/'faɪə(r); faɪr/
n
1 [U] burning that produces light and heat 火; 火焰; 燃烧
*man's discovery of fire 人类对火的发现.
2 (a) [U] destructive burning 火灾; 失火
*Have you insured your house against fire? 你的房子保火险了没有?
(b) [C] instance of this 火灾; 失火
*forest fires 森林火灾
* a fire in the warehouse 仓库失火.
3 (a) [C] burning fuel in a grate, furnace, etc for cooking food or heating a room 炉火
*make/build a fire 生火
* lay a fire, ie put paper, wood, etc together for a fire, usu in a grate 准备生火
* a blazing/roaring fire 炽烈的[熊熊的]火.
(b) [C] apparatus for heating rooms, etc 取暖装置
*a gas/electric fire 煤气[电]暖炉. Cf 参看 heater (heat2), stove 2.
4 [U] shooting from guns 开火（枪炮的射击）
*The soldiers kept up a steady fire. 士兵们不停地射击.
* return sb's fire, ie shoot back at sb 用枪炮向某人还击.
5 [U] strong emotion; angry or excited feeling; enthusiasm 激情; 愤怒或激动的感情; 热情
*His speech lacked fire, ie was uninspiring. 他的讲话缺乏热情.
6 (idm 习语) a ball of fire => ball1. a baptism of fire => baptism. between two `fires being shot at from two directions 腹背受敌（受到两面夹攻）. catch fire => catch1. draw sb's fire => draw2. the fat is in the fire => fat2. ,fire and `brimstone torture suffered in Hell as a result of God's anger 因触怒上帝在地狱中遭受的煎熬
*(fig 比喻) She was breathing fire and brimstone, ie was furiously angry. 她火冒三丈. ,fire and `sword (fml 文) burning and killing, esp in war 杀人放火（尤指于战争中）. get on like a house on fire => house1. go through ,fire and `water (for sb/sth) endure great hardship and danger (for sb/sth) （为某人[某事物]）冒极大危险及忍受巨大苦难, 赴汤蹈火. hang fire => hang1. have, etc many irons in the fire => iron1. heap coals of fire on sb's head => heapv. hold one's `fire stop shooting (for a period of time) 停止射击（一段时间） make up a `fire add wood, coal, etc to a fire to make it burn more strongly 在火上加木柴、煤等使其燃烧更旺. no smoke without fire => smoke1. on `fire
(a) burning 燃烧
*The house is on fire! 房子着火了!
(b) (fig 比喻) burning with emotion, passion or sensation 感情激动的; 激情冲动的. open fire => open2. out of the frying-pan into the fire => frying-pan (fry1). play with `fire take foolish anddangerous risks 玩火（进行愚蠢的冒险）. set fire to sth/set sth on fire cause sth to start burning 使某物开始燃烧; 放火. (not/never) set the `Thames/ temz; tZmz/on fire (not) do sth remarkable （不）做惊人之举
*He's a good student, but he won't ever set the Thames on fire. 他是好学生, 但也绝成不了大器. set the world on fire => world. under `fire
(a) being shot at 遭到射击
*come under intense fire 受到枪炮猛烈攻击.
(b) (fig 比喻) being criticized severely 受到严厉批评
*The government is under fire from all sides on its economic policy. 政府在经济政策上受到各方的严厉批评.

/'faɪə(r); faɪr/
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (at sb/sth); ~ (sth) into sth shoot with a gun (at sb/sth); shoot (a bullet) from a gun; shoot a bullet from (a gun) 用枪炮（向某人[某物]）射击; 从枪中射出（子弹）; 从（枪）中射出子弹
*`Fire!' ordered the captain. ｀开火!＇上尉命令道.
* The officer ordered his men to fire (at the enemy). 军官命令士兵（向敌人）射击.
* The police fired (several rubber bullets) into the crowd. 警察向人群射击（数发橡皮子弹）.
* This weapon fires anti-aircraft missiles. 这种武器是发射防空导弹的.
* He fired several shots (at the target). 他向目标射出了几发子弹.
* fire (a pistol) into the air （用手枪）向天空开枪
* fire a 21-gun salute, ie fire
21 shots from guns into the air as a sign of respect in a ceremony 鸣放21响礼炮.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth at sb address (words) in quick succession at sb 对某人急速地连续说（话）
*fire insults, questions, ideas, etc at sb 对某人像发连珠炮似的说侮辱的话、提出问题、看法等.
3 [Tn] (infml 口) dismiss (an employee) from a job 解雇, 开除（雇员）
*He was fired for stealing money from the till. 他因从柜台抽屉偷钱而遭解雇.
4 [Tn] ignite or set fire to (sth) with the aim of destroying it （为焚毁）点火或纵火烧（某物）
*fire a haystack 点燃草堆.
5 [I] (of the explosive mixture in an engine) ignite （指发动机内的可燃气体混合物）点火; 发动
*The engine will not fire. 这发动机发动不起来.
* The engine is only firing on three cylinders. 这发动机只有三个汽缸工作.
6 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb with sth; ~ sb into sth/doing sth stimulate (the imagination); fill sb with (a strong emotion); inspire or excite sb to do sth 激发（想像力）; 使某人充满（激情）; 鼓励或鼓动某人做某事物
*Adventure stories fired his imagination. 冒险小说激发起他的想像力.
* fire sb with enthusiasm, longing, desire, etc 以热情、渴望、欲望等激励某人
* The party leader's rousing speech fired the members into action. 该党领袖令人振奋的讲话激发了党员行动起来.
7 [Tn] heat (an object made of clay) in an oven in order to harden and strengthen it （在　内）烧制（陶瓷制品）
*fire pottery, bricks, etc in a kiln 在　内烧陶瓷、砖瓦等.
8 (idm 习语) working/firing on all cylinders => cylinder.
9 (phr v) fire away (usu as a command 通常作命令语) (infml 口) begin asking questions; begin to speak 开始问问题; 开始说话
*`I've got a couple of questions I'd like to ask you.' `Right, fire away.' ｀我有几个问题想问你.＇｀好, 你说吧.＇ fire sth off shoot (a bullet) from a gun 从枪中射出（子弹）
*fire off a few rounds, all one's ammunition, etc 射出几发子弹、所有的弹药等.