1.[u]射击;发射;开火;开枪;开炮the action of firing guns
There was continuous firing throughout the night.整夜枪炮不息。
2.[u][c]解雇;开除the action of forcing sb to leave their job
teachers protesting against the firing of a colleague因一位同事被开除而抗议的教师们
She's responsible for the hirings and firings.她负责雇用和解雇。
It is an old-style anti-armour weapon which tends to make a huge blast on firing thus giving away its position to an enemy.
该装备是一种老式反装甲武器,而且由于其巨大的声响和放出的火光会向敌人暴露自己的位置。
He said the crucial question was whether the global labour market could sustain a recovery "without the US cylinder firing" .
约雷斯表示,关键问题在于,如果“没有美国的拉动”,全球劳动力市场能否持续复苏。
Putting yourself in the firing line is the mark of a person who wants to achieve great things and is prepared to be scrutinized.
把自己放在第一线的这些人,都是想完成大事并且准备好让别人仔细审查的人。
Coach said that when the firing squad must concentrate , to hit all the enemy of the body .
教练说过,打靶的时候一定要全神贯注,把所有注意击中到敌人身上。
He said the pirates continued firing at intervals.
他说海盗继续间断地射击。
Pyongyang said the South provoked the attack by firing into a disputed area of the ocean during a military training exercise.
平壤说韩国在军事训练中向有争议海域开火,引发这次炮击。
Ever since the election, Tom DeLay and his staff had been firing up the right-wing networks to demand my impeachment.
国会中期选举之后,汤姆·迪莱和他的同伙一直在组织右翼力量势必要弹劾我。
pensioners ready to die firing a shotgun at the enemy "as long as I take one with me" .
退休的老人拿着鸟枪向敌人开火,「只要能杀一个陪葬」就死也甘心。
John Laister, a member of the firing squad, talked about it before he died in 1999: "There were tears in his eyes and tears in mine. "
行刑队员约翰.莱斯特一九九九年去世前忆述当时情景:「他两眼含泪,我也泪盈两眼。」
Firing three ministers and shuffling another three might not always be a sign of a seismic policy shift.
开除三位部长,另外三位部长遭调离职务,未必代表将有重大的政策转向。
Margaret Thatcher did exaggerate a bit, but she was essentially right when she said that "Reagan won the cold war without firing a shot. "
玛格丽特.撒切尔说得有些夸张,但她说的那句“里根不费一枪一弹赢得了冷战”是切中要害的。
Doubt about Europe's ability to contain the debt crisis has once more sent markets into a spin and put Italy firmly in the firing line.
投资者对欧洲遏制债务危机的能力存疑,使市场再次下跌,也将意大利置于风口浪尖之上。
After an uneasy beginning to life with the Catalonian club, he is now firing in the goals and winning over the fans.
经过一段并不容易的开始后,他已经在用不断的进球为自己赢得了无数粉丝。
He said clashes were under way Tuesday and that Col. Gadhafi's forces were also firing mortar rounds toward the center.
他说,周二冲突仍在继续,卡扎菲部队也向市中心发射了追击炮弹。
Witnesses in Iran say police there have been firing tear gas and water canons , trying to get protesters off the streets.
伊朗目击者称,警方动用催泪瓦斯和水枪来驱散街上的示威者。
But a woman does not need to be in the firing line to feel as good as a man. That is an equality too far.
但女性不必非要匍匐在前沿阵地上才会像男性那样感觉良好。那是太牵强的平等。
This may be a test: try to sell him down the river and the next time you look him in the eye he may be firing you - and serve you right.
或许可以做个测试:设法出卖他,下次碰到他的时候,他可能会炒你的鱿鱼——这是你应得的报应。
A young man had walked up to the crowded street corner and started firing a handgun in what police believe was a gang assault.
一个年轻男子在拥挤的街头用手枪开枪,警察透露是帮会争端。
From the picking to the brewing there was a great deal of factory work involved: drying, firing, rolling, and, for black tea, fermenting.
从摘茶到最后打包,有着一个复杂的工艺流程,包括干燥,炒青,揉捻,如果是红茶还要发酵。
I found out while we were talking one day that he was one of the scouts firing off the star clusters to mark the passage point.
当我们有一天聊天时我发现他就是当初开火为我们指示通道入口的布莱德利先导车之一。
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