ire door noun a heavy
door that is used to prevent a fire from spreading in a building (建筑物内的）防火安
全门
'fire drill {BrE also 'fire practice) noun [C, U]
a practice of what people must do in order to escape safely from a fire in a
building 消防演习
'fire-eater noun an
entertainer who pretends to eat fire
吞火表演者
'fire engine {NAmE also 'fire truck) noun a
special vehicle that carries equipment for fighting large fires 消
.防车；救火亨
'fire es-cape noun metal
stairs or a ladder on the outside
of a building, which people can use to escape from a fire太平梯（:在建筑物外部，用以逃离火场）
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'fire extinguisher (also ex-tin-guish-er) noun a metal
container with water or chemicals inside for putting out small fires 灭火器
fire-fight /'faiefait; NAmE 'faiarf-/ noun
(technical ^：t^) a battle where guns are used, involving
soldiers or the police交火；枪战；炮战
fire-fight-er/'faiafaita(r); N/4/T7E 'faiarf-/ not//? a
person whose job is to put out fires 消防队员 _ see also fireman ► fire.fight.ing noun [U] ： firefighting equfpment/veWcles消防设备/车辆 fire-fly /'faiaflai; NAmE 'iamrf-/ noun {pi. -ies)
(NAmE also 'lightning bug) a
flying insect with a tail that shines in the dark蛮火虫
fire-guard /'faiaga:d; W/\mf.fararga:rd/ also ’fire screen) noun a metal
frame that is put in front of a fire in a room to prevent people from burning
themselves
(室内取暖炉的）炉栏，炉挡
'fire
hose noun a long
tube that is used for directing water onto fires消防水龙带；消防水管
fire-house /'faiahaus;
NAmE 'faiarh-/ noun (L/S) a fire station in a small town (小城镇的）消防站 'fire hydrant (also hy-drant) noun a pipe
in the street through which water can be sent using a pump in order to put out fires or to clean the streets 消防栓；消防龙头
fire-light /'faialait;
NAmE 'faiarl-/ noun [U] the light that comes from a
fire in a room (室内的）炉火光
fire-light-er
/'faialait8(r); NAmE 'faiarl-/ (Br£) (NAmE fire-start-er) noun [C, U]
a block of material that bums easily and is used to help start a coal or
wood fire (■生 炉子的）引火物
'fire line noun [
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fire-man /'faiaman; NAmE 'faiarman/ noun
{pi. -men /-man/) a person, usually a man, whose job
is to put out fires 治防队'员.一see
also firefighter o note at
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fire-place /'faiapleis; NAmE 'faierp-/ noun an open
space for a fire in the wall of a room 壁炉 fire-power /'faiapau0(r);
NAmE 'faiarp-/ noun [U] the number and size of guns
that an army, a ship, etc. has available (军队、舰船等的）火力：（f/gwrat/ve) rhe company
has enormous financial firepower,
力雄厚。
'fire
practice noun [C, u] (6r£) = fire drill fire-proof /'faiaprurf;
NAmE 'faiarp-/ adj. able to resist great heat
without burning or being badly damaged 防 火的；耐火的：a
fireproof door 防火 H ◊ d
fireproof dish (=that can be heated in an oven)耐火盘 'fire-raiser noun (6r£)
a person who starts a fire deliberately ;
M A ^ arsonist ►
'fire-raising
noun [Ul
fire-retard-ant
/'faia ri.taidant; NAmE 'faiar ri.taird-/ (also 'flame-retardant)
adj. [usually before noun] that
makes a fire burn more slowly 阻燃故 'fire sale noun a sale
of goods at low prices because they have been damaged by a fire or because they
cannot be stored after a fire 火灾后大甩卖 'fire screen noun 1 [NAm^ = fireguard 2 a screen, often decorative, that is put in front of an
open fire in a room to protect people from the heat or from sparks, or to hide it when it is
not lit 挡火隔板 'fire service noun
[usually sing.] {Br£) = fire brigade fireside /'faiasaid;
NAmE 'faiars-/ noun [usually sing.] the part of a
room beside the fire.炉边：sitting
by the fire- sfde坐在炉边
'fire starter noun {NAmE) = firelighter fire-start-er /'faiasta:ta(r);
NAmE 'fai0rsta:rt8(r)/ noun [
ARSONIST
'fire
station noun a
building for a fire brigade or
fire department and its
equipment 消防站 fire-storm /'faiastoim; NAmE
'faiarstoirm/ noun a very large fire, usually started by
bombs, that is not under control and is made worse by the winds that it causes (尤指爆炸引起的）风暴性大火
'fire trap noun a
building that would be very dangerous if a fire started there, especially
because it would be difficult for people to escape发生k灾时难以逃生的建
筑物
'fire truck noun {NAm£) = fire engine fire.wal_ /'faiawDil; AMmf ’faiarw-/ /7〇w/? (compwf/ng 计）a part
of a computer system that is designed to prevent people from getting at
information without authority tut still allows them to receive information that
is sent to them防火墙（防止窃取信息的系统）
fire-water /'fai8wo:ta(r); NAmE'famr-/ noun [U] [informal) strong
alcoholic drink 烈酒；烧酒 fire-wood /'faiawud; NAmE
'faiarwud/ noun [U] wood that has been cut into pieces to be
used for burning in fires木柴
fire.work
/’faiaw3:k; AMmf _faiarw3:rk/ ziow/1 1 [C] a small device containing
powder that bums or explodes and produces bright coloured lights and loud
noises, used especially at celebrations 烟火；.烟花：(fir£) to
let cf a/ew_/ireworfc5 放几个烟火◊ (/V/Am£)
to set 0# a/evv fireworks ik
0 a firework(s) display MM A
2 fireworks [pi.] a
display of fireworks 烟灸表演；烟花 表演；放烟火：When do
the /ireworfcs start?芬么时候开 始放烟火:？ 3 fireworks [pi.] (/n/orma/)
strong or angry words; ^xciting actions激紐的言辞；侖怒的话语；令乂
激动的行动：There7〖 be 月reworks
when he _/iinds out/ 他 要是发觉了就会大发雷霆！