fire

noun

燃烧的东西 sth burning

1. 火
   the flames, light and heat, and often smoke, that are produced when sth burns
   1. Most animals are afraid of fire.
      大多数动物怕火。
2. 失火；火灾
   flames that are out of control and destroy buildings, trees, etc.
   1. The car was now on fire .
      小轿车着火了。
   2. The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire.
      仓库失火损坏严重。
   3. Several youths had set fire to the police car (= had made it start burning) .
      几个年轻人纵火焚烧警车。
   4. A candle had set the curtains on fire .
      蜡烛把窗帘燃起来了。
   5. These thatched roofs frequently catch fire (= start to burn) .
      这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。
   6. forest fires
      森林大火
   7. Five people died in a house fire last night.
      有五人死于昨夜的住宅火灾。
   8. A small fire had started in the kitchen.
      厨房失火了，燃起了一股小的火苗。
   9. Fires were breaking out everywhere.
      到处都在发生火灾。
   10. It took two hours to put out the fire (= stop it burning) .
       用了两小时才把火扑灭。

取暖；烹饪 for heating/cooking

3. 炉火；灶火
   a pile of burning fuel, such as wood or coal, used for cooking food or heating a room
   1. to make/build a fire
      生火
   2. a log/coal fire
      柴 / 煤火
   3. Sam had lit a fire to welcome us home.
      萨姆点燃炉火欢迎我们回家。
   4. Come and get warm by the fire.
      到炉火边来取暖。
   5. We sat in front of a roaring fire .
      我们坐在熊熊的炉火面前。
4. 取暖器；暖气装置
   a piece of equipment for heating a room
   1. a gas/electric fire
      煤气 / 电取暖器
   2. Shall I put the fire on?
      我打开暖气好吗？

枪支 from guns

5. 射击；火力
   shots from guns
   1. a burst of machine-gun fire
      一阵机枪射击
   2. to return fire (= to fire back at sb who is shooting at you)
      用枪炮还击
   3. The gunmen opened fire on (= started shooting at) the police.
      持枪歹徒向警察开火。
   4. Their vehicle came under fire (= was being shot at) .
      他们的车遭到射击。
   5. He ordered his men to hold their fire (= not to shoot) .
      他命令士兵停止射击。
   6. A young girl was in the line of fire (= between the person shooting and what he/she was shooting at) .
      有一个女孩处于射程之内。

愤怒；热情 anger/enthusiasm

6. 激情；愤怒；热情
   very strong emotion, especially anger or enthusiasm
   1. Her eyes were full of fire.
      她的双眼充满激情的火花。

verb

射击 shoot

1. 射击；开火；开枪
   to shoot bullets from a gun
   1. The officer ordered his men to fire.
      军官下令士兵射击。
   2. Soldiers fired on the crowd.
      军人朝人群开枪。
   3. He fired the gun into the air.
      他朝天鸣枪。
   4. They ran away as soon as the first shot was fired.
      第一枪刚响他们就跑了。
   5. Missiles were fired at the enemy.
      向敌人发射了导弹。
2. 射出（子弹）
   to shoot bullets out
   1. We heard the sound of guns firing.
      我们听见枪炮射击声。
   2. A starter's pistol fires only blanks.
      初学者的手枪发射的只是空弹。
3. 射（箭）
   to shoot an arrow
   1. She fired an arrow at the target.
      她瞄准靶子射箭。

工作 from job

4. 解雇；开除
   to force sb to leave their job
   1. We had to fire him for dishonesty.
      他不诚实，我们不得不开除他。
   2. She got fired from her first job.
      她第一次工作就被解雇。
   3. He was responsible for hiring and firing staff.
      他负责招聘和解雇职员。

使充满激情 make sb enthusiastic

5. 激励；激起热情；使充满热情
   to make sb feel very excited about sth or interested in sth
   1. The talk had fired her with enthusiasm for the project.
      这次谈话激起了她对这个项目的热情。
   2. His imagination had been fired by the film.
      这部电影激发了他的想象力。

发动机 of engine

6. 点火；发动
   when an engine fires , an electrical spark is produced that makes the fuel burn and the engine start to work

燃…的 -fired

7. 以…为燃料的
   using the fuel mentioned in order to operate
   1. gas-fired central heating
      煤气集中供暖

陶器 clay objects

8. 烧制（陶器、砖等）
   to heat a clay object to make it hard and strong
   1. to fire pottery
      烧制陶器
   2. to fire bricks in a kiln
      在窑内烧砖

BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM 燃烧;热量;激情

1. N-UNCOUNT 火
   Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things that are burning.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
2. N-VAR 火灾;失火
   Fire or a fire is an occurrence of uncontrolled burning which destroys buildings, forests, or other things.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Much of historic Rennes was destroyed by fire in 1720.
      雷恩古城的大部分在 1720 年的大火中毁于一旦。
3. N-COUNT 炉火;灶火;生成的火
   A fire is a burning pile of wood, coal, or other fuel that you make, for example to use for heat, light, or cooking.
   1. There was a fire in the grate...
      壁炉内燃着火。
   2. 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。
4. N-COUNT (电或煤气)取暖器
   A fire is a device that uses electricity or gas to give out heat and warm a room.
   1. The gas fire was still alight...
      燃气取暖器还在烧着。
   2. She switched on one bar of the electric fire.
      她打开了一片电暖器。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用heater


5. VERB 烧制(陶器等黏土制品)
   When a pot or clay object is fired, it is heated at a high temperature in a special oven, as part of the process of making it.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
6. VERB (引擎)点火，打火
   When the engine of a motor vehicle fires, an electrical spark is produced which causes the fuel to burn and the engine to work.
   1. The engine fired and we moved off.
      点着引擎后我们就开走了。
7. VERB (以某种燃料)驱动
   If a machine is fired with a particular fuel, it operates by means of that fuel.
   1. 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。
8. VERB 激起;唤起;使充满激情;激发(想象力)
   If you fire someone with enthusiasm, you make them feel very enthusiastic. If you fire someone's imagination, you make them feel interested and excited.
   1. ...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
   2. It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion...
      是艾伦为这场较量注入了激情。
   3. Both his grandfathers were fired with an enthusiasm for public speaking...
      他的祖父和外公都热衷于演说。
   4. By Monday, Senor Menem had returned, apparently fired with new determination.
      到星期一时梅嫩先生已经回来了，显然他又燃起了新的决心。
9. N-UNCOUNT 激情;生气;活力
   You can use fire to refer in an approving way to someone's energy and enthusiasm.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
10. PHRASE 着火;起火;开始燃烧
    If an object or substance catches fire, it starts burning.
    1. My home catches fire and everything is destroyed...
       我家失了火，所有的东西都烧毁了。
    2. The aircraft caught fire soon after take-off.
       飞机起飞后不久就着火了。
11. PHRASE 激动人心;赢得成功
    If a situation or event catches fire, it begins to be exciting and successful.
    1. 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。
12. PHRASE 以火攻火;以毒攻毒;以其人之道还治其人之身
    If you fight fire with fire, you deal with people attacking or threatening you by using similar methods to the ones that they are using.
    1. 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。
13. PHRASE 激情;生气;强烈的情感
    If you say that someone has fire in their belly, you are expressing approval of them because they are energetic, enthusiastic, and have very strong feelings.
    1. 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。
14. PHRASE 着火;起火;在燃烧
    If something is on fire, it is burning and being damaged or destroyed by an uncontrolled fire.
    1. The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.
       船长发无线电说船着火了。
15. PHRASE 热情似火;激动万分;激情澎湃
    If you say that someone is on fire, you mean they are very enthusiastic, excited, or passionate about something.
    1. 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。
16. PHRASE 玩火;冒险;做危险的事
    If you say that someone is playing with fire, you mean that they are doing something dangerous that may result in great harm for them and cause many problems.
    1. 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。
17. PHRASE 放火烧;使燃烧
    If you set fire to something or if you set it on fire, you start it burning in order to damage or destroy it.
    1. 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。
    2. Lightning set several buildings on fire.
       闪电燃着了几栋大楼。
18. to have irons on the fire → see: iron
19. like a house on fire → see: house
20. there's no smoke without fire → see: smoke
21. PHRASAL VERB 开动，发动(机器)
    If you fire up a machine, you switch it on.
    1. 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。
22. PHRASAL VERB 激起…的热情(或积极性)
    If you fire someone up, you make them feel very enthusiastic or motivated.
    1. 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。

SHOOTING OR ATTACKING 射击;攻击

1. VERB 开(枪或炮);射出(子弹)
   If someone fires a gun or a bullet, or if they fire, a bullet is sent from a gun that they are using.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. The gun was fired and Beaton was wounded a second time...
      枪响了，比顿再次受伤。
   4. Seventeen people were killed when security forces fired on demonstrators...
      安全部队朝示威者开枪致使 17 人丧生。
   5. They were firing. I screamed at them to stop.
      他们正在开枪。我尖叫着，让他们停下。
2. N-UNCOUNT 枪击;炮火;火力
   You can use fire to refer to the shots fired from a gun or guns.
   1. His car was raked with fire from automatic weapons...
      他的车遭到自动武器火力的扫射。
   2. The two were reportedly killed in an exchange of fire during a police raid.
      据报道，这两人在警方突击搜查时发生的交火中被打死。
3. VERB 射，放(箭)
   If you fire an arrow, you send it from a bow.
   1. He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
      他将箭射向林中的一片空地。
4. VERB 连珠炮似的提出(问题)
   If you fire questions at someone, you ask them a lot of questions very quickly, one after another.
   1. They were bombarded by more than 100 representatives firing questions on pollution.
      100多名代表针对污染问题向他们发起连珠炮似的提问。
5. N-UNCOUNT 猛烈的批评(或抨击、指责)
   You can use fire to refer to someone's strong criticisms of something.
   1. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.
      他说他们应该掉转枪口，向保守党开火。
6. PHRASE 吸引火力;成为靶子
   If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them.
   1. Crowds elsewhere drew fire from troops.
      其他地方的人群吸引了军队的火力。
7. PHRASE 招致批评;引发攻击
   If you draw fire for something that you have done, you cause people to criticize you or attack you because of it.
   1. The council recently drew fire for its intervention in the dispute...
      委员会最近因为介入该起争端而遭到批评。
   2. The campaign is drawing fire from anti-smoking advocates.
      该活动正受到禁烟倡导者的攻击。
8. PHRASE 暂缓(或推迟)决定
   If you hang fire, you delay making a decision about something.
   1. All I can suggest is that you just hang fire and wait a minute or two and try again...
      我的建议就是，先缓一缓，等上一两分钟再试一次。
   2. Last week, banks and building societies were hanging fire on interest rates.
      上周，银行和建屋互助会推迟了就利率问题作出决定。
9. PHRASE 停止射击;等待射击开始
   If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting.
   1. Devereux ordered his men to hold their fire until the ships got closer.
      德弗罗命令士兵等船靠近了再开火。
10. PHRASE 暂缓（或推迟行动)
    If you hold fire in a situation, you delay before taking action.
    1. Observers reckon the Bank of England will hold fire until nearer the Budget.
       观察家认为英格兰银行会推迟到更加接近预算案出台时再采取措施。
11. PHRASE (子弹的)发射线，行进线
    If you are in the line of fire, you are in a position where someone is aiming their gun at you. If you move into their line of fire, you move into a position between them and the thing they were aiming at.
    1. He cheerfully blows away any bad guy stupid enough to get in his line of fire...
       他兴高采烈地将蠢到撞上他枪口的坏家伙全都干掉。
    2. The man and his son had been pushed into the line of fire by their captors.
       父子俩被那些掳走他们的人推到了枪口前。
12. PHRASE 开枪;开火
    If you open fire on someone, you start shooting at them.
    1. Then without warning, the troops opened fire on the crowd.
       接着军队未作警示便向人群开了火。
13. PHRASE 开枪回击;开火还击
    If you return fire or you return someone's fire, you shoot back at someone who has shot at you.
    1. The soldiers returned fire after being attacked.
       士兵们在遇袭后予以还击。
14. PHRASE 遭到射击;受到火力攻击
    If you come under fire or are under fire, someone starts shooting at you.
    1. The Belgians fell back as the infantry came under fire.
       步兵团受到火力攻击时比利时人向后撤退。
    2. ...sending aid to cities which have been under fire for weeks now.
       向那些现已连续数周遭受炮火袭击的城市提供援助
15. PHRASE 遭到猛烈批评;受到强烈抨击
    If you come under fire from someone or are under fire, they criticize you strongly.
    1. The president's plan first came under fire from critics who said he hadn't included enough spending cuts.
       总统的计划先是遭到批评者的猛烈抨击，他们称开支削减力度不够。
16. to fire from the hip → see: hip
17. PHRASAL VERB 说吧;讲吧;问吧
    If someone wants to say or ask something, you can say 'fire away' as a way of showing that you are ready for them to speak.
    1. 'May I ask you something?' — 'Sure. Fire away.'
       “我可以问你一个问题吗？”——“当然可以。尽管问吧。”
18. PHRASAL VERB 发射，射出(子弹、导弹等)
    If you fire off a shot, you send a bullet or other missile from a gun.
    1. A gunman fired off a volley of shots into the air...
       持枪歹徒朝天扫射了一排子弹。
    2. Cecil now began to panic and fired off two distress rockets.
       塞西尔此时开始慌张起来,连忙发射了两枚遇险信号火箭。
    3. ...an illustration of a guy firing a huge cannon off into the distance.
       描绘某人向远处发射巨型大炮的插图
19. PHRASAL VERB (常指作为一系列之一地迅速)发出(信件)，提出(问题),讲出(话语)
    If you fire off a letter, question, or remark, you send or say it very quickly, often as part of a series.
    1. He immediately fired off an angry letter to his ministry colleagues...
       他立即给部里的同事发了一封怒气冲冲的信。
    2. Ordinary officers fired off a string of angry demands to the government, to improve their pay, status, and conditions.
       普通警员愤怒地向政府提出了一连串增加工资、提高地位和改善条件的要求。

DISMISSAL 解雇

1. VERB 解雇;开除
   If an employer fires you, they dismiss you from your job.
   1. If he hadn't been so good at the rest of his job, I probably would have fired him...
      如果不是因为他在工作的其他方面做得如此之好，我可能就把他开除了。
   2. She was sent a box of chocolates along with a letter saying she was fired.
      她收到一盒巧克力和一封信，信上说她被解雇了。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. There was a fire in the grate
   壁炉内燃着火。
4. 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。
5. The engine fired and we moved off.
   点着引擎后我们就开走了。
6. 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。
7. It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion
   是艾伦为这场较量注入了激情。
8. 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。
9. My home catches fire and everything is destroyed
   我家失了火，所有的东西都烧毁了。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.
    船长发无线电说船着火了。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. His car was raked with fire from automatic weapons
    他的车遭到自动武器火力的扫射。
21. He fired an arrow into a clearing in the forest.
    他将箭射向林中的一片空地。
22. They were bombarded by more than 100 representatives firing questions on pollution.
    100多名代表针对污染问题向他们发起连珠炮似的提问。
23. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.
    他说他们应该掉转枪口，向保守党开火。
24. Crowds elsewhere drew fire from troops.
    其他地方的人群吸引了军队的火力。
25. The council recently drew fire for its intervention in the dispute
    委员会最近因为介入该起争端而遭到批评。
26. All I can suggest is that you just hang fire and wait a minute or two and try again
    我的建议就是，先缓一缓，等上一两分钟再试一次。
27. Devereux ordered his men to hold their fire until the ships got closer.
    德弗罗命令士兵等船靠近了再开火。
28. Observers reckon the Bank of England will hold fire until nearer the Budget.
    观察家认为英格兰银行会推迟到更加接近预算案出台时再采取措施。
29. He cheerfully blows away any bad guy stupid enough to get in his line of fire
    他兴高采烈地将蠢到撞上他枪口的坏家伙全都干掉。
30. Then without warning, the troops opened fire on the crowd.
    接着军队未作警示便向人群开了火。

  dismiss axe fire lay off remove sack【导航词义：解雇】

  dismiss v. 开除，解雇

〔辨析〕指正式解除某人的职务，常可与 fire，sack 换用。

  axe v. 突然解雇

〔辨析〕指突然解除某人的职务。

  fire v. 〈口〉解雇，开除

〔辨析〕指强行解除某人的职务，常可与 sack 换用。

  lay off phr. v. 解雇

〔辨析〕指因为没有工作可做而解雇员工。

  remove v. 开除，罢免

〔辨析〕指免除某人的职务，尤指罢免身居要职者。

  sack v. 〈英，非正式〉开除，解雇

〔辨析〕解除某人的职务。

fire away

1. （让人）开始说，开始问
   used to tell sb to begin to speak or ask a question

fire sth↔off

1. 开枪；射击
   to shoot a bullet from a gun
   1. The car was now on fire .
      小轿车着火了。
   2. The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire.
      仓库失火损坏严重。
   3. Several youths had set fire to the police car (= had made it start burning) .
      几个年轻人纵火焚烧警车。
   4. A candle had set the curtains on fire .
      蜡烛把窗帘燃起来了。
   5. These thatched roofs frequently catch fire (= start to burn) .
      这些茅草屋顶屡屡着火。
   6. forest fires
      森林大火
   7. Five people died in a house fire last night.
      有五人死于昨夜的住宅火灾。
   8. A small fire had started in the kitchen.
      厨房失火了，燃起了一股小的火苗。
   9. Fires were breaking out everywhere.
      到处都在发生火灾。
   10. It took two hours to put out the fire (= stop it burning) .
       用了两小时才把火扑灭。
2. （常指愤怒地）连珠炮似地说，奋笔疾书
   to write or say sth to sb very quickly, often when you are angry

fire sb↔up

1. 激起热情；使充满激情
   to make sb excited or interested in sth
   1. a gas/electric fire
      煤气 / 电取暖器
   2. Shall I put the fire on?
      我打开暖气好吗？

fire sth↔up

1. 发动（机器）；启动（设备、程序等）
   to start a machine, piece of equipment, computer program, etc.
   1. a burst of machine-gun fire
      一阵机枪射击
   2. to return fire (= to fire back at sb who is shooting at you)
      用枪炮还击
   3. The gunmen opened fire on (= started shooting at) the police.
      持枪歹徒向警察开火。
   4. Their vehicle came under fire (= was being shot at) .
      他们的车遭到射击。
   5. He ordered his men to hold their fire (= not to shoot) .
      他命令士兵停止射击。
   6. A young girl was in the line of fire (= between the person shooting and what he/she was shooting at) .
      有一个女孩处于射程之内。

n.

be/come under fire

• 受到严厉批评；遭到猛烈批判
  to be criticized severely for sth you have done
  1. The health minister has come under fire from all sides.
     卫生部长受到来自各方的责难。

hang/hold fire

• （使行动）延迟；（使）迟缓
  to delay or be delayed in taking action
  1. The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds.
     这个项目因缺少资金耽搁了好几年。

on fire

• 火辣辣；火烧火燎的
  giving you a painful burning feeling
  1. He couldn't breathe. His chest was on fire.
     他无法呼吸。他的胸部火辣辣地疼痛。

play with fire

• 玩火；冒险
  to act in a way that is not sensible and take dangerous risks

a ball of fire

• 精力充沛热情洋溢的人；生龙活虎的人；朝气蓬勃的人
  a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm

a baptism of fire

• 重大的考验；战火的洗礼
  a difficult introduction to a new job or activity

draw sb's fire

• （为掩护他人）吸引…的火力，转移…的视线
  to make sb direct their anger, criticism, etc. at you, so that others do not have to face it

fight fire with fire

• 以眼还眼，以牙还牙
  to use similar methods in a fight or an argument to those your opponent is using

out of the frying pan into the fire

• 跳出油锅又落火坑；逃出虎口又入狼窝；每况愈下
  from a bad situation to one that is worse

get on like a house on fire

• 很快就打得火热；一见如故；一拍即合
  to become friends quickly and have a very friendly relationship

have several, etc. irons in the fire

• 分散活动（或经营）；广泛撒网
  to be involved in several activities or areas of business at the same time, hoping that at least one will be successful

(there is) no smoke without fire

• 无火不生烟；无风不起浪
  if sth bad is being said about sb/sth, it usually has some truth in it

set the world on fire

• 大获成功；引起轰动
  to be very successful and gain the admiration of other people
  1. He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings.
     他的绘画永远不会引起轰动。

v.

fire questions, insults, etc. at sb

• 对某人发出连珠炮似的问题（或辱骂等）
  to ask sb a lot of questions one after another or make a lot of comments very quickly
  1. The room was full of journalists, all firing questions at them.
     满屋的记者向他们接二连三地提问题。

working/firing on all cylinders

• 竭尽全力；尽力干好；开足马力
  using all your energy to do sth; working as well as possible

noun

1. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
   1. hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes
   2. they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire

   Synonym:    firing

2. a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
   1. they sat by the fire and talked

3. intense adverse criticism
   1. Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party
   2. the government has come under attack
   3. don't give me any flak

   Synonym:    attackflakflackblast

4. the event of something burning (often destructive)
   1. they lost everything in the fire

5. a severe trial
   1. he went through fire and damnation

6. feelings of great warmth and intensity
   1. he spoke with great ardor

   Synonym:    ardorardourfervorfervourfervencyfervidness

7. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
   1. fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries

   Synonym:    flameflaming

8. fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
   1. put the kettle on the fire
   2. barbecue over an open fire

9. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

verb

1. bake in a kiln so as to harden
   1. fire pottery

2. destroy by fire
   1. They burned the house and his diaries

   Synonym:    burnburn down

3. cause to go off
   1. fire a gun
   2. fire a bullet

   Synonym:    discharge

4. go off or discharge
   1. The gun fired

   Synonym:    dischargego off

5. start firing a weapon

   Synonym:    open fire

6. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   1. arouse pity
   2. raise a smile
   3. evoke sympathy

   Synonym:    arouseelicitenkindlekindleevokeraiseprovoke

7. drive out or away by or as if by fire
   1. The soldiers were fired
   2. Surrender fires the cold skepticism

8. provide with fuel
   1. Oil fires the furnace

   Synonym:    fuel

9. terminate the employment of
   1. The boss fired his secretary today
   2. The company terminated 25% of its workers

   Synonym:    displacegive noticecandismissgive the axesend awaysackforce outgive the sackterminate