firing

noun

1. 射击；发射；开火；开枪；开炮
   the action of firing guns
   1. There was continuous firing throughout the night.
      整夜枪炮不息。
2. 解雇
   the action of forcing sb to leave their job
   1. teachers protesting against the firing of a colleague
      因一位同事被开除而抗议的教师们
   2. She's responsible for the hirings and firings.
      她负责雇用和解雇。

BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM 燃烧;热量;激情

1. N-UNCOUNT 火
   Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. N-VAR 火灾;失火
   Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. Much of historic Rennes was destroyed by fire in 1720.
      雷恩古城的大部分在 1720 年的大火中毁于一旦。
3. N-COUNT 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.
   1. There was a fire in the grate...
      壁炉内燃着火。
   2. 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. N-COUNT (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.
   1. The gas fire was still alight...
      燃气取暖器还在烧着。
   2. She switched on one bar of the electric fire.
      她打开了一片电暖器。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用heater


5. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. VERB (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.
   1. The engine fired and we moved off.
      点着引擎后我们就开走了。
7. VERB (以某种燃料)驱动
   If a machine is fired with a particular fuel, it operates by means of that fuel.
   1. 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. VERB 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.
   1. ...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
   2. It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion...
      是艾伦为这场较量注入了激情。
   3. Both his grandfathers were fired with an enthusiasm for public speaking...
      他的祖父和外公都热衷于演说。
   4. By Monday, Senor Menem had returned, apparently fired with new determination.
      到星期一时梅嫩先生已经回来了，显然他又燃起了新的决心。
9. N-UNCOUNT 激情;生气;活力
   You can use fire to refer in an approving way to someone's energy and enthusiasm.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. PHRASE 着火;起火;开始燃烧
    If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.
    1. My home catches fire and everything is destroyed...
       我家失了火，所有的东西都烧毁了。
    2. The aircraft caught fire soon after take-off.
       飞机起飞后不久就着火了。
11. PHRASE 激动人心;赢得成功
    If a situation or event catches fire, it begins to be exciting and successful.
    1. 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. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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. PHRASE 着火;起火;在燃烧
    If something is on fire, it is burning and being damaged or destroyed by an uncontrolled fire.
    1. The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.
       船长发无线电说船着火了。
15. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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. PHRASE ***;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.
    1. 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***。
17. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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. PHRASAL VERB 开动，发动(机器)
    If you fire up a machine, you switch it on.
    1. 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. PHRASAL VERB 激起…的热情(或积极性)
    If you fire someone up, you make them feel very enthusiastic or motivated.
    1. 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。

SHOOTING OR ATTACKING 射击;攻击

1. VERB 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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. The gun was fired and Beaton was wounded a second time...
      枪响了，比顿再次受伤。
   4. Seventeen people were killed when security forces fired on demonstrators...
      安全部队朝示威者开枪致使 17 人丧生。
   5. They were firing. I screamed at them to stop.
      他们正在开枪。我尖叫着，让他们停下。
2. N-UNCOUNT 枪击;炮火;火力
   You can use fire to refer to the shots fired from a gun or guns.
   1. His car was raked with fire from automatic weapons...
      他的车遭到自动武器火力的扫射。
   2. 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. VERB 射，放(箭)
   If you fire an arrow, you send it from a bow.
   1. He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
      他将箭射向林中的一片空地。
4. VERB 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.
   1. 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. N-UNCOUNT 猛烈的批评(或抨击、指责)
   You can use fire to refer to someone's strong criticisms of something.
   1. 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. PHRASE 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.
   1. Crowds elsewhere drew fire from troops.
      其他地方的人群吸引了军队的火力。
7. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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。
   2. The campaign is drawing fire from anti-smoking advocates.
      该活动正受到禁烟倡导者的攻击。
8. PHRASE 暂缓(或推迟)决定
   If you hang fire, you delay making a decision about something.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. PHRASE 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.
   1. 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. PHRASE 暂缓（或推迟行动)
    If you hold fire in a situation, you delay before taking action.
    1. 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. PHRASE (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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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. PHRASE 开枪;开火
    If you open fire on someone, you start shooting at them.
    1. 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. PHRASE 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.
    1. The soldiers returned fire after being attacked.
       士兵们在遇袭后予以还击。
14. PHRASE 遭到射击;受到火力攻击
    If you come under fire or are under fire, someone starts shooting at you.
    1. 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。
    2. ...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. PHRASE 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.
    1. 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. PHRASAL VERB 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.
    1. '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. PHRASAL VERB 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.
    1. A gunman fired off a volley of shots into the air...
       持枪歹徒朝天扫射了一排子弹。
    2. 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。
    3. ...an illustration of a guy firing a huge cannon off into the distance.
       描绘某人向远处发射巨型大炮的插图
19. PHRASAL VERB (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.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。

DISMISSAL 解雇

1. VERB 解雇;开除
   If an employer fires you, they dismiss you from your job.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。

1. Government troops broke up the protest by firing their guns in the air
   政府军队朝天鸣枪驱散了抗议人群。
2. Those put to death by firing squad included three generals.
   行刑队处决的那些人里有3名将军。
3. Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.
   目击者说枪击是蓄意而且持续的。
4. The firing finally began to die away in the late afternoon
   到了临近傍晚时枪炮声终于渐渐停息。
5. They were disorientated by the smoke and were firing blindly into it.
   他们在烟雾中迷失了方向，向里面胡乱射击了一通。
6. 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。
7. They were firing. I screamed at them to stop.
   他们正在开枪。我尖叫着，让他们停下。
8. 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。
9. Any hostages in the firing line would have been sacrificed
   任何射击线上的人质就都会成为牺牲品。
10. He was sure he would pin down the enemy between two firing lines.
    他确信自己能够把敌人压制在两条火力线间。
11. Foreign banks are in the firing line too
    外国银行也在遭批之列。
12. Young players found themselves too much in the firing line.
    年轻球员总是发现自己备受责难。
13. He was executed by firing squad.
    他被行刑队枪决了。
14. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching
    穆拉特毫不退缩地直视着执行枪决的行刑队员们的眼睛。
15. They were fooling around on an Army firing range
    他们在军队的射击训练场里闲晃。
16. He will be in charge of all hiring and firing at PHA.
    他将负责公共房产管理局所有人员的雇用和解聘事务。
17. Flavell had accidentally discharged a pistol, firing it into the ceiling
    弗拉维尔不小心扳动了一把手枪的扳机，子弹射入了天花板。
18. The authorities offered to stop firing missiles if the rebels agreed to stop attacking civilian targets.
    当局表示，如果叛乱分子答应停止攻击平民目标，就不再发射导弹。
19. I assembled the weapon, checked the firing and recoil mechanism and loaded it.
    我把家伙组装起来，检查了一下击发和反冲机构，装上子弹。
20. Within seconds the other soldiers began firing too
    几秒钟内，其他的士兵也开始射击。
21. The troops were firing away at the advancing enemy.
    部队向进攻的敌人不停地射击。
22. Our enemies were caught unprepared and we disposed of them without firing a single shot.
    我们打了它个措手不及，一枪没放就把他们收拾掉了。
23. The firing got heavier and heavier.
    枪声越来越紧。
24. There was very rapid, intense firing.
    枪声十分紧密。
25. Heavy firing broke out.
    枪声大作。
26. There was rapid, intense firing.
    枪声紧密。
27. The computer controlled the rocket firing.
    计算机控制火箭引擎的发动。
28. I volunteered to be on the firing squad.
    我自愿加入了行刑队。
29. In this paper, the ceramic firing in reducing atmosphere is thoroughly studied.
    本文对陶瓷还原气氛烧成进行了深入的研究。
30. I like firing them, and you should have fired her.
    我喜欢炒了他们，你应该炒了她。

noun

1. the act of discharging a gun

   Synonym:    dischargefiring off

2. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

   Synonym:    dismissaldismissiondischargeliberationreleasesacksacking

3. the act of setting something on fire

   Synonym:    ignitionlightingkindlinginflammation

4. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
   1. hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
   2. they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire

   Synonym:    fire