| 单词 | fire |
| 例句 | fire noun 1.•a fire broke out:blaze, conflagration, inferno | flames, burning, combustion | forest fire, wildfire, brush fire. 2.•he lacked fire:dynamism, energy, vigor, animation, vitality, vibrancy, exuberance, zest, elan | passion, ardor, zeal, spirit, verve, vivacity, vivaciousness | enthusiasm, eagerness, gusto, fervor, fervency | informal pep, vim, go, get-up-and-go, oomph. 3.•rapid machine-gun fire:gunfire, firing, flak, bombardment. 4.•they directed their fire at the state legislature:criticism, censure, condemnation, denunciation, opprobrium, admonishments, brickbats | hostility, antagonism, animosity | informal flak.▶verb 1.•howitzers firing shells:launch, shoot, discharge, let fly with. 2.•someone fired a gun:shoot, discharge, let off, set off. 3.informal •he was fired:dismiss, discharge, give someone their notice, lay off, let go, get rid of, ax, cashier | informal sack, give someone the sack, boot out, give someone the boot, give someone their marching orders, pink-slip | Brit. make redundant. 4.•the engine fired:start, get started, get going. 5.•the stories fired my imagination:stimulate, stir up, excite, awaken, arouse, rouse, inflame, animate, inspire, motivate. PHRASES catch fire •it was amazing that neither of the adjoining buildings caught fire:ignite, catch light, burst into flames, go up in flames. on fire 1.•the restaurant was on fire:burning, alight, ablaze, blazing, aflame, in flames | literary afire. 2.•she was on fire with passion:ardent, passionate, fervent, excited, eager, enthusiastic. WORD LINKS an obsessive desire to set fire to thingsWord Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms. |
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