复合形式：
|
| add fuel to the fire v expr | figurative (exacerbate the issue) | SCSimplified Chinese 火上浇油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu
TCTraditional Chinese 火上澆油 |
| | Shouting at angry pupils is only likely to add fuel to the fire. |
| ball of fire n | (fireball) | SCSimplified Chinese 火球 huǒ qiú |
| | We heard the explosion, then saw a great ball of fire shooting to the sky. |
| | The propane tanker exploded into a great ball of fire. |
| | 我们听到爆炸声，然后看到一个巨大的火球冲向天空。 |
| | 丙烷罐车爆炸，形成一个巨大的火球。 |
| ball of fire n | figurative (dynamic person) | SCSimplified Chinese 一团火一样的人，精力充沛的人 yì tuán huǒ yí yàng de rén，jīng lì chōng pèi de rén |
| | My aunt is always busy; she's a real ball of fire. |
baptism by fire,
baptism of fire n | figurative (difficult initiation) (比喻痛苦或困难的第一次经历) | SCSimplified Chinese 火的洗礼，第一次磨练 huǒ de xǐ lǐ，dì yí cì mó liàn |
| | My first day as a math teacher was a baptism of fire. The pupils just wouldn't keep quiet! |
| | 我当数学老师的第一天是一场火的洗礼。这帮学生就是无法静下来！ |
baptism by fire,
baptism of fire n | figurative (soldier: first combat) (士兵的第一次战斗经历) | SCSimplified Chinese 战火洗礼 zhàn huǒ xǐ lǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 戰火洗禮 |
| | Bullets were flying all around and people were dying; it was truly a baptism by fire. |
| blazing fire n | (fire: intense) | SCSimplified Chinese 烈火 liè huǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 烈火 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 熊熊大火 liè huǒ ，xióng xióng dà huǒ |
| | They sat outside the tent, swapping stories and toasting marshmallows over the blazing fire. |
| blazing fire n | (inside a home) | SCSimplified Chinese （家里）熊熊的炉火 jiā lǐ xióng xióng de lú huǒ |
| | They gathered round the blazing fire for warmth. |
| brush fire n | (blaze: destroys vegetation) | SCSimplified Chinese 灌丛火 |
| build a fire under [sb] v expr | figurative (prompt to take action or work faster) | SCSimplified Chinese 推动 tuī dòng
TCTraditional Chinese 推動 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 促进 tuī dòng，cù jìn
TCTraditional Chinese 促進 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 让...加速 |
| camp fire n | (fire made of twigs) | SCSimplified Chinese 营火 yíng huǒ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 篝火 yíng huǒ ，gōu huǒ |
| | That evening we all sat around a camp fire drinking beer and telling ghost stories. |
campfire,
camp fire n | (outdoor fire made of twigs) (户外营地里的) | SCSimplified Chinese 营火, 篝火 |
| | After dinner, there are marshmallows to roast over the campfire. |
catch fire,
catch on fire,
also UK: catch light,
catch alight,
also US: take fire v expr | (ignite) | SCSimplified Chinese 着火 zháo huǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 著火 / 着火 |
| | Gasoline can catch fire very easily. |
| | If you knock that candle onto the rug, it will catch on fire. |
catch fire,
catch on fire v expr | figurative (create enthusiasm) | SCSimplified Chinese 激起热情
TCTraditional Chinese 激起熱情 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 激起狂热 |
| cease fire vtr + n | (war: stop fighting) | SCSimplified Chinese 停火 tíng huǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 停火 |
| | The two sides agreed to cease fire. |
ceasefire,
cease-fire n | (truce, end to hostilities) (尤指永久性的) | SCSimplified Chinese 停火，停战 tíng huǒ ，tíng zhàn
TCTraditional Chinese 停火，停戰 |
| | The armies decided to have a ceasefire at Christmas. |
| come under fire for [sth] v expr | figurative (be criticized harshly) | SCSimplified Chinese 因为...而成为万夫所指 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 因为...而受抨击 |
crossfire,
cross-fire,
cross fire n | (point where gunshots cross) (本义) | SCSimplified Chinese 交叉火力 jiāo chā huǒ lì |
| | One soldier was injured in the crossfire. |
crossfire,
cross-fire,
cross fire n | figurative (heated exchange of opinions) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 热烈讨论，激烈争论 rè liè tǎo lùn，jī liè zhēng lùn |
| | Don't get caught in the crossfire between my aunt and uncle; their arguments are vicious. |
dumpster fire,
garbage fire n | US, figurative, informal (shameful or chaotic situation) | SCSimplified Chinese 垃圾箱火灾 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 垃圾箱着火 |
| 备注: 指处于绝望境地或处于灾难性的失控状态 |
| extinguisher n | (device for putting out fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 灭火器 miè huǒ qì
TCTraditional Chinese 滅火器 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 消防器材 miè huǒ qì，xiāo fáng qì cái |
| | I smell smoke--quick, bring the extinguisher! |
| fight fire with fire v expr | figurative (use same tactics as opponent) | SCSimplified Chinese 以其人之道还治其人之身 |
| fire alarm n | (siren or bell warning of fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 火警警报器 huǒ jǐng jǐng bào qì |
| | Someone set off the fire alarm at 3 am and the entire hotel had to be evacuated. |
| | You often have to smash a glass panel to activate a fire alarm. |
| fire ant | (insect) | SCSimplified Chinese 火蚁 |
| fire back vi + adv | (shoot back with a weapon) (用武器射击) | SCSimplified Chinese 回击 huí jī
TCTraditional Chinese 回擊 |
| fire damage n | (to property) (对房屋的) | SCSimplified Chinese 火灾损失 |
fire department (US),
fire brigade (UK) n | (fire-fighting unit) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防署 xiāo fáng shǔ |
| | Someone called the fire department after we lit our bonfire. The fire brigade took five hours to put out the house fire. |
| fire door n | (fire-resistant inner door) | SCSimplified Chinese 防火门 fáng huǒ mén
TCTraditional Chinese 防火門 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 防火安全门 fáng huǒ mén，fáng huǒ ān quán mén |
| | The employees were told off for wedging the fire doors open in the hot weather. |
| fire drill n | (evacuation procedure) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防训练 xiāo fáng xùn liàn
TCTraditional Chinese 消防訓練 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 消防演习 xiāo fáng xùn liàn，xiāo fáng yǎn xí |
| | We had a fire drill at the office today. |
fire eater,
fire-eater n | (performer: fire tricks) | SCSimplified Chinese 吞火表演者 tūn huǒ biǎo yǎn zhě |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 吞火魔术师 tūn huǒ biǎo yǎn zhě，tūn huǒ mó shù shī |
| | A fire eater must hold kerosene in his mouth to perform. |
| fire escape n | (emergency stairway) | SCSimplified Chinese 火灾安全出口 huǒ zāi ān quán chū kǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 太平梯 huǒ zāi ān quán chū kǒu，tài píng tī |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 太平梯 huǒ zāi ān quán chū kǒu，tài píng tī |
| | In the event of fire, please use the fire escape to descend to the ground floor. |
| fire exit n | (emergency way out) | SCSimplified Chinese 防火安全门 fáng huǒ ān quán mén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 防火疏散口 fáng huǒ ān quán mén ，fáng huǒ shū sàn kǒu |
| | The fire exit must be unlocked and kept clear. |
| fire extinguisher n | (appliance for putting out fires) | SCSimplified Chinese 灭火器 miè huǒ qì
TCTraditional Chinese 滅火器 |
| | Some fire extinguishers contain water and others foam. |
| fire hazard n | (potential cause of fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 火灾危险 |
| | Candles are a fire hazard. |
| fire hose n | (firefighting equipment) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防水喉 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 消防水管 |
| fire hydrant n | (water pump) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防栓 xiāo fáng shuān |
| | In the UK, a yellow sign with an 'H' on it indicates a fire hydrant. |
fire in the belly,
fire in your belly n | figurative (passion, enthusiasm) | SCSimplified Chinese 热情 rè qíng
TCTraditional Chinese 熱情 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 抱负 rè qíng，bào fù |
| fire insurance n | (insurance against loss due to fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 火灾保险 huǒ zāi bǎo xiǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 火災保險 |
| | The bank requires borrowers to carry fire insurance for the house. |
fire marshal (US),
fire chief (UK) n | (leader of a fire fighting team) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防队长 xiāo fáng duì zhǎng
TCTraditional Chinese 消防隊長 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 消防总长 xiāo fáng duì zhǎng，xiāo fáng zǒng zhǎng |
| | The fire chief directs his team during a fire. |
| fire opal n | (red gemstone) (宝石) | SCSimplified Chinese 火欧泊 |
| fire pit n | (hole in ground where fire is made) | SCSimplified Chinese 火坑 |
| | We dug a hole in the garden to use as a fire pit. |
| fire pit n | (container fire is made in) | SCSimplified Chinese 火炉 huǒ lú
TCTraditional Chinese 火爐 |
| | Brad grilled the steaks over a cast iron fire pit. |
| fire point | (chemistry) (化学) | SCSimplified Chinese 火点 |
| fire prevention n | (fire safety measures) | SCSimplified Chinese 防火 fáng huǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 防火 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 防火措施 fáng huǒ，fáng huǒ cuò shī |
| | Putting out your camp fire is one method of fire prevention. |
| fire resistance | (ability to resist fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 防火性 |
fire resistant,
fire-resistant adj | (flameproof, difficult to set fire to) | SCSimplified Chinese 防火的 fáng huǒ de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 耐火的 fáng huǒ de，nài huǒ de |
| 备注: Takes a hyphen when before a noun. |
| | The sofa is made of fire-resistant material. |
| fire risk n | ([sth] that can cause a fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 火灾风险 huǒ zāi fēng xiǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 火災風險 |
| | Throwing a cigarette out of the car window is a fire risk. |
| fire safety n | (prevention of accidental fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防安全 |
| fire sale n | (sale of fire-damaged goods) | SCSimplified Chinese 火灾受损物品拍卖 huǒ zāi shòu sǔn wù pǐn pāi mài |
| | The smoke-damaged merchandise was discounted for the fire sale. |
| | 被烟熏坏的商品在减价出售。 |
| fire sale n | figurative (low-price selling of assets) (资产等) | SCSimplified Chinese 减价出售 jiǎn jià chū shòu
TCTraditional Chinese 減價出售 |
| | The struggling business had a fire sale on old stock items, to generate more cash flow. |
fire screen,
fireguard n | (protective screen for a fireplace) | SCSimplified Chinese 壁炉防火屏 |
| fire setting | (mining) | SCSimplified Chinese 生火 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 着火 zháo huǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 著火 / 着火 |
| fire station n | (place where fire engines are kept) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防队 xiāo fáng duì
TCTraditional Chinese 消防隊 |
| | The girl scouts visited the fire station to learn about fire safety. |
| | 女童子军到消防队去学习消防安全知识。 |
| fire tower n | (lookout structure) | SCSimplified Chinese 瞭望塔 liào wàng tǎ |
fire truck (US),
fire engine (UK) n | (fire fighting vehicle) | SCSimplified Chinese 救火车 jiù huǒ chē
TCTraditional Chinese 救火車 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 消防车 jiù huǒ chē，xiāo fáng chē
TCTraditional Chinese 消防車 |
| | Most fire trucks are painted red. |
| fire upon [sth] vi + prep | (with weapon: shoot) | SCSimplified Chinese 开火，开枪 kāi huǒ ，kāi qiāng
TCTraditional Chinese 開火，開槍 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 射击，枪击 shè jī，qiāng jī
TCTraditional Chinese 射擊 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 炮击 pào jī |
| | As soon as I give the order, fire upon the battleship. |
| fire upon [sb] vi + prep | (with weapon: shoot) | SCSimplified Chinese 朝...射击
TCTraditional Chinese 朝…射擊 |
| | The soldiers in the tower fired upon the defenceless people below. |
fire-and-brimstone,
fire and brimstone n as adj | figurative (preaching damnation) | SCSimplified Chinese 炼狱之苦的 |
| 备注: Hyphens may be used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| fire-retardant adj | (resistant to fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 阻燃的，防火的 zǔ rán de，fáng huǒ de |
| | Fire-retardant chemicals are added to the mattress. |
firebreak,
fire line n | US (prevents spread of fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 防火道 fáng huǒ dào |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 防火圈 fáng huǒ dào，fáng huǒ quān |
firefighter,
fire fighter,
fire-fighter n | (member of fire brigade) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防员，消防队员，救火队队员，救火员 xiāo fáng yuán，xiāo fáng duì yuán，jiù huǒ duì duì yuán ，jiù huǒ yuán
TCTraditional Chinese 消防員 |
| | Firefighters were called to tackle the blaze. |
firefighting,
fire fighting,
also UK: fire-fighting n | (act of combatting fires) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防 xiāo fáng
TCTraditional Chinese 消防 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 灭火 xiāo fáng，miè huǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 滅火 |
| | The firefighting went on for days as crews tried to get the wildfires under control. |
firefighting,
fire fighting,
also UK: fire-fighting n | (fighting fires) (本义) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防，灭火 xiāo fáng，miè huǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 消防，滅火 |
| | Firefighting is a very dangerous occupation. |
firefighting,
fire fighting,
also UK: fire-fighting n | figurative (tackling immediate problems) (比喻解决问题) | SCSimplified Chinese 灭火，救火 miè huǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 滅火 |
| | The computer system's so messed up that we spend most of our time on firefighting. |
firefighting,
also UK: fire-fighting n as adj | (relating to combatting fires) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防的, 救火的 |
firefighting,
also UK: fire-fighting n as adj | (relating to efforts to tackle problem) | SCSimplified Chinese 应急的, 救急的 |
firepower,
fire power,
fire-power n | (weapons capability) | SCSimplified Chinese 火力 huǒ lì
TCTraditional Chinese 火力 |
firepower,
fire power,
fire-power n | figurative (power, influence) | SCSimplified Chinese 实力 shí lì
TCTraditional Chinese 實力 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 影响力 shí lì，yǐng xiǎng lì
TCTraditional Chinese 影響力 |
firestorm,
fire storm,
fire-storm n | (fire fuelled by strong wind) | SCSimplified Chinese 风暴性大火, 原子弹爆炸风暴引起的大火 |
firestorm,
fire storm,
fire-storm n | figurative (intense response, public uproar) | SCSimplified Chinese 暴风骤雨般的大爆发 bào fēng zhòu yǔ bān de dà bào fā |
firetrap,
fire trap n | (building that is a fire hazard) | SCSimplified Chinese 容易失火的建筑 róng yì shī huǒ de jiàn zhú |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 无消防设施的建筑物 róng yì shī huǒ de jiàn zhú，wú xiāo fáng shè shī de jiàn zhú wù |
firetruck,
fire truck (US),
fire engine (UK) n | (firefighters' vehicle) (美式拼法) | SCSimplified Chinese 救火车，消防车 jiù huǒ chē，xiāo fáng chē
TCTraditional Chinese 救火車，消防車 |
| | A red firetruck went speeding down the street with the siren on. |
firewall,
fire wall,
fire-wall n | figurative (computing: security program) (计算机) | SCSimplified Chinese 防火墙 fáng huǒ qiáng
TCTraditional Chinese 防火牆 |
| | You may have to disable your firewall to install the program. |
| | 您可能需要关闭防火墙来安装此程序。 |
firewall,
fire wall,
fire-wall n | (fireproof wall) | SCSimplified Chinese 防火墙 fáng huǒ qiáng
TCTraditional Chinese 防火牆 |
| | There's a firewall between every other room in the hotel. |
| firewarden n | (person responsible for controlling fires) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防官员 |
firing rate,
rate of fire n | (speed of rounds fired by a weapon) | SCSimplified Chinese 射速，发射速度 |
| forest fire n | (fire in a woodland area) | SCSimplified Chinese 森林火灾 sēn lín huǒ zāi
TCTraditional Chinese 森林火災 |
| | There's a high risk of forest fires in that area due to lack of rain. |
| friendly fire n | (fire deliberately started) | SCSimplified Chinese 友方伤害 |
| friendly fire n | (military) | SCSimplified Chinese 友军伤害 |
| Holy Fire n | (Orthodox Christianity: miracle) (东正教中的奇迹) | SCSimplified Chinese 圣火 |
| hydrant n | (fire hydrant: water pump) | SCSimplified Chinese 消防栓，灭火栓 xiāo fáng shuān，miè huǒ shuān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 水龙头，取水管 shuǐ lóng tóu ，qǔ shuǐ guǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 水龍頭 |
| | It's illegal to park in front of a hydrant. |
| have several irons in the fire v expr | figurative (work on several things at one time) | SCSimplified Chinese 同时做许多事 |
| lay a fire v expr | (prepare a fire) | SCSimplified Chinese 生火 |
| | He laid a fire for the group. |
| like a house on fire expr | informal (get along: very well) | SCSimplified Chinese 一见如故 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很合得来 |
| | Poppy and Ben have so much in common, they're bound to get on like a house on fire. |
| like a house on fire expr | informal (with energy or enthusiasm) | SCSimplified Chinese 很火热 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 热衷 rè zhōng |
| | I took my niece roller skating and she took to it like a house on fire; now she goes three times a week. |
| line of fire n | (path of a bullet) | SCSimplified Chinese 弹道 dàn dào |
| | They are sending that soldier forward in the battle, where he will be in the direct line of fire. |
| line of fire n | figurative (vulnerable position) | SCSimplified Chinese 易受攻击的位置 yì shòu gōng jī de wèi zhì |
| | The president of the company is in the line of fire of shareholders' crticisms. |
| machine-gun fire n | (hail of bullets from an automatic firearm) | SCSimplified Chinese 机枪扫射 jī qiāng sǎo shè
TCTraditional Chinese 機槍掃射 |
| | We could hear the sound of machine-gun fire in the distance. |
| mortar fire n | (shell attack) | SCSimplified Chinese 迫击炮炮火 pò jī pào pào huǒ |
| be on fire v expr | (burning) | SCSimplified Chinese 着火 zháo huǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 著火 / 着火 |
| | The car was on fire for about two hours. |
| | 那辆车持续着火大约两小时。 |
| be on fire v expr | figurative, slang (performing well) | SCSimplified Chinese 状态非常好 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 表现很好 |
| | Sharon has answered every question correctly so far; she's on fire today! |
| | 目前为止，莎伦答对了所有问题，她今天状态非常好！ |