词汇精选:fire的用法和辨析大纲
一、详细释义:
n.
火
例句:
They saw a big flash and a huge ball of fire reaching hundreds of feet into the sky.
他们看见一道强光和一个巨大的火球冲向数百英尺的高空。
例句:
Many students were trapped by smoke and fire on an upper floor.
许多学生被浓烟和大火困在了较高的一层上。
炉火
例句:
The light of the cheerful fire shone on the rug and carpet of a cosy parlor.
在一间暖和的客厅里,熊熊的炉火映射在地毯上。
例句:
Would you mind changing places with me so that I can be nearer the fire?
你能不能与我换一换位置,这样我可以离炉火近一点。
火灾
例句:
87 people died in a fire at the Happy Land Social Club.
87人在乐土社交俱乐部的火灾中丧生。
例句:
A forest fire is sweeping across portions of north Maine this evening.
今晚一场森林大火正席卷缅因州北部的部分地区。
热情;激情
例句:
I went to hear him speak and was very impressed. He seemed so full of fire.
我去听了他的讲话,结果留下了非常深刻的印象。他看上去充满了激情。
例句:
His punishing schedule seemed to dim his fire at times.
繁忙的日程似乎有时让他精力不济。
磨难
例句:
She thinks that one will suffer fire and brimstone after death if he has done wrong.
她认为一个人要是做坏事,死后就得遭受地狱里的磨难。
炮火;射击,发射
例句:
The officer ordered his men to cease fire.
长官命令士兵停火。
例句:
A hall of fire from us sent the aggressors fleeing panic-stricken.
我们一阵炮火打得侵略者惊惶逃窜。
v.
点燃;使发光 [T]
例句:
The engine fired and we moved off.
点着引擎后我们就开走了。
例句:
An old man fired off crackers.
一个老人点燃了爆竹。
烧制 [T]
例句:
After the pot is dipped in this mixture, it is fired.
陶罐在这一混合料中浸过之后就拿去烧制。
例句:
I have watched the potters mold, fire and paint their bowls, plates and vases with sacred designs.
我见过制陶工人捏塑、烧制碗碟花瓶,并在上面涂绘各种宗教图案。
激动;激励;充满激情 [I,T]
例句:
The president knows his task is to fire up the delegates.
总统知道自己的任务就是唤起代表的热情。
例句:
He owns the potential to fire the imagination of an entire generation.
他拥有能够激发整整一代人想象力的潜能。
解雇;开除 [T]
例句:
Henry had made his decision to fire me on impulse.
亨利作出解雇我的决定是凭一时冲动行事。
例句:
Until this point he had not dare to fire the guy.
在此之前,他还是不敢把这个人解雇的。
着火 [I]
例句:
One day in2006, one villager's houses fired, they donated money to them for re-building houses.
在2006年的一天,一户村民的房子着火了,他们捐款给他,帮助他重建房屋。
射击;开枪;放枪 [I,T]
例句:
The police fired into the crowd.
警察向人群开枪。
例句:
They fired at the robbers.
他们向强盗开枪。
二、词义辨析:
kindle,fire,ignite,light
这些动词均含“点燃、着火”之意。kindle指艰难或缓慢地把可燃料点燃,可用于比喻。fire普通用词,指将某物点燃使其燃烧起来,火势可大可小。ignite多用于科技文体,指使某物受热直到燃烧或发光,也可指用火花使易燃物迅速燃烧起来。 light普通用词,指点燃易燃物,使其能发光,满足各种需要。
三、词义辨析:
discharge,dismiss,fire
这些动词都有“解雇,开除”之意。discharge语气较重,指有理由的解雇,含几乎不再复用的意味。dismiss正式用词,是这组词中语气最轻的一个词,一般只有从上文才能看解雇的原因或理由。fire口语用词,多指被断然地突然解雇,其行动犹如开枪一样干净利落。
四、相关短语:
ball of fire
精力充沛的人,很能干的人
beacon fire
烽火,信号篝火
catch fire
着火
fire alarm
n.火警,报火机,警钟
fire company
n. 消防队
fire department
n.消防队,<英>火灾保险公司
fire drill
n.消防训练,火灾避难训练
fire engine
n.消防车
fire escape
防火梯
fire fighter
n.救火队员
fire hydrant
n.消防栓,消防龙头,灭火龙头
fire insurance
n.火(灾保)险
一、参考例句:
The fire station bought a fire engine.
消防站购买了一台消防车
The fire died out.
火熄灭了。
There is a fire truck in the fire station.
消防站里有辆消防车。
Fire officials let the fire burn itself out.
消防官员让火自行熄灭。
The house is on fire and telephone the fire station.
这栋房子着火了,请打电话。
He is making a fire.
他正在生火。
They visited a fire station.
他们参观了消防队伍。
He poked the fire up.
他把火拨燃。
Where is a fire extinguisher?
灭火器在哪里?
Thomson' kichen caught fire yesterday.
汤姆森家的厨房昨天着火了。