1. 火
    Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

2. 火灾;失火
    Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

3. 炉火;灶火;生成的火
    A fire is a burning pile of wood, coal, or other fuel that you make, for example to use for heat, light, or cooking.

    e.g. There was a fire in the grate...
           壁炉内燃着火。
    e.g. After the killing, he calmly lit a fire to destroy evidence.
           杀人后，他镇定地点起火销毁罪证。

4. (电或煤气)取暖器
    A fire is a device that uses electricity or gas to give out heat and warm a room.

    e.g. The gas fire was still alight...
           燃气取暖器还在烧着。
    e.g. She switched on one bar of the electric fire.
           她打开了一片电暖器。

5. 烧制(陶器等黏土制品)
    When a pot or clay object is fired, it is heated at a high temperature in a special oven, as part of the process of making it.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

6. (引擎)点火，打火
    When the engine of a motor vehicle fires, an electrical spark is produced which causes the fuel to burn and the engine to work.

    e.g. The engine fired and we moved off.
           点着引擎后我们就开走了。

7. (以某种燃料)驱动
    If a machine is fired with a particular fuel, it operates by means of that fuel.

    e.g. The engines were fired with coal and needed water to keep the steam up.
           这些发动机烧煤，并且需要加水以不断产生蒸汽。

8. 激起;唤起;使充满激情;激发(想象力)
    If you fire someone with enthusiasm, you make them feel very enthusiastic. If you fire someone's imagination, you make them feel interested and excited.

fire的解释

    e.g. ...the potential to fire the imagination of an entire generation...
           能够激发整整一代人想象力的潜能
    e.g. It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion...
           是艾伦为这场较量注入了激情。

9. 激情;生气;活力
      You can use fire to refer in an approving way to someone's energy and enthusiasm.

      e.g. 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。
      e.g. 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。

10. 着火;起火;开始燃烧
      If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.

      e.g. My home catches fire and everything is destroyed...
             我家失了火，所有的东西都烧毁了。
      e.g. The aircraft caught fire soon after take-off.
             飞机起飞后不久就着火了。

11. 激动人心;赢得成功
      If a situation or event catches fire, it begins to be exciting and successful.

fire在线翻译

      e.g. The play only really catches fire once Aschenbach falls in love.
             这部剧直到阿申巴赫堕入情网后才真正开始精彩起来。

12. 以火攻火;以毒攻毒;以其人之道还治其人之身
      If you fight fire with fire, you deal with people attacking or threatening you by using similar methods to the ones that they are using.

      e.g. The only way they can deal with crime is to fight fire with fire.
             他们打击犯罪的唯一方法就是以牙还牙。

13. 激情;生气;强烈的情感
      If you say that someone has fire in their belly, you are expressing approval of them because they are energetic, enthusiastic, and have very strong feelings.

      e.g. Rocco does not have the same fire in his belly as his father.
             罗科不像他父亲那样充满激情。

14. 着火;起火;在燃烧
      If something is on fire, it is burning and being damaged or destroyed by an uncontrolled fire.

      e.g. The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.
             船长发无线电说船着火了。

15. 热情似火;激动万分;激情澎湃
      If you say that someone is on fire, you mean they are very enthusiastic, excited, or passionate about something.

      e.g. He was on fire with this marvelous sight.
             看到这一令人叹为观止的景象，他激动万分。

16. 玩火;冒险;做危险的事
      If you say that someone is playing with fire, you mean that they are doing something dangerous that may result in great harm for them and cause many problems.

      e.g. Schulte warned government and industrial leaders that those who even venture to think about mass layoffs are playing with fire.
             舒尔特警告政府和业界领袖说，哪怕只是动动大规模裁员念头的人都是在玩火。

17. 放火烧;使燃烧
      If you set fire to something or if you set it on fire, you start it burning in order to damage or destroy it.

      e.g. They set fire to vehicles outside that building...
             他们纵火焚烧了停在那幢大楼外的车辆。
      e.g. Lightning set several buildings on fire.
             闪电燃着了几栋大楼。

18. to have irons on the fire -> see iron

19. like a house on fire -> see house

20. there's no smoke without fire -> see smoke

21. 开动，发动(机器)
      If you fire up a machine, you switch it on.

fire的解释

      e.g. Put on a helmet, fire up your engine and head out on the open road.
             戴上头盔，发动引擎，开上乡村干道。

22. 激起…的热情(或积极性)
      If you fire someone up, you make them feel very enthusiastic or motivated.

      e.g. 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。

相关词组：fire up

1. 开(枪或炮);射出(子弹)
    If someone fires a gun or a bullet, or if they fire, a bullet is sent from a gun that they are using.

    e.g. Seven people were wounded when soldiers fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds...
           士兵发射橡皮子弹驱散人群时有7个人受了伤。
    e.g. New guns firing high explosive shells were incorporated into the battlefield...
           发射高爆弹的新型大炮在战场上得到了使用。

2. 枪击;炮火;火力
    You can use fire to refer to the shots fired from a gun or guns.

    e.g. His car was raked with fire from automatic weapons...
           他的车遭到自动武器火力的扫射。
    e.g. The two were reportedly killed in an exchange of fire during a police raid.
           据报道，这两人在警方突击搜查时发生的交火中被打死。

3. 射，放(箭)
    If you fire an arrow, you send it from a bow.

    e.g. He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
           他将箭射向林中的一片空地。

4. 连珠炮似的提出(问题)
    If you fire questions at someone, you ask them a lot of questions very quickly, one after another.

    e.g. They were bombarded by more than 100 representatives firing questions on pollution.
           100多名代表针对污染问题向他们发起连珠炮似的提问。

5. 猛烈的批评(或抨击、指责)
    You can use fire to refer to someone's strong criticisms of something.

    e.g. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.
           他说他们应该掉转枪口，向保守党开火。

6. 吸引火力;成为靶子
    If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them.

fire的解释

    e.g. Crowds elsewhere drew fire from troops.
           其他地方的人群吸引了军队的火力。

7. 招致批评;引发攻击
    If you draw fire for something that you have done, you cause people to criticize you or attack you because of it.

    e.g. The council recently drew fire for its intervention in the dispute...
           委员会最近因为介入该起争端而遭到批评。
    e.g. The campaign is drawing fire from anti-smoking advocates.
           该活动正受到禁烟倡导者的攻击。

8. 暂缓(或推迟)决定
    If you hang fire, you delay making a decision about something.

    e.g. All I can suggest is that you just hang fire and wait a minute or two and try again...
           我的建议就是，先缓一缓，等上一两分钟再试一次。
    e.g. Last week, banks and building societies were hanging fire on interest rates.
           上周，银行和建屋互助会推迟了就利率问题作出决定。

9. 停止射击;等待射击开始
    If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting.

    e.g. Devereux ordered his men to hold their fire until the ships got closer.
           德弗罗命令士兵等船靠近了再开火。

10. 暂缓（或推迟行动)
      If you hold fire in a situation, you delay before taking action.

      e.g. Observers reckon the Bank of England will hold fire until nearer the Budget.
             观察家认为英格兰银行会推迟到更加接近预算案出台时再采取措施。

11. (子弹的)发射线，行进线
      If you are in the line of fire, you are in a position where someone is aiming their gun at you. If you move into their line of fire, you move into a position between them and the thing they were aiming at.

      e.g. He cheerfully blows away any bad guy stupid enough to get in his line of fire...
             他兴高采烈地将蠢到撞上他枪口的坏家伙全都干掉。
      e.g. The man and his son had been pushed into the line of fire by their captors.
             父子俩被那些掳走他们的人推到了枪口前。

12. 开枪;开火
      If you open fire on someone, you start shooting at them.

      e.g. Then without warning, the troops opened fire on the crowd.
             接着军队未作警示便向人群开了火。

13. 开枪回击;开火还击
      If you return fire or you return someone's fire, you shoot back at someone who has shot at you.

      e.g. The soldiers returned fire after being attacked.
             士兵们在遇袭后予以还击。

14. 遭到射击;受到火力攻击
      If you come under fire or are under fire, someone starts shooting at you.

      e.g. The Belgians fell back as the infantry came under fire.
             步兵团受到火力攻击时比利时人向后撤退。
      e.g. ...sending aid to cities which have been under fire for weeks now.
             向那些现已连续数周遭受炮火袭击的城市提供援助

15. 遭到猛烈批评;受到强烈抨击
      If you come under fire from someone or are under fire, they criticize you strongly.

fire的解释

      e.g. The president's plan first came under fire from critics who said he hadn't included enough spending cuts.
             总统的计划先是遭到批评者的猛烈抨击，他们称开支削减力度不够。

16. to fire from the hip -> see hip

17. 说吧;讲吧;问吧
      If someone wants to say or ask something, you can say 'fire away' as a way of showing that you are ready for them to speak.

      e.g. 'May I ask you something?' — 'Sure. Fire away.'
             “我可以问你一个问题吗？”——“当然可以。尽管问吧。”

18. 发射，射出(子弹、导弹等)
      If you fire off a shot, you send a bullet or other missile from a gun.

      e.g. A gunman fired off a volley of shots into the air...
             持枪歹徒朝天扫射了一排子弹。
      e.g. Cecil now began to panic and fired off two distress rockets.
             塞西尔此时开始慌张起来,连忙发射了两枚遇险信号火箭。

19. (常指作为一系列之一地迅速)发出(信件)，提出(问题),讲出(话语)
      If you fire off a letter, question, or remark, you send or say it very quickly, often as part of a series.

fire的近义词

      e.g. He immediately fired off an angry letter to his ministry colleagues...
             他立即给部里的同事发了一封怒气冲冲的信。
      e.g. Ordinary officers fired off a string of angry demands to the government, to improve their pay, status, and conditions.
             普通警员愤怒地向政府提出了一连串增加工资、提高地位和改善条件的要求。

相关词组：fire awayfire off

1. 解雇;开除
    If an employer fires you, they dismiss you from your job.

    e.g. If he hadn't been so good at the rest of his job, I probably would have fired him...
           如果不是因为他在工作的其他方面做得如此之好，我可能就把他开除了。
    e.g. She was sent a box of chocolates along with a letter saying she was fired.
           她收到一盒巧克力和一封信，信上说她被解雇了。