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| 1 | C/U flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way 火灾；失火 |
| The school was badly damaged by fire. 学校因失火而损毁严重。 |
| Three children died in a fire at their home last night. 有3个孩子昨晚在家中死于大火。 |
| be destroyed by fire The theatre was completely destroyed by fire. 剧院被大火完全烧毁。 |
| start a fire It is thought that local youths may have started the fire. 据认为可能是当地的年轻人放的火。 |
| fight/tackle/put out a fire Twenty firefighters tackled the fire. 20名消防队员前去灭火。 |
| a fire breaks out 43 people died when a fire broke out in a Paris nightclub. 巴黎一家夜总会失火造成43人死亡。 |
| a forest fire The hot dry weather has increased the risk of forest fires. 炎热干燥的天气增加了发生森林火灾的可能性。 |
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| 2 | C a small pile of burning wood , coal , etc that you make in order to produce heat 火；炉火 |
| a coal fire 炭火 |
| make/build a fire We went off to collect wood to build a fire. 我们出去拾柴生火。 |
| light a fire Once the fire was lit, the room seemed more inviting. 火一点燃，房间里就显得更加舒适了。 |
| a blazing/roaring fire We sat in front of a blazing log fire. 我们坐在原木燃起的熊熊篝火前。 |
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| 3 | C BRITISH a piece of equipment that uses electricity or gas to heat a room 取暖器 |
| an electric/gas fire There was an old gas fire in the bedroom. 卧室里有一个旧煤气取暖器。 |
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| 4 | U shots from a gun 射击；炮火 |
| We heard a sudden loud burst of machine gun fire. 我们听见突然响起了一阵机关枪射击声。 |
| Armed police arrived on the scene, and there was an exchange of fire. 全副武装的警察赶到现场，双方交了火。 |
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| 5 | U formal strong feelings especially anger or enthusiasm 强烈的感情（尤指怒气或热情） |
| His words were full of fire and passion. 他的话语中激情洋溢。 |
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| - | catch fire
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| to start burning |
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| The car overturned and caught fire. 汽车翻了，燃起了大火。 |
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| - | come under fire
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| 1 | to be criticized 受到批评 | The government will come under fire again when the latest crime figures are released. 一公布最新的犯罪数字，政府就会再次受到批评。 | |
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| 2 | to be attacked with guns 遭到炮火袭击 | British troops came under fire again yesterday. 英国军队昨天再次遭到炮火袭击。 | |
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| - | draw fire
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| to be severely criticized |
| 招致猛烈抨击；遭到猛烈批评 |
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| The proposed merger is drawing fire from all sides. 合并提议招致各方的猛烈抨击。 |
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| - | fight fire with fire
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| to criticize someone who is criticizing you |
| 以牙还牙；还击 |
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| The President answered his critics by fighting fire with fire. 总统以牙还牙，对那些批评他的人反唇相讥。 |
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| - | hang/holdfire
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| 1 | to wait before you take action 暂不采取行动；等待 | The banks have decided to hold fire and not raise interest rates until after the election. 银行决定暂不采取行动，等选举后再提高利率。 | |
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| 2 | to not shoot at someone （枪炮）不开火，延缓发射 | He ordered his men to hold their fire. 他命令手下先不要开火。 | |
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| - | in the line of fire
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| 1 | in a position where you will be hurt if someone shoots a gun 在火力线上；在枪炮射程之内 | If anyone had started shooting, we would have been right in the line of fire. 要是有人开始射击，我们正好就处于火力范围之内。 | |
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| 2 | if you are in the line of fire , you are the person who is likely to be criticized for something 首当其冲；处于遭抨击的地位 |
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| - | on fire
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| burning |
| 着火；燃烧 |
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| The building was still on fire three hours later. 大楼3个小时后还在燃烧。 |
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| - | open fire
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| to start shooting at someone |
| 开火；开始射击 |
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| A gunman opened fire in a crowded shopping centre. 一名持枪歹徒在一家拥挤的购物中心里开枪射击。 |
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| - | set fire to sth
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| to make something start burning |
| 使某物燃烧；点燃某物 |
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| A group of youths had set fire to an old truck. 一群青年放火烧了一辆旧卡车。 |
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| See also | | - light 3 | | - play 1 | |
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