1destructive flames火災ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIRE | FIRE + VERB | FIRE + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, huge大火▸➤fierce, raging烈火;迅速蔓延的火▸➤serious嚴重的火災▸➤catastrophic, devastating, disastrous災難性的/毀滅性的/損失慘重的大火➤house, kitchen房屋/廚房失火▸➤bush, forest, wild-land (NAmE) 叢林大火;森林火災;荒地火災➤electrical電氣火災VERB + FIRE➤be on起火◇The house is on fire!房子着火了!➤catch着火◇A lantern was knocked over and the barn caught fire.燈籠被打翻了,隨即穀倉着了火。➤cause, set sth on, start引起火災;使⋯着火;點火◇Groups of rioters attacked and set the police headquarters on fire.成群結隊的暴徒襲擊並放火焚燒了警察總局。➤ignite, spark點火◇A missile ignited a fire that burned for three days.一枚導彈引發了大火,燒了 3 天。➤fan煽火◇Strong winds fanned the fire.狂風使火勢愈猛。➤add fuel to, fuel (bothfigurative) 火上澆油◇Frustrated ambitions can fuel the fire of anger and resentment.志向受挫會加劇一個人的怨怒之火。➤extinguish, put out撲滅火➤douse, smother把火澆滅/悶熄◇The sprinkler system came on and doused the fire.自動噴灑滅火設備啟動後把火澆滅了。➤fight救火◇He joined the crowds of men and women fighting the fire.他加入了救火的人群。➤contain, control控制火勢◇Firefighters struggled to control the fire.消防隊員奮力控制火勢。➤prevent預防火災▸➤be damaged by, be damaged in, be destroyed by, be destroyed in在火災中遭破壞;被大火摧毀◇The factory was destroyed in a fire started by arsonists.工廠被縱火犯放火燒燬了。➤be killed by, be killed in, die in死於火災➤survive在火災中幸免於難FIRE + VERB➤occur火災發生▸➤break out, erupt, start火災突然發生/爆發/出現◇A fire broke out in the mail room.郵件處理間發生了火災。➤go out火熄滅▸➤blaze, burn, rage大火熊熊燃燒/燃燒/肆虐◇The fire burned for three days before it was finally contained.大火燒了 3 天才最終得到控制。➤engulf sb/sth, spread, sweep through sth大火吞噬⋯;火勢蔓延;大火席捲⋯◇In 1925 a disastrous fire swept through the museum.1925 年一場災難性的大火席捲了博物館。➤lick sth, lick at sth大火燒着某物/吞捲某物◇The fire licked the roof of the house.大火燒到房頂了。➤damage sth火災損壞某物▸➤consume sth, destroy sth, gut sth大火吞沒⋯/燒燬⋯/摧毀⋯內部◇The fire gutted the building, leaving just a charred shell.大火燒燬了整幢樓,只剩下一副焦殼。FIRE + NOUN➤safety防火◇legislation related to fire safety與防火相關的法律➤hazard, risk火災隱患◇Foam-filled couches are a serious fire hazard.泡沫填料沙發是火災的一大隱患。➤drill, practice (BrE) 消防演習;防火演習◇We have regular fire drills.我們定期進行消防演習。(see also fire alarm)➤brigade, department, service (BrE) 消防隊;消防部門;消防署◇Call the fire brigade / department!快給消防隊/消防部門打電話!➤crew消防人員◇Fire crews arrived and began to fight the flames.消防人員趕到,開始救火。➤chief, commissioner, marshal, officer, official消防隊長/委員會主席/局長/人員/官員▸➤station消防站▸➤engine, truck (NAmE) 消防車▸➤hydrant消防栓▸➤hose, sprinkler消防水帶/噴嘴▸➤extinguisher滅火器▸➤escape太平梯◇The thief got away down the fire escape.小偷順着太平梯下來逃走了。➤door防火門➤damage火災造成的損害◇The building suffered extensive fire damage.這座大樓在火災中遭受了大面積的損壞。➤code (NAmE) 防火規章◇fire code violations違犯防火規章的做法➤prevention火災預防➤season (especially NAmE) 火災易發季節◇In 2008, the fire season started with a huge fire in New Mexico.2008 年的火險季節是以新墨西哥的一場大火開始的。PHRASES➤bring a fire under control控制住火勢◇Firefighters have now managed to bring the fire under control.消防隊員現已設法控制住了火勢。➤set fire to sth放火燒⋯◇Someone had set fire to her car.有人放火燒了她的汽車。fire
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2burning fuel for cooking/heating爐火ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIRE | FIRE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤blazing, crackling, hot, roaring, warm熊熊爐火;劈啪作響的爐火;炙熱的灶火;溫熱的灶火▸➤dying, smouldering/smoldering快熄滅的/悶燃的爐火➤flickering搖曳的爐火▸➤little小火▸➤open露天的爐火▸➤charcoal, coal, log, oil, wood炭火;煤火;柴火;石油燃燒的火;燒木頭的火➤camp (usually campfire)篝火➤cooking烹飪用火VERB + FIRE➤build, make生火▸➤kindle, light點火◇Kim had managed to kindle a little fire of dry grass.金想辦法用乾草生了一小堆火。➤feed, poke, stir, stoke, stoke up, tend往火中加⋯;捅火;攪動火;添加燃料撥旺火;照看火◇She fed the fire with the branches next to her.她把身旁的樹枝添加到火裏。◇On cold nights we stoked up the fire to a blaze.寒夜裏我們把火添旺。➤put sth on往火裏添放⋯◇Put some more wood on the fire.往火裏多加點兒木柴。➤cook on, cook over生火做飯◇When we go on safari we like to cook on an open fire.我們遠行狩獵時,喜歡露天生火做飯。FIRE + VERB➤burn爐火燃燒◇Although it was summer a fire burned in the hearth.雖然時值夏天,火爐裏依然燒着火。➤roar火燒得劈啪作響◇A fire roaring in the hearth added warmth to the room.火爐裏的火燒得劈啪作響,給房間裏增添了暖意。➤kindle, light爐火點燃◇We had plenty of dry wood, so the fire lit easily.我們有很多乾木柴,生火很容易。➤die, die down爐火熄滅;爐火漸漸熄滅◇The fire was beginning to die down.爐火開始漸漸熄滅。➤burn itself out, burn out, go out爐火燃盡;爐火熄滅▸➤crackle爐火劈啪作響▸➤glow爐火發光➤flicker爐火搖曳▸➤smoke爐火冒煙◇The fire smoked instead of burning properly.爐火沒有燒起來,而是冒着煙。PHRASES➤the glow from a fire, the glow of a fire火光◇The interior was only lit by the golden glow of the fire.裏面只有金色的爐火照明。fire
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3 (especially BrE) apparatus for heating rooms取暖裝置ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIRE | FIRE + VERBADJECTIVE➤electric, gas電暖氣;煤氣取暖裝置VERB + FIRE➤light, put on, switch on, turn on點燃暖氣;打開暖氣◇Use a match to light the gas fire.劃根火柴點燃煤氣取暖器。➤switch off, turn off關掉取暖器FIRE + VERB➤be off, be on取暖器關了/開着◇Is the fire still on?取暖器還開着嗎?fire
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4shots from guns射擊ADJECTIVE | ... OF FIRE | VERB + FIRE | FIRE + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤heavy, withering (especially NAmE) 密集的/逐漸變弱的火力▸➤anti-aircraft, covering, friendly防空火力;掩護火力;友軍炮火◇The commandos pushed forward under the covering fire of their artillery.突擊隊在炮兵的火力掩護下向前推進。◇Several soldiers were killed in friendly fire due to a mistake by allied forces.由於盟軍的失誤,幾名士兵在友軍炮火中喪生。➤enemy, hostile敵軍的/敵意的射擊➤direct, indirect直接/間接射擊➤incoming飛來的子彈➤automatic自動射擊➤rapid速射▸➤artillery, sniper炮火;狙擊火力▸➤cannon, machine-gun, mortar, rifle炮轟;機槍火力;迫擊炮火力;步槍火力... OF FIRE➤burst連發射擊◇a burst of machine-gun fire機槍連發射擊VERB + FIRE➤open開火◇The troops opened fire on the crowd.軍隊向人群開火了。➤return開槍還擊◇She returned fire from behind the low wall.她從矮牆後面開槍回擊。➤exchange互相射擊▸➤cease, hold停止射擊◇'Cease fire!' He yelled.“停止射擊!”他大叫道。◇They were told to hold their fire until the enemy came closer.他們被告知等敵軍逼近點兒再開槍。➤be under, come under遭到射擊;受到攻擊◇We were under constant fire from enemy snipers.我們不斷遭遇敵軍狙擊手的射擊。◇The EU came under fire from the US over its biotech policy. (figurative) 歐盟在生物技術政策上受到美國的抨擊。➤draw吸引火力◇A few soldiers were sent out to draw (= attract) the enemy's fire.幾名士兵被派出去吸引敵方火力。➤avoid, dodge躲避/躲閃射擊FIRE + VERB➤rain down彈雨傾瀉而下◇Enemy fire continued to rain down.敵軍的火力不斷地如彈雨般傾瀉而來。➤hit sb/sth射擊擊中⋯PHRASES➤be in the line of fire處於射程之內◇Unfortunately he was in the line of fire (= between the people shooting and what they were shooting at) and got shot.不幸的是他處在射程之內,結果中彈了。fire
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ADVERB | VERB + FIRE | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤blindly, indiscriminately, randomly, wildly盲目/任意/漫無目標地/胡亂射擊◇She fired blindly into the mass of shadows.她對着大片陰影胡亂射擊。➤directly直接射擊◇A dense volley of missiles was fired directly at the ship.一排密集的導彈直接射向那艘輪船。➤rapidly快速射擊➤continuously, repeatedly連續/重複射擊➤accidentally意外射擊➤accurately準確射擊▸➤wide偏離目標射擊◇Whitlock purposely fired wide.惠特洛克故意射偏了。➤back回射▸➤off射出◇They fired off a volley of shots.他們射出一梭子彈。VERB + FIRE➤be ready to準備射擊◇He grabbed the shotgun, ready to fire if anyone entered.他抓起獵槍,準備好有人進來就隨時開槍。➤order sb to命令某人開槍◇He ordered the troops to fire over the heads of the crowd.他命令部隊向人群上方開槍。PREPOSITION➤at對準⋯射擊◇She fired a revolver at her attacker.她用左輪手槍向襲擊她的人射擊。➤into槍炮打向◇He fired the gun into the air.他朝天鳴槍。➤on, upon對着⋯射擊◇The police fired on protesters in the square.警察向廣場上的抗議者開槍。