單詞
fire-engine
- n. 消防車；救火機(jī)
英文詞源
- fire-engine (n.)
- 1680s, "engine designed to throw a stream of water through a hose onto a fire for the purpose of extinguishing it," from fire (n.) + engine (n.). Also an early name for a steam engine (1722).
雙語例句
- 1. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.
- 他說他們應(yīng)該掉轉(zhuǎn)槍口，向保守黨開火。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The council recently drew fire for its intervention in the dispute.
- 委員會(huì)最近因?yàn)榻槿朐撈馉?zhēng)端而遭到批評(píng)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. If something's a sure-fire hit then Radio One will play it.
- 如果哪首歌一定會(huì)火，那么第一頻道肯定會(huì)播出。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Legs of pork were cured and smoked over the fire.
- 在火上熏制豬腿。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Don't leave a child alone in a room with an open fire.
- 房間里有裸露的明火時(shí)，不要讓孩子獨(dú)處其中。
來自柯林斯例句
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