fireball

FREQ #15357

n. 火球, 大流星

发音

UK /ˈfaɪəbɔːl/
其它
US /ˈfaɪəɹˌbɔl/
US /-ɑl/

词形变化

fireballs 复数 fireballs fireballed fireballing fireballs 三单 fireballing 现在分词 fireballed 过去式 fireballed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.

  2. 2.

    A feisty, strong-willed person.

    比喻 非正式
  3. 3.

    Synonym of fastball (“a high-speed pitch of a baseball”).

    比喻 体育 游戏
  4. 4.

    A bright glow caused by a spacecraft re-entering an atmosphere.

    航空 商务 工程
  5. 5.

    A meteor bright enough to cast shadows; a bolide.

    天文
  6. 6.

    A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.

    航海 交通
  7. 7.

    A bag or ball filled with combustible material which is thrown as a weapon or to set something alight.

    历史 工程 政治 军事
  8. 8.

    A bag or ball filled with combustible material which is thrown as a weapon or to set something alight.

    A charge depicting a disc-shaped bombshell with flames emitted from the top, or sometimes from the top, bottom, and on either side.

    历史 工程 政治 纹章 军事
  9. 9.

    A ball-shaped firelighter (“small block of a flammable substance, typically a combination of sawdust and wax, used to light fires”).

    废旧
  10. 10.

    A statement intended to cause dissension or as a provocation.

    比喻 废旧
  11. 11.

    An emanation of St. Elmo's fire; also (later), of ball lightning.

    废旧
  12. 12.

    A ball of heat-resistant material placed in a fire to slow down the burning of the fuel.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To explode in a ball of fire or flame.

    不及物

    The car swerved off a road, hit a wall, and fireballed as the petrol tank exploded.

  2. 2.

    To emerge suddenly; to explode.

    比喻 不及物
  3. 3.

    To pitch a baseball very fast.

    不及物 体育 游戏
  4. 4.

    To attack (someone or something) with balls of fire.

    及物 媒体
adj.
  1. 1.

    Excellent, terrific.

    俚语

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词源

The noun is derived from fire (noun) + ball (noun). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.

来源:wiktionary