1.[u]火the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when sth burns
Most animals are afraid of fire.大多数动物怕火。
2.[u][c]失火；火灾flames that are out of control and destroy buildings, trees, etc.
The car was now on fire .小轿车在燃烧。
The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire.仓库因失火损毁严重。
Several youths had set fire to the police car(= had made it start burning) .几个年轻人纵火焚烧警车。
A candle had set the curtains on fire .蜡烛把窗帘燃起来了。
These thatched roofs frequently catch fire(= start to burn) .这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。
forest fires森林大火
Five people died in a house fire last night.有五人死于昨夜的住宅火灾。
A small fire had started in the kitchen.厨房失火了，燃起了一股小的火苗。
Fires were breaking out everywhere.到处都在发生火灾。
It took two hours to put out the fire(= stop it burning) .用了两小时才把火扑灭。
3.[c]炉火；灶火a pile of burning fuel, such as wood or coal, used for cooking food or heating a room
to make/build a fire生火
a log/coal fire柴火；煤火
Sam had lit a fire to welcome us home.萨姆点燃炉火欢迎我们回家。
Come and get warm by the fire.到炉火边来取暖。
We sat in front of a roaring fire .我们坐在熊熊的炉火面前。
4.[c]取暖器；暖气装置a piece of equipment for heating a room
a gas/electric fire煤气╱电取暖器
Shall I put the fire on?我打开暖气好吗？
5.[u]射击；火力shots from guns
a burst of machine-gun fire一阵机枪射击
to return fire(= to fire back at sb who is shooting at you)用枪炮还击
The gunmen opened fire on(= started shooting at) the police.持枪歹徒向警察开火。
Their vehicle came under fire(= was being shot at) .他们的车遭到射击。
He ordered his men to hold their fire(= not to shoot) .他命令士兵停止射击。
A young girl was in the line of fire(= between the person shooting and what he/she was shooting at) .有一个女孩处于射程之内。
6.[u]激情；愤怒；热情very strong emotion, especially anger or enthusiasm
Her eyes were full of fire.她的双眼充满激情的火花。
The health minister has come under fire from all sides.卫生部长受到来自各方的责难。
The health minister has come under fire from all sides.卫生部长受到来自各方的责难。
The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds.这个项目因缺少资金耽搁了好几年。
The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds.这个项目因缺少资金耽搁了好几年。
He couldn't breathe. His chest was on fire.他无法呼吸。他的胸部火辣辣地疼痛。
He couldn't breathe. His chest was on fire.他无法呼吸。他的胸部火辣辣地疼痛。
1.[i][t]射击；开火；开枪to shoot bullets from a gun
The officer ordered his men to fire.军官下令士兵射击。
Soldiers fired on the crowd.军人朝人群开枪。
They ran away as soon as the first shot was fired.第一枪刚响他们就跑了。
He fired the gun into the air.他朝天鸣枪。
Missiles were fired at the enemy.向敌人发射了导弹。
2.[i][t]射出（子弹）to shoot bullets out
We heard the sound of guns firing.我们听见枪炮射击声。
A starter's pistol fires only blanks.初学者的手枪发射的只是空弹。
3.[t]~ sth射（箭）to shoot an arrow
She fired an arrow at the target.她瞄准靶子射箭。
4.[t]~ sb解雇；开除to force sb to leave their job
We had to fire him for dishonesty.他不诚实，我们不得不开除他。
She got fired from her first job.她第一份工作是被解雇的。
He was responsible for hiring and firing staff.他负责招聘和解雇职员。
5.[t]~ sb (with sth)激励；激起热情；使充满热情to make sb feel very excited about sth or interested in sth
The talk had fired her with enthusiasm for the project.这次谈话激起了她对这个项目的热情。
His imagination had been fired by the film.这部电影激发了他的想象力。
6.[i]点火；发动when an enginefires , an electrical spark is produced that makes the fuel burn and the engine start to work
7.以…为燃料的using the fuel mentioned in order to operate
gas-fired central heating煤气集中供暖
8.[t]~ sth烧制（陶器、砖等）to heat a clay object to make it hard and strong
to fire pottery烧制陶器
to fire bricks in a kiln在窑内烧砖
The room was full of journalists, all firing questions at them.满屋的记者向他们接二连三地提问题。
The room was full of journalists, all firing questions at them.满屋的记者向他们接二连三地提问题。
Finally, he retrieved an old lighter from a pair of paint-stained jeans on the floor in the back of the closet and he had the fire going.
最后，他在壁橱后面的地板上，一条沾满油渍的牛仔裤中找到了一个老式的打火机，他点燃了火。
The resolution, Rice said, lays the foundation for a durable cease-fire and a decisive change from the status quo that produced the war.
赖斯指出，这项决议为实现持久停火并根本改变导致战争爆发的现有局面奠定了基础。
The young sergeant saved the little girl from the fire, but at the cost of his own life.
年青的警官以自己的生命为代价从大火中救出了小女孩。
Phillip climbs up, only to see that he is now trapped on a cliff. At another blaze of fire he loses his shield.
菲利普向上爬，只看见他现在被困在悬崖上。在又一个火焰中他失去了他的盾牌。
ERV: Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
新译本：我们的神来临，决不缄默无声；在他面前有火燃烧，在他四周有暴风刮起。
Eurotunnel officials say the fire started on a train carrying trucks and appeared to be accidental.
铁路隧道官员说，大火是从一列运载卡车的列车上开始的，看起来这是一次意外事故。
One story from Australia tells about a man very very long ago, who went up to the sun by a rope and brought fire down.
澳大利亚有个传说，很久很久以前，一个人借助一根绳子上到太阳那儿，把火取了下来。
In this inexplicable fear, the only snow of the winter that's happy to re-ignite the fire of my hope, I feel perfect security.
在这种莫名其妙的恐惧里，唯有那些有雪的冬季里的快乐能够重燃我的希望之火，让我感到无懈可击的安全。
He took a bit of paper and a few bits of wood and made a fire.
他拿了一点纸、几小块木头，生了火。
"Not for at least two hours, " replied his wife. So the woodman sat in a chair by the fire.
“至少两个小时才能做好，”他妻子回答。樵夫就在火旁的椅子上坐下来。
I didn't say anything about his eyes, and I don't see why you need fire up when I admire his riding.
我可不是说他的眼，我在说我很佩服的他的骑术，真不明白你为什么要发火？
Again, take a few of these and throw them into the fire and burn them up. A fire will spread from there to the whole house of Israel.
再从这几根中取些扔在火中焚烧，从里面必有火出来烧入以色列全家。
Neglect, dilapidation, storm and fire have gradually reduced it to a rusting hulk, like the rib-cage of a whale.
忽略掉它的破旧，还有暴风雨和大火慢慢地将它侵蚀成一座生锈的船一般，就像境遇的肋龙骨一样。
Fortunately, it turned out to be a false alarm because a careless customer mistakenly set the fire alarm off.
幸好，那结果是虚惊一场，因为有个粗心的顾客误触警铃。
He limped over. He hadn't seen the fire, but he seemed to be looking for a reason to tell them off anyway.
他跛行过来，虽然没有看到那束火，但好像要找借口斥责他们一顿。
She's saying how during the French Revolution, a mob set fire to her house, and her mother died. . . saving her.
她说，法国大革命时暴徒如何防火烧她的屋子，她的妈妈死了……因为救她。
The next day he was speaking, standing with his back to the fire, when he noticed several lips moving rapidly.
第二天，当老师背靠着火炉讲课时，发现好几个学生的嘴唇在很快地不停地动。
He said that he and another man managed to escaped through a fire exit and stumbled through the smoke that filled the hotel.
他说，他和另一个人试图从紧急出口逃出来，磕磕绊绊地在弥漫了整个酒店的烟雾中摸索。
A smoke went up from his nostrils, and a devouring fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled by it.
由他的鼻孔涌出浓烟，由他的口中喷出烈火，由他的身上射出火炭。
Add steamed lotus seeds and bring to boil. Remove from the fire, add white sugar, ready to serve.
加入蒸熟的莲子、再次煮开。熄火、加入适量白糖、开动！
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