| 词组 | fire |
| 释义 | 1． 注意表示“火”时与动词的搭配: light the kitchen fire set fire to the house set the tent on fire The pile of papers caught fire by itself. have a real coal fire in winter make a fire to boil up some water A fire broke out in play with fire The barn was damaged by fire. The school was destroyed by fire. Lightning may have started fire. fight a fire tackle a fire put out a fire build a fire Our ancestors discovered fire. The fire spread to the warehouse. Keep away from fire sit round the fire warm oneself at the fire blow the fire a fire caused by escape the fire feed the fire with fuel let the fire break out in poke up a fire take measures to prevent fire produce fire by the friction of put out the fire quell a fire put the fire under control quench a fire by water rake the fire with a stick stir a fire strike fire with a match subdue the fire The house took fire last night. 2． 具体指“( 某一次) 火 ( 灾)”时，为可以数名词: The dry weather has increased the risk of forest fires. 3． 下面两个句子意思相同: The wet logs just wouldn't catch on fire. The wet logs just wouldn't catch fire. 4． light a fire 和 set fire to 都是“有意点火”，catch fire 是“意外着火”。 5． 表示“消防队”，美国人说 fire de- partment，英国人说 fire brigade。 6． fire sale 有时指“超低价销售”，也可以指 “在战争中意外获得商品的销售”: The $ 500 billion fire sale: in a shattered postwar Iraq，there are rich pickings to be had — and for US businesses at least，it promi- ses to be a risk-free bonanza. |
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