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*fire¹ /faɪr; faɪə/
n
1 [C,U] the flames, light, and heat produced when something burns 火:
Fire destroyed part of the building. 大火烧毁了部分建筑。
forest fires 森林大火
on fire (=burning) 着火，起火: The house is on fire! 房子着火了！
catch fire (=start to burn) 着火，开始燃烧: Two farmworkers died when a barn caught fire. 谷仓失火，两名农场工人死亡。
set sth on fire/set fire to sth (=make something start to burn) 放火烧某物: An angry crowd set fire to stores. 愤怒的人群放火烧商店。
put out a fire (=stop it burning) 灭火: It took firefighters two days to put out the fire. 消防人员用了两天时间才扑灭大火。
2 [C] a pile of burning wood or coal used to heat a room or cook food 〔为取暖、烹饪而生的〕火堆; 炉火:
a camp fire 营火
3 [U] when guns are fired 炮火，火力:
enemy fire 敌人的炮火
open fire (=start shooting) 开火
4 [C] BrE a piece of equipment that uses gas or electricity to heat a room 【英】 煤气取暖器; 电暖炉:
Could you turn the fire on, please? 请你打开暖炉，好吗？
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