave their job in the army, air force etc使某人退出军队、空军等职务；退役；除役: · Grant had been discharged from the navy for threatening an officer.· 格兰特因威胁军官而被海军开除。ease somebody out to make someone leave their job in a way that makes it seem as if they have chosen to leave以一种让当事人看似自愿离职的方式迫使其辞职；逼退: · He had been eased out of office in an attempt to prevent a political crisis.· 为避免政治危机，他被悄然逼出了职位。relieve somebody of their post/position formal正式 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因某人做了错事而使其离职——尤用于回避直接表达，并常用于对象担任重要职务的情况；撤职；解除职务: · The colonel and two other senior officers were relieved of their posts.· 那名上校和另外两名高级军官被解除了职务。fire away phrasal verb spoken口语 used to tell someone that you are ready to answer questions用来告知对方自己已准备好回答问题: ‘Do you mind if I ask you something, Woody?’ ‘Fire away.’"伍迪，你介意我问你个问题吗？""说吧。"GRAMMAR Fire away is usually used in the imperative.fire back phrasal verb to quickly and angrily answer a question or remark迅速而愤怒地回应某个问题或言论；反唇相讥；反击fire back at President Bush has fired back at his critics.布什总统对批评者进行了反击。fire something ↔ off phrasal verb1to shoot a bullet, bomb etc into the air向空中射击子弹、炸弹等；射出: Chuck reloaded and fired off both barrels.查克重新装弹，两管同时射出。 Mexicans have a tradition of firing off guns to welcome in the new year.墨西哥人有向空中鸣枪迎接新年的传统。2to quickly send an angry letter to someone迅速向某人发出一封愤怒的信件: I fired off a furious letter to the editor.我迅速给编辑寄去了一封措辞激烈的信。fire somebody ↔ up phrasal verb to make someone become very excited, interested, or angry使某人变得非常兴奋、感兴趣或愤怒；激起……的情绪: It was alarming the way she got so fired up about small things.她为小事情绪激动的方式令人担忧。GRAMMAR Fire up is usually passive.