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0 (material that is in) the state of burning that produces flames that send out heat and light, and might produce smoke
Animals are usually afraid of fire. 動物通常都怕火。
The fire was started by children playing with matches. 這場火災是由小孩玩火柴引起的。
How many historic buildings are damaged by fire each year? 每年有多少座歷史建築毀於大火?
She had to be rescued when her house caught (US caught on) fire (= started to burn). 房子著火時,她被救了出來。
It's very cold in here - should I light a fire? 這裡面真冷,我把爐火點起來好嗎?
If your home was on fire and you could save only one thing, what would it be? 如果你家著火了,而你只能搶救出一樣東西,你會拿甚麼呢?
If you're cold just put the fire on. 你冷的話就把取暖器打開。
3 to cause a weapon to shoot bullets, arrows, or missiles
Someone started firing at us. 有人開始向我們射擊。
Without warning he started firing into the crowd. 在沒有任何警示的情況下他開始向人群開槍。
The ambassador denied that any missiles had been fired across the border. 大使否認向境外發射了任何導彈。
The journalists were firing questions at me for two whole hours. 整整兩個小時,記者連珠炮似地向我發問。
"I'd like to ask you some questions about your childhood." "Fire away!" (= You can start asking them now.) 「我想問你幾個關於你童年的問題。」「你問吧!」
4 to remove someone from their job, either because they have done something wrong or badly, or as a way of saving the cost of employing them
She was fired after she was caught stealing from her employer. 她因偷僱主的東西時當場被抓而遭解僱。
He was fired from his $165,000 job for poor performance. 他因為表現不佳丟掉了他薪資16.5萬美元的工作。
She has just been fired as editor of the newspaper. 她剛剛被辭退,丟掉了這家報紙主編的職位。
The company is reducing its workforce by firing 500 employees. 該公司將裁員500人以減少僱員人數。
5 to cause a strong emotion in someone
I had a brilliant English teacher who fired me with enthusiasm for literature at an early age. 我有過一位出色的英語老師,在我很小的時候就激起了我對文學的熱情。
Talk of treasure and lost cities had fired their imaginations. 這些關於寶藏和失落的城市的傳聞讓他們浮想聯翩。
6 to heat objects made of clay in a kiln (= a special oven) so that they become hard