a running fire

1. 一连串的抨击

The new policy received a running fire.

新政策遭到了一连串的抨击。

between two fires

1. 遭两面夹击

I'm caught between two fires.

我腹背受敌。

blow (up) a fire

1. 煽动; 把火吹旺

He tried to blow up a fire. The fire died out, instead.

他试图把火吹旺, 谁知火却熄了。

catch fire

1. 着火

Paper catches fire easily.

纸易燃。

fire and brimstone

1. 地狱里的磨难

She thinks that one will suffer fire and brimstone after death if he has done wrong.

她认为一个人要是做了坏事, 死后就得遭受地狱里的磨难。

fire and sword

1. 大肆烧杀破坏

War always brings fire and sword.

战争总是带来烧杀毁灭。

fire away

1. 继续开枪

They were firing away at each other.

他们互相开火。

2. 开始说话或做事

It's useless to fire away with such trivial details.

喋喋不休地谈这些琐碎的细节是无用的。

fire up

1. 激发; 煽动

The teacher is good at firing up the imagination of his pupils.

这位教师很善于激发学生们的想像力。

go through fire and water

1. 赴汤蹈火

He'd go through fire and water for her.

他愿为她赴汤蹈火。

hang fire

1. 迟疑不决; 进展过于缓慢

The issue has been hanging fire for years.

这个问题多年来一直未予解决。

make a fire

1. 生火

They made a fire to prepare for supper.

他们生火做晚饭。

on fire

1. 着火; 燃烧着

The house was on fire.

房子着火了。

2. (感情、愤怒等)如火燃烧

open fire

1. 开火

The enemy opened fire.

敌人开火了。

play with fire

1. 玩火

She was playing with fire by secretly borrowing office funds.

她暗中挪用公款简直是玩火。

He knew he was playing with fire by dating a student.

他知道跟学生约会是玩火。

He who plays with fire gets burned.

玩火者必自焚。

pull out of the fire

1. 使转危为安

They just pulled the game out of the fire.

他们好不容易赢了比赛。

set on fire

1. 放火烧

He was crazy and set the house on fire.

他疯了, 放火烧了房子。

strike fire

1. 打火

At that time they had learned to strike fire from flint.

那时他们已学会了用燧石打火。

under fire

1. 受到攻击

The Government's decision is under heavy fire.

政府的决定受到了猛烈的攻击。