| 释义 |
fire noun—火 n (almost always used) ()火灾 nExamples:fire-bellied salamander (Cynops orientalis David)—lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war—fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war—fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied the skin)—fire beacon towers (historical sites on the Great Wall and in Xinjiang)—the storm put strong grass the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister—pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation—go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty—lit. carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action—Fire and water have no mercy (idiom). forces of nature beyond human control—stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); get one's fingers burnt—lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need—stoker (worker operating a coal fire, esp. for a steam engine)— |