向我开炮！fire的含义辨析

Steel is my body,and fire is my blood.

                                                                                ——fate stay night

钢铁为身，火焰为血。

                                                                                ——命运之夜

一、你知道fire有几种含义吗？

n.

1.火

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.炉火

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。

3.火灾

people died in a fire at the Happy Land Social Club.

人在乐土社交俱乐部的火灾中丧生。

4.热情；激情

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。

5.磨难

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。

v.

1.点燃；使发光 [T]

The engine fired and we moved off.

点着引擎后我们就开走了。

2.烧制 [T]

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。

3.激动；激励；充满激情 [I,T]

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。

4.解雇；开除 [T]

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。

5.着火 [I]

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。

二、词义辨析：有“着火”意思的词还有哪些？

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、含有fire的常见短语

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 company

n. 消防队

四、一起来玩个填词小游戏吧

They saw a big flash and a huge ball of       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。