fire

中文： 解雇、开除、发射、开火

1. To set (something, often a building) on fire. (transitive)
2. To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc. (transitive) · If you fire the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.· They fire the wood to make it easier to put a point on the end.
3. To drive away by setting a fire. (transitive)
4. To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance). (transitive)
5. To terminate a contract with a client; to drop a client. (transitive)
6. To shoot (a gun, rocket/missile, or analogous device). (transitive) · We will fire our guns at the enemy.· The jet fired a salvo of rockets at the truck convoy.
7. To shoot a gun, cannon, or similar weapon. (intransitive) · Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
8. To operate a rocket engine to produce thrust. · The RCS thrusters fired several times to stabilize the tumbling spacecraft.

复数 fire · He/she/it fires · 过去式 fired · 过去分词 fired · -ing形式 firing