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Definition of fireball in English: fireballnoun ˈfʌɪəbɔːlˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɔl 1A ball of flame or fire. 火球 a crashed petrol tanker exploded in a fireball 撞毁的汽油油罐车发生了爆炸,引起的大火形成了一个火球。 Example sentencesExamples - Minutes later, there was another explosion and a fireball engulfed the building.
- But when Dev arrives at his shop it explodes in a fireball, which sends him flying across the road, leaving him battered and bruised.
- Within five seconds, the winery erupts into a fireball as flames lick the sky and the crashing explosion sends debris hurtling everywhere.
- Spectators at the 2001 show watched in horror as a Second World War King Cobra exploded in a massive fireball, killing the pilot.
- There was a huge explosion and the fireball burned fiercely as the tanker's load of fuel ignited.
- The city was too dangerous, they thought, as loud explosions and fireballs lit up the skyline at night.
- The jet was carrying a full payload of fuel for its flight, scheduled to last about five hours, and it exploded into a fireball which engulfed 12 houses within seconds.
- Those marines were in a lightly armoured vehicle when it hit the bomb, flipped into the air and exploded in a fireball.
- By day, eight stainless steel towers double as giant columns of waterfall, but on the hour, after dark, they explode into gas fireballs amid gasps from astonished onlookers.
- Just before he hit forward on the flight deck, I dove head-first into an open hatchway to avoid the fireball and explosion.
- A teenager dragged from a blazing car just seconds before it exploded in a fireball was reunited today with the man who saved his life.
- She watched as the firecrackers rained down from the planes overhead and exploded into fireballs.
- Giant fireballs and trails of fire accompany the performers in the energetic and dramatic display.
- She was entering the lobby when a fireball exploded from the elevator shaft.
- People came rushing out of their houses when a car parked on the roadside exploded in a fireball which severely damaged another vehicle parked nearby.
- A motorcross champion was killed when his speeding car exploded into a fireball after crashing into a lamppost on a waterlogged road.
- A state-owned commuter bus explodes in a giant fireball and thunderclap, bringing down a building near the shore of the Thames River.
- A driver died when his tanker plunged 60 ft from a motorway bridge and exploded into a massive fireball.
- It tore into the glass and metal, leaving a second gaping hole several storeys high from which a fireball of smoke and flame erupted.
- At this point my engine exploded followed by a large fireball, with the fire spreading to the adjacent water.
- Sporadic gunfire echoed from the east, followed by a thunderous explosion that spewed a fireball into the air, about three blocks from the group.
- 1.1 A large bright meteor.
火流星 Example sentencesExamples - Past displays have featured a richness of both fireballs and faint meteors but have included fewer objects of medium brightness.
- Circles are the subject matter of her new work and she uses them to explore her fascination with planets, moons, suns, fireballs and comets.
- Does the cosmic tug and pull of these far-off fireballs (and our more neighborly planets) help shape our lives from birth?
- On this day, local residents observed a huge fireball, almost as bright as the Sun, moving across the sky.
- Viewers should be able to see 100 or so meteors per hour, some of them fireballs.
- 1.2historical A ball filled with combustibles or explosives, fired at an enemy or enemy fortifications.
〈史〉燃烧弹 Example sentencesExamples - They were destroyed with the help of gunpowder, canons, and fireballs.
- In the olden days, the ships shot fireballs.
- The sky was black as midnight, lit only by glowing sparks, firebrands and fireballs shooting into the air.
- Catapults pelting fireballs were used with little effect.
- The fortified city was battered by fireballs from the Brits' three camps along the river.
- 1.3 A person with a fiery temper or a great deal of energy.
〈喻〉脾气暴躁的人;精力旺盛的人 Example sentencesExamples - She has her Dad's temper and as her older brother, Mason, will attest, she can be a fireball.
- At 81 years of age, he remains a fireball of creative energy.
- Maria is a total fireball, completely irrational, and speaks a mile a minute.
- He's a real fireball too; I like the feistiness.
- Sometimes I'm a fireball of enthusiasm and inspiration.
Synonyms worker, organizer, activist, man of action, achiever, high achiever, succeeder, hustler, entrepreneur
Definition of fireball in US English: fireballnounˈfī(ə)rˌbôlˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbɔl 1A ball of flame or fire. 火球 a crashed tanker exploded in a fireball 撞毁的汽油油罐车发生了爆炸,引起的大火形成了一个火球。 Example sentencesExamples - Within five seconds, the winery erupts into a fireball as flames lick the sky and the crashing explosion sends debris hurtling everywhere.
- It tore into the glass and metal, leaving a second gaping hole several storeys high from which a fireball of smoke and flame erupted.
- Giant fireballs and trails of fire accompany the performers in the energetic and dramatic display.
- The jet was carrying a full payload of fuel for its flight, scheduled to last about five hours, and it exploded into a fireball which engulfed 12 houses within seconds.
- Spectators at the 2001 show watched in horror as a Second World War King Cobra exploded in a massive fireball, killing the pilot.
- The city was too dangerous, they thought, as loud explosions and fireballs lit up the skyline at night.
- She was entering the lobby when a fireball exploded from the elevator shaft.
- But when Dev arrives at his shop it explodes in a fireball, which sends him flying across the road, leaving him battered and bruised.
- A driver died when his tanker plunged 60 ft from a motorway bridge and exploded into a massive fireball.
- There was a huge explosion and the fireball burned fiercely as the tanker's load of fuel ignited.
- Those marines were in a lightly armoured vehicle when it hit the bomb, flipped into the air and exploded in a fireball.
- A state-owned commuter bus explodes in a giant fireball and thunderclap, bringing down a building near the shore of the Thames River.
- By day, eight stainless steel towers double as giant columns of waterfall, but on the hour, after dark, they explode into gas fireballs amid gasps from astonished onlookers.
- A teenager dragged from a blazing car just seconds before it exploded in a fireball was reunited today with the man who saved his life.
- A motorcross champion was killed when his speeding car exploded into a fireball after crashing into a lamppost on a waterlogged road.
- Sporadic gunfire echoed from the east, followed by a thunderous explosion that spewed a fireball into the air, about three blocks from the group.
- At this point my engine exploded followed by a large fireball, with the fire spreading to the adjacent water.
- She watched as the firecrackers rained down from the planes overhead and exploded into fireballs.
- Just before he hit forward on the flight deck, I dove head-first into an open hatchway to avoid the fireball and explosion.
- Minutes later, there was another explosion and a fireball engulfed the building.
- People came rushing out of their houses when a car parked on the roadside exploded in a fireball which severely damaged another vehicle parked nearby.
- 1.1 A large bright meteor.
火流星 Example sentencesExamples - Past displays have featured a richness of both fireballs and faint meteors but have included fewer objects of medium brightness.
- Does the cosmic tug and pull of these far-off fireballs (and our more neighborly planets) help shape our lives from birth?
- Viewers should be able to see 100 or so meteors per hour, some of them fireballs.
- On this day, local residents observed a huge fireball, almost as bright as the Sun, moving across the sky.
- Circles are the subject matter of her new work and she uses them to explore her fascination with planets, moons, suns, fireballs and comets.
- 1.2historical A ball filled with combustibles or explosives, fired at an enemy or enemy fortifications.
〈史〉燃烧弹 Example sentencesExamples - In the olden days, the ships shot fireballs.
- The fortified city was battered by fireballs from the Brits' three camps along the river.
- The sky was black as midnight, lit only by glowing sparks, firebrands and fireballs shooting into the air.
- Catapults pelting fireballs were used with little effect.
- They were destroyed with the help of gunpowder, canons, and fireballs.
- 1.3 A person with a fiery temper or a great deal of energy.
〈喻〉脾气暴躁的人;精力旺盛的人 Example sentencesExamples - Sometimes I'm a fireball of enthusiasm and inspiration.
- Maria is a total fireball, completely irrational, and speaks a mile a minute.
- She has her Dad's temper and as her older brother, Mason, will attest, she can be a fireball.
- He's a real fireball too; I like the feistiness.
- At 81 years of age, he remains a fireball of creative energy.
Synonyms worker, organizer, activist, man of action, achiever, high achiever, succeeder, hustler, entrepreneur
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