fire off

短语

开火,发射;接连发问

词形变化

fired off fires off 三单 fires off firing off firing off 现在分词 fired off 过去式 fired off 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To perform (a task) rapidly, often unexpectedly.

    及物

    No sooner had I replied to his first question, than he fired off another one.

    When I had read the article, I immediately fired off a letter to the editor.

  2. 2.

    To discharge from a firearm.

    及物

    The nervous soldier fired off a few more rounds into the darkness.