1540s, "action of applying fire or setting on fire," verbal noun from fire (v.). From c. 1600 as "act of discharging firearms." Firing squad is attested from 1891 in reference to military executions; earlier as "those selected to fire over the grave of anyone interred with military honors" (1864); earlier in both senses is firing-party (1798 in reference to military executions; 1776 in reference to military funerals).
firing 词组搭配
the firing line
firing 英文释义
1. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy;
"hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"
"they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
2. the act of discharging a gun
3. the act of setting on fire or catching fire
4. the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
firing 双语例句
1. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching.
穆拉特毫不退缩地直视着执行枪决的行刑队员们的眼睛。
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2. The firing continued even while the protestors were fleeing.
甚至在抗议者逃离的时候，枪击仍在继续。
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3. Flavell had accidentally discharged a pistol, firing it into the ceiling.
弗拉维尔不小心扳动了一把手枪的扳机，子弹射入了天花板。
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4. It is quite clear that we were firing in self defence.
事实很清楚，我们开枪是出于自卫。
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5. They were disorientated by the smoke and were firing blindly into it.
他们在烟雾中迷失了方向，向里面胡乱射击了一通。
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firing 实用场景例句
New guns firing high explosive shells were incorporated into the battlefield...
发射高爆弹的新型大炮在战场上得到了使用。
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Seven people were wounded when soldiers fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds...
士兵发射橡皮子弹驱散人群时有7个人受了伤。
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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。
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Put on a helmet, fire up your engine and head out on the open road.
戴上头盔，发动引擎，开上乡村干道。
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Lightning set several buildings on fire.
闪电燃着了几栋大楼。
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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。
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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。
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My home catches fire and everything is destroyed...
我家失了火，所有的东西都烧毁了。
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The aircraft caught fire soon after take-off.
飞机起飞后不久就着火了。
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The play only really catches fire once Aschenbach falls in love.
这部剧直到阿申巴赫堕入情网后才真正开始精彩起来。
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The only way they can deal with crime is to fight fire with fire.
他们打击犯罪的唯一方法就是以牙还牙。
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Rocco does not have the same fire in his belly as his father.
罗科不像他父亲那样充满激情。
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The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.
船长发无线电说船着火了。
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He was on fire with this marvelous sight.
看到这一令人叹为观止的景象，他激动万分。
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Schulte warned government and industrial leaders that those who even venture to think about mass layoffs are playing with fire.
舒尔特警告政府和业界领袖说，哪怕只是动动大规模裁员念头的人都是在玩火。
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They set fire to vehicles outside that building...
他们纵火焚烧了停在那幢大楼外的车辆。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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There was a fire in the grate...
壁炉内燃着火。
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After the killing, he calmly lit a fire to destroy evidence.
杀人后，他镇定地点起火销毁罪证。
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The gas fire was still alight...
燃气取暖器还在烧着。
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She switched on one bar of the electric fire.
她打开了一片电暖器。
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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。
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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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The engine fired and we moved off.
点着引擎后我们就开走了。
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The engines were fired with coal and needed water to keep the steam up.
这些发动机烧煤，并且需要加水以不断产生蒸汽。
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...the potential to fire the imagination of an entire generation...
能够激发整整一代人想象力的潜能
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It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion...
