英语fire当名词时,可以理解为火;射击;开火;炮火;火灾;热情;激情;光亮;光辉;敌意。英语fire当动词时,可以理解为射出;发射;开除;解雇;给(熔炉;引擎;锅炉;发电站)加燃料;激起;唤起;烧制;开火;激励。
而职场中的fire指的就是动词开除、解雇的意思。
词汇搭配
build a fire 生火 catch fire 着火
cause a fire 引起火灾 cease fire 停火
air-raid fire 空袭火力 artillery fire 炮火
camp fire 篝火 forest fire 森林火灾
full of fire 充满怒火 fire of heaven 星星
词形变化
第三人称单数:fires 复数:fires 现在分词:firing
过去式:fired 过去分词:fired
The fire flared up as I put more firewood on it.
我加上了几块木柴, 火顿时旺起来。
She curled up in front of the fire with a book.
她蜷曲在炉火前看书。
They regrouped and were ordered to open fire.
他们变更了部署,并接到命令开火。
She fired her gun at them.
她用枪向他们射击。
The officer commanded his men to fire.
军官下令他的士兵开枪。