fire

A1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 初中 FREQ #455 ★★☆☆☆

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

发音

UK /ˈfaɪ.ə/
UK /ˈfaɪ̯ə/
/ˈfaː(ə)/
/ˈfɑː(ə)/
US /ˈfaɪ.ɚ/
US /ˈfa̠jɚ/
US /ˈfaɪɹ/
US /fʌɪ̯ɚ/
其它 /fʌɪ̯ɚ/
其它 /ˈfäːɚ/
AU /ˈfaɪ.ə/
NZ /ˈfaɪ.ə/
AU /ˈfɑe̯ə/
NZ /ˈfɑe̯ə/
/ˈfo̞ɪ̯.ɚ/
/ˈfəɪ̯.ɚ/
/-ɐ/

词形变化

fires 复数 fires fired fires 三单 fireth firing firing 现在分词 fired 过去式 fired 过去分词 firest firedst 过去式 fireth 三单 fired 复数

别名

fier 🜂 fye

教材释义与例句

名词

火;火灾;炮火;炉火;热情;激情;磨难

uncontrolled flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage things

动词

点燃;解雇;开除;使发光;烧制;激动;放枪

to force someone to leave their job

动词

着火;射击;开枪;激动;烧火

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.

    不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).

    可数 不可数

    We sat about the fire singing songs and telling tales.

  3. 3.

    The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.

    火灾

    火烛

    可数 不可数

    There was a fire at the school last night and the whole place burned down.

    During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts.

  4. 4.

    The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.

    不可数 哲学 可数
  5. 5.

    A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

    取暖器

    可数 不可数
  6. 6.

    The elements necessary to start a fire.

    可数 不可数

    The fire was laid and needed to be lit.

  7. 7.

    The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun or other ranged weapon.

    不可数 可数

    The fire from the enemy guns kept us from attacking.

  8. 8.

    A planned bombardment by artillery or similar weapons, or the capability to deliver such.

    可数 不可数

    We dominated the battlespace with our fires.

  9. 9.

    A firearm.

    可数 俚语 非裔美国英语 不可数
  10. 10.

    A barrage, volley

    可数 比喻 不可数
  11. 11.

    An instance of firing one or more rocket engines.

    可数 不可数 航空 商务 工程

    static fire

  12. 12.

    Strength of passion, whether love or hate.

    可数 不可数
  13. 13.

    Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.

    可数 不可数
  14. 14.

    Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.

    可数 不可数
  15. 15.

    A severe trial; anything inflaming or provoking.

    可数 不可数
  16. 16.

    Red coloration in a piece of opal.

    可数 不可数
  17. 17.

    The capacity of a gemstone, especially a faceted, cut gemstone, that is transparent to visible light, to disperse white light into its multispectral component parts, resulting in a flash of different colors, the richness and dispersion of which increases the gemstone's value.

    可数 不可数 地质
v. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To set (something, often a building) on fire.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.

    及物

    If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.

    They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end.

  3. 3.

    To drive away by setting a fire.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).

    解雇

    开除

    及物
  5. 5.

    To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client.

    及物 引申义
  6. 6.

    To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device).

    及物

    We will fire our guns at the enemy.

    The jet fired a salvo of rockets at the truck convoy.

    He fired his radar gun at passing cars.

  7. 7.

    To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon.

    不及物

    Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.

  8. 8.

    To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust.

    航空 商务 工程

    The RCS thrusters fired several times to stabilize the tumbling spacecraft.

  9. 9.

    To set off an explosive in a mine.

    及物 商务 采矿
  10. 10.

    To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.

    发射

    开火

    射击

    及物 体育
  11. 11.

    To cause an action potential in a cell.

    不及物 医学

    When a neuron fires, it transmits information.

  12. 12.

    To forcibly direct (something).

    及物

    He answered the questions the reporters fired at him.

  13. 13.

    To be irritated or inflamed with passion.

    过时 不及物
  14. 14.

    To animate; to give life or spirit to.

    to fire the genius of a young man

  15. 15.

    To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).

    及物/不及物 计算机 工程 数学

    The event handler should only fire after all web page content has finished loading.

    The queue fires a job whenever the thread pool is ready to handle it.

  16. 16.

    To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.

    及物
  17. 17.

    To cauterize (a horse, or a part of its body).

    及物 动物学 体育
  18. 18.

    To catch fire; to be kindled.

    过时 不及物
  19. 19.

    To work as a fireman, one who keeps the fire under a steam boiler on a steam-powered ship or train.

    过时 不及物

    I fired on that train until August.

  20. 20.

    To start (an engine).

    俚语
  21. 21.

    Of a horse: to race ahead with a burst of energy.

    不及物 体育 动物学
  22. 22.

    To feed or serve the fire of.

    to fire a boiler

  23. 23.

    To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.

    及物

    to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge

adj.
  1. 1.

    Amazing; excellent.

    表语 俚语

    This is fire, keep up the amazing work!

interj.
  1. 1.

    Command to shoot with firearms.

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English fyr, from Old English fȳr (“fire”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from *fuïr, a regularised form of Proto-Germanic *fōr (“fire”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Cognates See also Scots feier, fyre (“fire”), Yola vier, vire (“fire”), Saterland Frisian Fjuur, Fjúur (“fire”), West Frisian fjoer (“fire”), Alemannic German Füür (“fire”), Bavarian Feia (“fire”), Central Franconian Fauer, Feier, Füür (“fire”), Cimbrian bôar, vaür, vôar (“fire”), Dutch vier, vuur (“fire”), German Feuer (“fire”), German Low German Füer, Füür (“fire”), Luxembourgish Feier (“fire”), Mòcheno vaier (“fire”), Vilamovian faojer (“fire”), West Flemish vier (“fire”), Yiddish פֿײַער (fayer, “fire”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish fyr (“fire”), Icelandic funi (“fire”), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌽 (fōn, “fire”). Also, compare Armenian հուր (hur, “fire”), Greek πυρ (pyr, “fire”), Latin pūrgō (“to clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify”), Umbrian 𐌐𐌉𐌓 (pir, “fire”), Bulgarian фир (fir, “ooze, pickle, soak”), Polish perz (“smoke”), Hittite 𒉺𒄴𒄯 (paḫḫur, “fire”), Luwian 𒉺𒀀𒄷𒌋𒌨 (pāhūr, “fire”), Tocharian A/B por/puwar (“fire”). This was an inanimate noun whose animate counterpart was Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis (see ignite). Cognate to pyre.

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