英语名词辨析 词汇精选：fire的用法和辨析

词汇精选：fire的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,n.,火,例句：,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。,例句：,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。,炉火,例句：,The light of the cheerful fire shone on the rug and carpet of a cosy parlor.,在一间暖和的客厅里，熊熊的炉火映射在地毯上。,例句：,Would you mind changing places with me so that I can be nearer the fire?,你能不能与我换一换位置，这样我可以离炉火近一点。,火灾,例句：,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。,例句：,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。,热情；激情,例句：,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。,例句：,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。,磨难,例句：,She thinks that one will suffer fire and brimstone after death if he has done wrong.,她认为一个人要是做坏事，死后就得遭受地狱里的磨难。,炮火；射击，发射,例句：,The officer ordered his men to cease fire.,长官命令士兵停火。,例句：,A hall of fire from us sent the aggressors fleeing panic-stricken.,我们一阵炮火打得侵略者惊惶逃窜。,v.,点燃；使发光 [T],例句：,The engine fired and we moved off.,点着引擎后我们就开走了。,例句：,An old man fired off crackers.,一个老人点燃了爆竹。,烧制 [T],例句：,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。,例句：,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。,激动；激励；充满激情 [I,T],例句：,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。,例句：,He owns the potential to fire the imagination of an entire generation.,他拥有能够激发整整一代人想象力的潜能。,解雇；开除 [T],例句：,Henry had made his decision to fire me on impulse.,亨利作出解雇我的决定是凭一时冲动行事。,例句：,Until this point he had not dare to fire the guy.,在此之前，他还是不敢把这个人解雇的。,着火 [I],例句：,One day in2006, one villager's houses fired, they donated money to them for re-building houses.,在2006年的一天，一户村民的房子着火了，他们捐款给他，帮助他重建房屋。,射击；开枪；放枪 [I,T],例句：,The police fired into the crowd.,警察向人羣开枪。,例句：,They fired at the robbers.,他们向强盗开枪。,二、词义辨析：,kindle,fire,ignite,light,这些动词均含“点燃、着火”之意。kindle指艰难或缓慢地把可燃料点燃，可用于比喻。fire普通用词，指将某物点燃使其燃烧起来，火势可大可小。ignite多用于科技文体，指使某物受热直到燃烧或发光，也可指用火花使易燃物迅速燃烧起来。 light普通用词，指点燃易燃物，使其能发光，满足各种需要。,三、词义辨析：,discharge,dismiss,fire,这些动词都有“解雇，开除”之意。discharge语气较重，指有理由的解雇，含几乎不再复用的意味。dismiss正式用词，是这组词中语气最轻的一个词，一般只有从上文才能看解雇的原因或理由。fire口语用词，多指被断然地突然解雇，其行动犹如开枪一样干净利落。,四、相关短语：,ball of fire,精力充沛的人,很能干的人,beacon fire,烽火,信号篝火,catch fire,着火,fire alarm,n.火警,报火机,警钟,fire pany,n. 消防队,fire department,n.消防队, 火灾保险公司,fire drill,n.消防训练,火灾避难训练,fire engine,n.消防车,fire escape,防火梯,fire fighter,n.救火队员,fire hydrant,n.消防栓,消防龙头,灭火龙头,fire insurance,n.火(灾保)险,一、参考例句：,The fire station bought a fire engine.,消防站购买了一台消防车,The fire died out.,火熄灭了。,There is a fire truck in the fire station.,消防站里有辆消防车。,Fire officials let the fire burn itself out.,消防官员让火自行熄灭。,The house is on fire and telephone the fire station.,这栋房子着火了，请打电话。,He is making a fire.,他正在生火。,They visited a fire station.,他们参观了消防队伍。,He poked the fire up.,他把火拨燃。,Where is a fire extinguisher?,灭火器在哪里？,Thomson' kichen caught fire yesterday.,汤姆森家的厨房昨天着火了。